Hi Folks,
one of Bucks car is still existing - he stands in the National Car Museum in
Reno (former Harrah Museum) in very good condition. Very strange looking
vehicle.
See ya
Pork Pie
> > John,
> > A quote --
> >
> > ``The Dymaxion Car was a teardrop-shaped (least air resistance),
> > 3-wheeled, rear-wheel (single) steering, 21 foot long, Aluminum bodied
> > auto, designed by Bucky to achieve maximum output and service with
> > minimum material input. It was about 6 feet tall (Kinda like a big van),
> > seated the driver and 10 passengers, weighed less than 1000 lbs., went
> > 120 miles/hr on a 90 horsepower engine, and got between 30-50 miles to
> > the gallon of gas! (Depending on your sources, again.)"
> >
> > 120 MPH on 1933 tires!!?? With a '33 ford drive train!!??
> >
> > If you look at:
> > http://janus.lamf.uwindsor.ca/meta-index/people/traylin/dymaxion.html
> > you'll see that the driver sat just in front of the drive (front) wheels
> > like Breedlove's car.
> > This addresses Neil's concerns.
> >
> > Bryan
> >
> >
> >
> > John Beckett wrote:
> >
> > >Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion Car was rear steer and was gathering
> support
> > >when "A fatal crash, wrongly blamed on the steering instead of the other
> car
> > >involved, was also fatal to investors"
> > >
> > >How fast did it actually go?
> > >JB
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