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Tag Archives: Cars
1971: SHADO
Ed Bishop as Colonel Edward “Ed” Straker of SHADO (Supreme Headquarters, Alien Defence Organisation) in the British TV series UFO, which aired in 1970 and 1971. The show takes place in 1980.
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Tagged 1970's, 20th Century, Cars, Ed Bishop, Great Britain, Science Fiction, Television
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1930: The High-Speed Vehicle of the Future
The Dynasphere was a monowheel vehicle patented in 1930 by J. A. Purves, who called it “the high-speed vehicle of the future”; one source, however, reports that “while the [vehicle] could move along just fine, it was almost impossible to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930's, 20th Century, Cars, Great Britain, Inventions, J. A. Purves
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2008: Hyperrealism
Gregory Thielker: Coming to a Complete Stop (2008) It’s a painting. (source)
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Tagged 2000's, 21st Century, Art, Cars, Gregory Thielker, Painting, Rain, USA
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1966: Likewise, a Jazzy Tachometer
Ad for the 1966 Buick Skylark Gran Sport.
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Advertising, Cars, Ephemera, USA
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1968: Collect Them All
1968 “MATCHBOX” collector’s catalogue.
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Cars, Ephemera, Great Britain, Toys, USA
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2009: I’ve Seen the Queen
Anton Marrast a.k.a. Grape Frogg: I’ve Seen the Queen (2009) (source)
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Tagged 21st Century, Anton Marrast, Art, Cars, Digital Art, Grape Frogg, Photoshop, Russia
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1954: Far Out
The 1954 Ford FX Atmos debuted on March 15 at the Chicago Auto Show and featured a radar screen in its one-seat cockpit. (source)
1961: Turboflite
1961 Chrysler Turboflite “The Turboflite proved to be a sensation on the show circuit, but the striking concept car never reached production. Chrysler did continue to develop the turbine engine for use in passenger cars, but even this eventually proved … Continue reading
1962: Mean Machine
Advertisement for General Motors’s “fully functional Firebird III space-age car” in the Souvenir Program for the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair. (source)
2013: Your Flying Cars Are Here
Jacob Munkhammar: Flying Citroen Visas (2013) See more here.
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Tagged 21st Century, Art, Cars, Digital Art, Jacob Munkhammar, Sweden
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