Even 50+ years later this design stirs or soul and imagination. The first self driving car using a profoundly simple technology, a wire in the road. The first car mouse driving control, note no steering wheel. The first gas turbine engine with regeneration. The remote key.
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This car was actually designed to be manufactured at some point in whole form. There were many things that helped it back. But it was a concept car that would have been a production car. Imagine where we would have been today...pic.twitter.com/sPhhNqfY65
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There are so many outstanding firsts in this automobile, that even 50 years later they are quite astounding. One is that either occupant of the car can drive! The controls are in the middle and the hydraulically dampened car mouse works just as well on either side of the car.
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Many folks want to know more about the designer of the Firebird III. This is Norman J. James and he wrote and amazing book. This is a must read I give to clients that work with me. It is a treasure of industrial design at a tech company... Get it here: https://amzn.to/31q3MXn pic.twitter.com/QIwEZIiR2z
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Where do you get access to these things? I always think that you will one day run out of material. But, I now think that most of us have only scratched the surface ... :)
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Jeff, thank you sir. I really appreciate it. You know there is so much stuff and so little time. IF I got paid to this only, my gosh the stuff I could share...
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Atomic batteries to power
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Turbines to speed
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