I forgot I had the newish book"Dymaxion Car Buckminster Fuller"so I decided to follow-upyesterday's post with some great vintage shots from the amazing book.Buckminster Fuller with Dymaxion Car #3in front of George F. Keck's"Crystal House"Chicago World's Fair1933Isamu NoguchiPlaster model of "4D Transportation Unit"Late 20'sStarling Burgess wearing a flying helmetand fur coatin the Dymaxion workshop.Bridgeport, Connecticut1933Dymaxion Car #1 in progress1933Dymaxion Car #11933Craftsmen at work on Dymaxion Car #11933I wanna party with the guy smoking the pipe....Starling Burgess and Buckminster Fuller with Dymaxion Car #1after the first test run.July 21, 1933Dymaxion Car #1outside of the Dynamometer Building1933Dymaxion Car #1 view from back of vehicle.Dymaxion Car #2 next to a 1934 Ford V8This gives you an idea of how radical this car was.....The first road tests brought out the crowds.1933Visitors check-out Dymaxion Car #11933Another picture ofBuckminster Fuller with Dymaxion Car #3in front of George F. Keck's"Crystal House"Chicago World's Fair1933
Looks like it was a bit hard for the ladies to climb into,although she doesn't seem to mind....More on Bucky and his geniushereherehereand here.Buy the book here.