Whenever I see a "bubble-topped" concept like the Astra Gnome, I think the same thing.
That being that unless the top of the "bubble" is photo-sensitive like Transitions eyeglasses, you probably don't want to be driving it in the American Southwest in daytime. ;-)
Whenever I see a bubble I think how convenient it would be for car-topping a canoe down to the lake. Of course, my current Jeep ragtop isn't so good in that application either.
Those cars are like created for a world where no accidents happen and safety is no concern, where weather is always fine, where fuel is cheap and where parking lots are abundant.
The diverging technological evolution of the automobile is evident. American cars are designed for a completely different ecosystem than European and Japanese cars. Likewise, American cars emphasize completely different priorities than European or Japanese.
Absolutely, Ironmistress. American muscle cars work brilliantly on straight roads that go on forever, but on winding English country roads, they're rubbish.
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The 1955 Ghia Streamline X-Coupe looks like the Gerry Anderson Supercar.
(From the rear anyway.)
Whenever I see a "bubble-topped" concept like the Astra Gnome, I think the same thing.
That being that unless the top of the "bubble" is photo-sensitive like Transitions eyeglasses, you probably don't want to be driving it in the American Southwest in daytime. ;-)
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Whenever I see a bubble I think how convenient it would be for car-topping a canoe down to the lake. Of course, my current Jeep ragtop isn't so good in that application either.
Those cars are like created for a world where no accidents happen and safety is no concern, where weather is always fine, where fuel is cheap and where parking lots are abundant.
The diverging technological evolution of the automobile is evident. American cars are designed for a completely different ecosystem than European and Japanese cars. Likewise, American cars emphasize completely different priorities than European or Japanese.
But some of these designs are really awesome.
Absolutely, Ironmistress. American muscle cars work brilliantly on straight roads that go on forever, but on winding English country roads, they're rubbish.
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