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Whatever it ism the windshield ain't tinted, so it must be old.... like the 70's ?
Looks like that styling, anyway.... or even late 60's like it should've been at the World's Fair....
mary
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Its got to be the Jetsons car !
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My Favorite Martian car/spaceship?
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the all new and retro reliant robin 
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Looks like 2 wheels....the new HD?
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My reliant robin never looked that good but is was fibre glass and didnt rot but didnt go very well until I pushed it over a ravine to get rid of it.
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1961 Ford Gyron concept car. First shown at the 1961 Detroit Motor Show  Cheers, Brad
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Isn't that the last version of the Ariel Leader? 
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Mr. Unix wins the day:
Wikipedia:
The Ford Gyron was a futuristic two-wheeled gyrocar first shown to the world in 1961 at the Detroit Motor Show as a concept car. One wheel was at the front and the other at the rear like a motorcycle and the car was stabilized by gyroscopes. The two occupants of the vehicle were seated side by side and when the vehicle was stationary, two small legs appeared from the sides to support it. The vehicle was created for research and marketing purposes, with no intention to put it into production.
Alex Tremulis was the designer and the gyroscopic systems were based on Louis Brennan's theories. The Ford Motor Company of Detroit gave credit for the Gyron to Louis Brennan. Alex Tremulus had started his career with the US airforce and worked in 1948 at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on the concept of Military flying saucers. He then became the chief designer for the ill fated Tucker automobile before joining Ford and was also involved also with the Tuscan gyroscopic motorcycles and the Gyronaught XU1 gyroscopic car.
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Thanks for the clarification. I was wondering where the kickstand was.
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Quote:
1961 Ford Gyron concept car. First shown at the 1961 Detroit Motor Show
Cheers,
Brad
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I knew.. it had ford written all over it. Mid to early sixties T birdish.
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I'm curious how it would corner. Gyroscopes wouldn't work too well against centrifugal force...does it automatically countersteer? How would it lean properly?
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As near as I could tell when reading about it, the gyroscopes held it upright in corners. No leaning.
It was a concept vehicle, Never produced.
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The front end reminds me of an Edsel.
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It's the Triumph Rocket IV with a much improved radiator design.
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