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Old 10-11-2015, 10:58 AM   #71 (permalink)
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Have you ever seen Frank Lloyd Wright's car design?
Oh wow, I've never really looked into this before - thanks.

From your link:

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'Broadacre City' The Living City - 1958, by Frank Lloyd Wright from 'The Drawings of Frank Lloyd Wright' by Arthur Drexler 1962
I.) Img. _01 II.) Img. _01

FLWF 5825.007

http://www.archive.org/


'Broadacre City' THE LIVING CITY - 1958, by Frank Lloyd Wright

'Motor Car' [Road Machine] - 1958, by Frank Lloyd Wright …

… according to Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer » […] based on the International Harvester M Tractor that he [Wright] had on his farm in Taliesin. « II.) 1
http://www.antiquefarming.com/farmall.html

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Farmall tractor models also have a mechanically similar sister model under the International Harvester brand designed for industrial or utility use.
And we had just weened ourselves of posting tractors.

http://www.designverb.com/2007/11/30...e-xb-wat-what/

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The Square Car, or the Modular car =) (haha..so cool!!)
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http://www.marijnvanderpoll.com/auto..._der_poll.html


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date: 2002- one-off*- polyurethane foam-steel
Modular Car concept, functional, one-off automobile designed and built by the designer. Concept was for the customer to cut his or her own shape into the car before laminated the body much like a surfboard.
Looks to be a an old air-cooled VW Beetle chassis underneath, with rear engine hatch in one photo.

This artist never heard of a kit car?

Actually, I had a similar idea years back, all that extra form could prove useful in a crash. I would use the same Dow foam used in the doors of NASCAR stock car racers.

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