Comments on: Streamlined Car Has Cruiser Cabin (Jan, 1936) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/22/streamlined-car-has-cruiser-cabin/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: John Northup http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/22/streamlined-car-has-cruiser-cabin/comment-page-1/#comment-1067123 John Northup Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:53:45 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7224#comment-1067123 One of these is on public display at the Gilmore Museum outside Battle Creek, Michigan One of these is on public display at the Gilmore Museum outside Battle Creek, Michigan

]]> By: Jason http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/22/streamlined-car-has-cruiser-cabin/comment-page-1/#comment-1066844 Jason Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:52:13 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7224#comment-1066844 It is beautiful though. I saw one at the Phoenix Art Museum exhibition "Curves of Steel", and it's the epitome of deco. http://www.phxart.org/exhibition/exhibitioncurves.aspx It is beautiful though. I saw one at the Phoenix Art Museum exhibition “Curves of Steel”, and it’s the epitome of deco.

http://www.phxart.org/exhibiti.....urves.aspx

]]> By: nlpnt http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/22/streamlined-car-has-cruiser-cabin/comment-page-1/#comment-1066045 nlpnt Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:06:34 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7224#comment-1066045 IIRC the seat just behind the driver's isn't bolted down or anything, just placed, loose, into the car so it can be turned to face the card table! IIRC the seat just behind the driver’s isn’t bolted down or anything, just placed, loose, into the car so it can be turned to face the card table!

]]> By: Randy http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/22/streamlined-car-has-cruiser-cabin/comment-page-1/#comment-1066035 Randy Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:41:07 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7224#comment-1066035 Crash test? What's a crash test? :) The first auto to even offer seat belts as an option was the Tucker, in 1948. BTW, this car was designed by William B. Stout, the same guy who designed the Ford Trimotor airplane. Crash test? What’s a crash test? :) The first auto to even offer seat belts as an option was the Tucker, in 1948.

BTW, this car was designed by William B. Stout, the same guy who designed the Ford Trimotor airplane.

]]> By: Thundercat http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/22/streamlined-car-has-cruiser-cabin/comment-page-1/#comment-1066025 Thundercat Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:37:01 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7224#comment-1066025 I would love to see interior crash test footage from this car. I would love to see interior crash test footage from this car.

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