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Aerodynamic egg shaped car, mid engine, rear wheel drive... these basic options alone make this car epic.
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One could say 'Jetsonian'.
I understand now where the roofline comes from. Mafia Wars ripped off GM, not t'uther way round. There are five articles on the Pro Pad that bubble to the top here:
https://www.google.com/search?q=gmc+pro+pad
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Originally Posted by www.gizmag.com
Dec 7, 2005 - January 7, 2005 General Motors Advanced Design's GMC PAD has won the California Design Challenge at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
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If your going to use the lasercut plywood for construction, longitudinal and/or diagonal tension cables would strengthen it. Or interlocking puzzle pieces. Plus a rigid skin.
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I'd make an intermediate [hemispherical?] body that swivels on the van floor and has pivots higher up for the trailer.
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Maybe you mean something like this...
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More like:
https://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=1130603
Thanks for the Vanagon pics. I collect weird VW pictures. But I'd put the 5th wheel on the rear axle line so the trailer doesn't steer the tow vehicle.
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Toyota/Lexus MGR on the trailing axle.