“Idea” car turns a station wagon into a recreational vehicle (Jul, 1973)
Filed under: Automotive — @ 10:31 pm
Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jul, 1973
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jul, 1973
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“Idea” car turns a station wagon into a recreational vehicle
Toyota recently unveiled this jazzy-looking station wagon at the New York auto show. The station wagon (bottom photo) opens into a roomy camper (top). Toyota calls this 186-inch-long car the RV-2. It seats four, and stores in any garage. But the clamshell canopy can be unfolded anytime you’re parked, and there’s enough room for the passengers to eat and sleep inside. Beds, table, and chairs store neatly inside when not in use.
Unfortunately, there are no definite plans to produce this unique RV, but it’s interesting to see auto manufacturers cooking up some attractive new ideas.
Is that an early cell phone on the cover?
Comment by Mike — October 2, 2008 @ 9:03 am
That is the same phone that I used to have (and the last take-along phone I’ll ever own)
Comment by StanFlouride — October 2, 2008 @ 12:58 pm
That is the same phone that I used to have (and the last take-along phone I’ll ever own) It took really lousy pictures, the ring tone was just a ringing sound, it couldn’t access the interweb, play videos on a tiny screen, play music that I’d stolen, and I had to have all my pants altered to make it fit in my pocket.
Comment by StanFlouride — October 2, 2008 @ 1:01 pm
I posted the article about the cell phone a while back:
http://blog.modernmechanix.com.....ell-phone/
If you’re ever interested to see if I’ve posted something from the cover, try clicking on the “more articles from this issue” link.
Comment by Charlie — October 2, 2008 @ 1:12 pm
Concept cars are always the coolest.
Comment by Torgo — October 2, 2008 @ 9:22 pm
I *know* I’ve seen that – must have been at an autoshow.
I’ve spent a week in a VW Westfalia – this Toyota would be incredibly cramped. But the profile would have made Simon Templar proud.
Comment by Toronto — October 3, 2008 @ 12:08 am
looks like the papa mobile
Comment by el vato — October 3, 2008 @ 11:20 pm