1937 Concept Car by bmac62

Photography • Transportation • posted on Oct 19, 2013

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One of the more unusual cars in Reno's National Automobile Museum. This is the 1937 Airomobile. It was designed and built to be sold as a "peoples car", like the Volkswagen. This prototype was driven 45,000 miles around the USA to stir up interest of potential buyers and investors. Two things spelled doom for this well engineered, unusual three wheeler...investors never came and the onset of World War II changed priorities for everybody.

Comments (32)

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Adobe_One_Kenobi

7:54PM | Sat, 19 October 2013

Crazy looking car Bill. But it looks as though it'd been a winner for people as they invest in a first car? We had a similar thing here in the sixties although smaller. We called it the bubble car, they were really nifty too. One got inside by opening the entire front of the car steering column and all :) Nice shooting buddy

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MrsRatbag

8:05PM | Sat, 19 October 2013

What a strange and lovely thing; I can't help but think that with the red colour that back end makes it look like a lobster! I'd buy one...

ronmolina

8:23PM | Sat, 19 October 2013

That is wild looking! Nice shot!

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mgtcs

9:04PM | Sat, 19 October 2013

WOW....amazing image my friend, spectacular colors, fantastic capture!

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Richardphotos

9:05PM | Sat, 19 October 2013

I like the headlights and superb photos. I visited the Quad car museum (Imperial Palce) this past week and really enjoyed it. if I go back I will try to go there in Reno

miketee10021

9:10PM | Sat, 19 October 2013

Great car! Someone should do this in Poser (or OBJ)!

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Jay-el-Jay

9:11PM | Sat, 19 October 2013

An unusual vehicle.Too bad it never caught on.

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FredNunes

9:17PM | Sat, 19 October 2013

Beautiful set of images!

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Faemike55

10:30PM | Sat, 19 October 2013

Remove the body and you have that new Trike that is all the rage I bet it would sell now Great capture

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blinkings

11:09PM | Sat, 19 October 2013

Part car, part guppy! Thanks for posting this. I have never seen one. I am about to google them!

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durleybeachbum

1:01AM | Sun, 20 October 2013

I should have to go over to chihuahuas.

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bebopdlx

1:29AM | Sun, 20 October 2013

A very cool car.

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kgb224

2:56AM | Sun, 20 October 2013

Strange vehicle Bill. Superb capture Bill. God bless.

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jayfar

4:58AM | Sun, 20 October 2013

The shape looks a bit like a Manitee - hope I've spelt that right - with eyes in the back of its head !! Nice shots and it makes me wonder what the shell is made from!

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T.Rex

5:18AM | Sun, 20 October 2013

OH, my! Nice collage of a strange vehicle. Looks like a Volkswagen crossed with the tail of a plane. I see no rear view mirrors and wonder how one can see what's behind. The rear windows are SO high up. Also, the trunk entrance from the side must be a back killer when loading baggage. Being a 3 wheeler, I wonder about sideways stability, particularily in strong cross winds. Good use of the lighting. Thanks for doing this as a collage. We really get an idea of how this odd fellow looks. And thanks for the history! Somehow it reminds me of the Aerotrain, a failed General Motors attempt att putting Greyhound buses on railroad tracks in the early 1950s (my first model was one of the Aerotrain, made by Varney).

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dakotabluemoon

6:42AM | Sun, 20 October 2013

This one is very strange looking but love the color.

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auntietk

8:10AM | Sun, 20 October 2013

What a design!! You did a great job on these shots, hon. Terrific presentation!

alanwilliams

8:18AM | Sun, 20 October 2013

unusual is an understatement

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Rob2753

10:33AM | Sun, 20 October 2013

It does look a bit like a lobster from the rear and the colour emphasises that too, very unusual and would probably sell now :) good shot !

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X-PaX

11:29AM | Sun, 20 October 2013

Very nice collage of this unusual car Bill. Well done.

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helanker

12:03PM | Sun, 20 October 2013

HA! that is a fun car. I like the color :) HAHAH!!!!!!!!!! A guppy and a lobster LOLOL

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RodS

3:22PM | Sun, 20 October 2013

Now, that is one strange looking vehicle! Still.... It it came to a choice between this and those "Smart" Cars, I'd take this one... It does remind me of a freshly boiled lobster! :-D Very cool shot, Bill!

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goodoleboy

3:54PM | Sun, 20 October 2013

Stellar collage of this bizarre auto, seemingly more fit for driving on the ocean bottom than for motoring on the surface highways and byways of the planet, Bill.

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jendellas

4:27PM | Sun, 20 October 2013

Love it, love the colour, its like a fish!!!

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aubedo

5:14AM | Mon, 21 October 2013

Interesting vehicle... A typical representative of the era of streamline experiments... Like such cars as Adler Autobahn, Stoewer Greif or the car bodies of Gläser Manufactury in Dresden (all german factories). Or the famous czech TATRA 80 / 87...

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