Comments on: Is This the Motor Car of Tomorrow? (Nov, 1940) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: John http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-1093132 John Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:12:32 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/#comment-1093132 Wombat Knight » Wow! What a well crafted argument! Ranks right up there with, "Oh, yeah?" as a comeback. A "maroon"? Are you now pretending to be Bugs Bunny? Speaking of brains, you say to buy a Honda as if the choice was between that or buying a Phantom Corsair. I hate to break it to you but you can't buy this car anymore. Of course, you can still keep that big cardboard box with Phantom Corsair painted on the side. And the good news is that you can still sit in it and go VROOOM to your heart's content. Clown. Wombat Knight » Wow! What a well crafted argument!
Ranks right up there with, “Oh, yeah?” as a comeback.
A “maroon”? Are you now pretending to be Bugs Bunny?

Speaking of brains, you say to buy a Honda as if the choice was between that or buying a Phantom Corsair. I hate to break it to you but you can’t buy this car anymore.

Of course, you can still keep that big cardboard box with Phantom Corsair painted on the side. And the good news is that you can still sit in it and go VROOOM to your heart’s content.

Clown.

]]> By: Wombat Knight http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-1093125 Wombat Knight Fri, 08 Jul 2011 04:28:32 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/#comment-1093125 John, you focking maroon, you fail to see anything with your mummified brain. John, you focking maroon, you fail to see anything with your mummified brain.

]]> By: John http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-1093029 John Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:33:58 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/#comment-1093029 JMyint » Yeah so as I figured. Wombat Command (if indeed that is his real name) needs to chill when folks point out obvious shortcomings in this design. Who are these people with an outstanding lack of brains who fail to see shortcomings in something that looks cool? JMyint » Yeah so as I figured. Wombat Command (if indeed that is his real name) needs to chill when folks point out obvious shortcomings in this design.
Who are these people with an outstanding lack of brains who fail to see shortcomings in something that looks cool?

]]> By: JMyint http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-1093025 JMyint Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:01:44 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/#comment-1093025 John, for comparison: Mini Cooper - 35.1 feet Honda CRV - 37.8 feet Cadillac Escalade - 39 feet Chevy Suburban - 42.1 feet John, for comparison:

Mini Cooper – 35.1 feet
Honda CRV – 37.8 feet
Cadillac Escalade – 39 feet
Chevy Suburban – 42.1 feet

]]> By: John http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-1093022 John Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:59:48 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/#comment-1093022 Turning circle was 46 feet http://assets.hemmings.com/uimage/1221636-0-1200.jpg From an article written about a 1973 test drive http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2008/01/06/sia-flashback-eye-popper-phantom-corsair/ Turning circle was 46 feet http://assets.hemmings.com/uim.....0-1200.jpg

From an article written about a 1973 test drive http://blog.hemmings.com/index.....m-corsair/

]]> By: Wombat Command http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-1093018 Wombat Command Tue, 05 Jul 2011 07:50:11 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/17/is-this-the-motor-car-of-tomorrow/#comment-1093018 "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." Why don't you go buy a Honda or something, Stephen? It wasn't known as the Flying Wombat until used in the film. Who are these people with an outstanding lack of imagination who fail to see the revolutionary ideas incorporated in the Phantom Corsair? Timothy Jacobs can cram it. Quit plugging his book. “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.”

Why don’t you go buy a Honda or something, Stephen?

It wasn’t known as the Flying Wombat until used in the film.

Who are these people with an outstanding lack of imagination who fail to see the revolutionary ideas incorporated in the Phantom Corsair? Timothy Jacobs can cram it. Quit plugging his book.

]]> By: Paul 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!

]]> By: Phantom Corsair… Mijn god, wat mooi! | Sins of a Gamer 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 [...]

]]> By: Phantom Corsair (1938): Ciencia real. « Concept Cars y Diseño 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 [...]

]]> By: Hermenautic Circle blog » Speeding Into The Future With The Flying Wombat [Retro Futurism] 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 [...]

]]> By: Boban 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…

]]> By: Hemmings Auto Blogs » Blog Archive » twin-boom cars, accessories and Segway’s predecessor 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. [...]

]]> By: Stephen 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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