Cadillac Cyclone
Apr 4, 2022 22:37:48 #
I'm not really a car guy but found this interesting. It's a 1959 Cadillac Cyclone concept car. I don't know what a concept car is but I assume it's some kind of prototype. It was never produced. I wonder what buyers this was aimed at. (Photo from Twitter)
Apr 4, 2022 22:41:28 #
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Apr 5, 2022 00:44:57 #
A concept car is not a prototype, it is a design exercise intended to answer the question, “What if?”
They rarely become production models and a lot of them didn’t even run.
Trivia for the day: The Batmobile in the 1960’s TV series was, originally, the 1955 Ford Lincoln Futura concept car built for the 1955 auto shows.
Before it became the Batmobile, it was used in the movie “It Started With A Kiss” with Debbie Reynold and Glenn Ford.
It was painted red for the movie, but its original paint was the first white “pearl” finish, obtained by grinding thousands of fish scales and mixing them with the paint.
They rarely become production models and a lot of them didn’t even run.
Trivia for the day: The Batmobile in the 1960’s TV series was, originally, the 1955 Ford Lincoln Futura concept car built for the 1955 auto shows.
Before it became the Batmobile, it was used in the movie “It Started With A Kiss” with Debbie Reynold and Glenn Ford.
It was painted red for the movie, but its original paint was the first white “pearl” finish, obtained by grinding thousands of fish scales and mixing them with the paint.
Apr 5, 2022 06:52:27 #
Good morning "SRT"
Could it have been the GM response to Chryslers' turbine car?
All the best,
Terry
Could it have been the GM response to Chryslers' turbine car?
All the best,
Terry
Apr 5, 2022 08:47:45 #
srt101fan wrote:
I'm not really a car guy but found this interesting. It's a 1959 Cadillac Cyclone concept car. I don't know what a concept car is but I assume it's some kind of prototype. It was never produced. I wonder what buyers this was aimed at. (Photo from Twitter)
Someone wanting a rocket, not a car!
Also, it being a concept car, look at some of the parts that are reflected in cars through the years including those of today. The bubble top is used for converting some convertibles into a hardtop, the front end (not including the rocket noses looks a lot like present day Dodge Chargers, the rear end with the scooped look and small tail lights (between the large rocket exhaust tail lights) looks like some Corvette models, the scoop on the front looks like the one on some Dodge cars, and the sliding door was and is used in mini vans. Those are just what I see. There is no telling how many other things on the car has been used through the years.
Apr 5, 2022 09:58:36 #
Thanks for historical view.
Najataagihe wrote:
A concept car is not a prototype, it is a design e... (show quote)
Apr 5, 2022 10:06:35 #
Najataagihe wrote:
A concept car is not a prototype, it is a design e... (show quote)
Thank you for that. Interesting. So, were the concept cars put out there to test buyer interest? How were they generally shown to the public?
Apr 5, 2022 10:31:36 #
StanMac
Loc: Tennessee
There was a fascination with incorporating aircraft design cues into cars after WWII. This one is/was an extreme example. Totally pointless in my view.
Stan
Stan
Apr 5, 2022 12:10:20 #
When I was a kid; i had a toy car that looked similar. Whooopee dee!
Apr 5, 2022 12:23:28 #
DAN Phillips wrote:
When I was a kid; i had a toy car that looked similar. Whooopee dee!
I seem to remember my wife using soap or shampoo for the kids that came in a futuristic car shaped plastic container. But maybe that was a Batmobile!
Apr 5, 2022 13:37:13 #
RiJoRi
Loc: Sandy Ridge, NC
StanMac wrote:
There was a fascination with incorporating aircraft design cues into cars after WWII. This one is/was an extreme example. Totally pointless in my view.
Stan
Stan
Not quite totally pointless if you look at the nose and the tail fins! Ouch! Maybe the design never "took off" out of fear for pedestrian safety! (Impaled by an Impala?) 🤔 🙄 😂
--Rich
Apr 5, 2022 14:02:59 #
srt101fan wrote:
So, were the concept cars put out there to test buyer interest?
Precisely. Features that proved popular were incorporated into production models.
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How were they generally shown to the public?
Usually, through formal auto shows.
Apr 5, 2022 14:53:13 #
Najataagihe wrote:
Usually, through formal auto shows.
Thanks! Hadn't thought about it not necessarily being about the whole car but also about specific features of it.
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