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Streamlined Cars Blaze at 120 mph in 1930s Future City
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.
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By Lynn PerilComment by corpore-metal: Let's consider the context in which this film clip was made. The Interstate Highway System was not yet built. In... more » | Other threads
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