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Aluminum monocoque and individual windshields - "childish" Pontiac Club de Mer
This experimental Pontiac was built for one of the many trade shows. But two years later, like many exhibits, it was cut into metal. But after him there was a reduced copy.
Children's car has become a futuristic concept car. Thanks to him, the developers wanted to imagine how the cars will look in 10-20 years. Designer Harley Earl was based on a model released a few years earlier. But he exaggerated it slightly.
Outwardly, the car looked like a pedal plane. Its body was a monocoque made of aluminum. The passenger and driver's seats were equipped with individual windshields. And there were no bumpers at all.
After the 3: 8 scale pedal typewriter was made, the designer gave it to his grandchildren. And after the death of Harley Earl, the model first changed several owners, and later - put up for auction.
Today the small pedal concept is kept in a private collection. And it remains the only reminder of the once famous designer and his dream car.
It is noted that a replica of this car was sold in 2009 at one of the European auctions for $ 110,000.
Children's car has become a futuristic concept car. Thanks to him, the developers wanted to imagine how the cars will look in 10-20 years. Designer Harley Earl was based on a model released a few years earlier. But he exaggerated it slightly.
Outwardly, the car looked like a pedal plane. Its body was a monocoque made of aluminum. The passenger and driver's seats were equipped with individual windshields. And there were no bumpers at all.
After the 3: 8 scale pedal typewriter was made, the designer gave it to his grandchildren. And after the death of Harley Earl, the model first changed several owners, and later - put up for auction.
Today the small pedal concept is kept in a private collection. And it remains the only reminder of the once famous designer and his dream car.
It is noted that a replica of this car was sold in 2009 at one of the European auctions for $ 110,000.