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Originally Posted by freebeard
Have you ever seen Frank Lloyd Wright's car design?
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Oh wow, I've never really looked into this before - thanks.
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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
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'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
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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.
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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!!)
marijnvanderpoll.com
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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.
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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.