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This is the first car of the future that isn't solely designed to keep you trapped in the city. The Liberator Car combines two technologies for maximum zoom. It's an electric car in the city, but then once you get out of town, it adapts to ride electric rails at high speeds. Yes, it's an electric car that turns into a monorail! Click through for another picture. More »
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Here's a brief, animated glimpse of a future city where torpedo cars rocket along on elevated highways. It comes from a 1930s industrial film on automotive streamlining, hence the awed tone of wonder in the narrator's voice when he describes the completely streamlined car of the future - alas, "entirely impractical" on today's streets. More »
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