http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:28:09 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-1065702 Paul Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:18:53 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/#comment-1065702 I love it! I love it!

]]> http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-1065683 Phantom Corsair… Mijn god, wat mooi! | Sins of a Gamer Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:49:02 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/#comment-1065683 [...] compleet off-topic, maar dit wilde ik toch echt even met jullie delen, dit kwam ik tegen op het internet, de Phantom Corsair uit 1938, een prototype auto, ontworpen door Rust [...] [...] compleet off-topic, maar dit wilde ik toch echt even met jullie delen, dit kwam ik tegen op het internet, de Phantom Corsair uit 1938, een prototype auto, ontworpen door Rust [...]

]]> http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-1062800 Phantom Corsair (1938): Ciencia real. « Concept Cars y Diseño Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:04:58 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/#comment-1062800 [...] fotos en flickr.  Un artículo de la época en la revista Modern Mechanix, y el Phantom en [...] [...] fotos en flickr.  Un artículo de la época en la revista Modern Mechanix, y el Phantom en [...]

]]> http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-1060561 Hermenautic Circle blog » Speeding Into The Future With The Flying Wombat [Retro Futurism] Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:48:41 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/#comment-1060561 [...] Flying Wombat” in a 1938 film, The Young in Heart (you can see a few more clips here). In 1940, Modern Mechanix wondered if the Phantom Corsair was, in fact, the car of tomorrow. Alas, it wasn’t; today, the [...] [...] Flying Wombat” in a 1938 film, The Young in Heart (you can see a few more clips here). In 1940, Modern Mechanix wondered if the Phantom Corsair was, in fact, the car of tomorrow. Alas, it wasn’t; today, the [...]

]]> http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-899803 Boban Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:43:51 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/#comment-899803 Art Deco... Art Deco…

]]> http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-9566 Hemmings Auto Blogs » Blog Archive » twin-boom cars, accessories and Segway’s predecessor Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:54:21 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/#comment-9566 [...] Apparently, magazine editors soon abandoned their idea that we’d be driving around in McQuay-Norrises after the Phantom Corsair debuted. [...] [...] Apparently, magazine editors soon abandoned their idea that we’d be driving around in McQuay-Norrises after the Phantom Corsair debuted. [...]

]]> http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-7394 Stephen Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:33:35 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/#comment-7394 That car was known by its enemies as the Flying Wombat. It has a chapter in Timothy Jacobs' interesting "The World's Worst Cars". Apart from anything else, the way the front wheels were completely faired in meant that they could hardly be turned, so its turning circle was dreadful. That car was known by its enemies as the Flying Wombat. It has a chapter in Timothy Jacobs’ interesting “The World’s Worst Cars”. Apart from anything else, the way the front wheels were completely faired in meant that they could hardly be turned, so its turning circle was dreadful.

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