Yours for only $275,000 (minimum) comes this Plexiglas Plymouth Deluxe Six — built by GM for the 1940 World’s Fair. Here’ some background on the car from Hemmings Blog. It’s coming up for auction this July at the St. John’s auction in Plymouth, Michigan. Auction site here for classic car pron.
h/t: The Awesomer
Back in the ’80s and ’90s I worked at and for a fruity computer company in both software QA and development. When we’d get new hardware, often the plastics were transparent. This was because it’s a lot easier to see if everything fits and if there was problem with things binding, rattling, not latching, etc., they can be easily found. Those machines were supposed to be scrapped when production began (FCC rules, etc.), but often people found ways to keep those plastics when returning the rest of the machine.
I had an early PowerBook for which I swapped out the case, but it with the RFI shields in place, you couldn’t see all the electronics. So I’m sure the FCC didn’t approve of my alternations.
(And those hub-cabs look like giant screw heads…)
Although popular in the 50s and 60s, there were not many back seat babies made in this particular model.
Indeed! They certainly don’t make them like that, anymore!
When I was teaching aircraft maintenance in the Air Force, we had a classroom mockup, made of plexiglass, of the complete fuel system of an F100 fighter. It was very cool, and had all the transfer pumps, fuel piping, etc. It had a red colored mock jet fuel and actually ran as if a real airplane using the fuel. Seeing it actually operate was a boon to teaching the operation and parts/locations and terminology.
I would love to see something like that; I should have been an engineer – I am completely enthralled when I can see/figure out how things work.
I built one of these when I was a kid. Stuff like this is cool.
That is really cool. Do you know if they still make models like that?
Actually I saw this in a hobby shop not too long ago…like maybe 6 months back. I’m pretty sure it’s available.
Thanks, good to know. My birthday is coming soon, I better spread the word.
You know that has to be assembled don’t you? Or are you counting on that for the glue?
Jeez, how blonde do you think I am?
Yes, Outlaw, I know that it has to be assembled – isn’t that a big part of the point (and the fun) of models?
And I have been called many things (mainly around here), but I don’t think anyone has ever accused me of being a huffer before.
Haven’t ever a woman that I can remember that made model airplanes…are you sure you’re not a dude?
Lemme check. Nope, still a chick.
I like puzzles and craft stuff, it seems to me that models would fall into a similar category – and I’ll try most things once.
Yeah, there’s a whole line of Phantom models.