Cars of the Future: 1947

[47heaven]

The first one in this film I have heard of before, but the other two may have been experimental models.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e5b_1272568676

[Flatie46]

Didn't the Citeroen employ hydraulic jacks on some of its cars?

I wish I could buy some of the 40's and 50's cars of tomorow today. The cars of today suck.

[Edward Roberts]

Wow. Interesting cars. I'd say, though, that what was old is new again.

The first car looks like it has all the handling advantages of a Honda ATC and the impact integrity of a Smart Car; the second looks like the love child of Robocop and the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile; I like the looks of the third but what were they thinking with all those levers and knobs on the dash to distract you - might as well put in a cell phone and texting device. Over all, I'd say depressingly little has changed in the last 60 or so years.

[Brad Lustig]

Good call on them saying cars would be influenced by aircraft in the future. But I'd say they missed the mark just a tad on the "1960 model"

[Uncle-Pekka]

I like the middle one, was it Buehrig streamliner...?

Flatie, Citroen introduced hydro pneumatic suspension in mid 50's with the "DS".

Since that they have used the same concept in their mid-size production cars.

There's no steel springs, nor separate shocks. There is a high pressure hydraulic pump producing 10 bar pressure for four independent vertical cylinders providing ride height control for each wheel. spring effect comes from pressure gas vessels on top of each spring cylinder. Same pump provides pressure for power brakes & power steering. Lots of thin steel pipes running under the car to distribute the pressure for each function. You can adjust the ride height by finger tip control whenever engine is running. Triumph of innovation and engineering but not very practical in snow zone climate. I owned one. When the rust got to eat the pipes it was a nightmare to maintain. In California climate it would have been a dream...

[bobjob55]

i liked the look of the second one .. thought it looked like it had a lot of room inside...the first was too small for my family ,, but it handled nice..the third one ,, looked like someone just changed the fenders on a old car ..

[Flatie46]

I like the middle one, was it Buehrig streamliner...?

Flatie, Citroen introduced hydro pneumatic suspension in mid 50's with the "DS".

Since that they have used the same concept in their mid-size production cars.

There's no steel springs, nor separate shocks. There is a high pressure hydraulic pump producing 10 bar pressure for four independent vertical cylinders providing ride height control for each wheel. spring effect comes from pressure gas vessels on top of each spring cylinder. Same pump provides pressure for power brakes & power steering. Lots of thin steel pipes running under the car to distribute the pressure for each function. You can adjust the ride height by finger tip control whenever engine is running. Triumph of innovation and engineering but not very practical in snow zone climate. I owned one. When the rust got to eat the pipes it was a nightmare to maintain. In California climate it would have been a dream...

The show I watched on the history channel portrayed them in a snowey climate. Surely I can beleive my TV! Did you bring it to the dealer for scheduled maintenance?:rolleyes: