These futuristic cars were supposed to be destroyed after being exhibited, but some were secretly salvaged and later restored.
In the middle of the 20th century, all eyes seemed to be on the future. For example, space exploration, and Walt Disney creating Tomorrowland. And the auto industry was coming up with some wild ideas about future automobiles.
From the styling studio, these futuristic concepts headed straight to the show stand. Wild glimpses of optimism for the future, and the beginnings of emerging technologies. For example, there was a concept in the 1956 Motorama called Firebird II that looked like a spaceship on wheels. The Firebird II's idea for an auto-pilot system foretold today's GM Super Cruise hands-free cruise control all these decades later. And really, the semi-autonomous driving coming soon. Except they were predicting it for 1976, so General Motors was a little optimistic about the time frame.
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