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Motivated by the space race, a generation of General Motors employees created the revolutionary Firebird series of concept cars. Today, GM continues to challenge expectations of what can be achieved. "We're generally trying something right at the limit of what could be done." - Norman James, retired General Motors designer.
General Motors gas turbinepowered Firebird III, which is being... News Photo Getty Images
The General Motors Firebird comprises a quartet of prototype cars that General Motors (GM) engineered for the 1953, 1956, and 1959 Motorama auto shows. The cars' designers, headed by Harley Earl, took Earl's inspiration from the innovations in fighter aircraft design at the time.
GM’s spaceage Firebird turbinecar concepts on display
General Motors did so in 1964 when it unveiled the Firebird IV at its Futurama Exhibit at the New York World's Fair. Photo: General Motors Completely unrelated to the Firebird that Pontiac.
Atlanta Dream Cars Showcase 1953 Firebird I XP21 By General Motors
Photo: General Motors LLC. One of the wildest concept cars ever created, the Firebird I XP-21 paved the way for three more gas turbine-powered GM prototypes released in the 1950s. Along with the.
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Pontiac, or formally the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors, was an American automobile brand owned, manufactured, and commercialized by General Motors.Introduced as a companion make for GM's more expensive line of Oakland automobiles, Pontiac overtook Oakland in popularity and supplanted its parent brand entirely by 1933.. The moniker "Pontiac" stems from the Ottawa's tribal chief title.
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1954 Firebird I Motorama Dream Car. The 1953 XP-21 Firebird 1 is remarkable and very easily differentiated from just about anything else designed for the road. Though it resembles a jet airplane, its styling was more a nod to inspiration rather than to practical engineering design principles. Its primary purpose was actually an exercise in.
General Motors experimental Firebird III 1959 Digital Collections Free Library
The Firebird II brochure from the 1956 GM Motorama. Images courtesy of Lov2XLR8.no. Driver information display. Adjustable pedals. Beverage cooler. Ventilated seats. Encoded key. Semi-autonomous operation. Two-way communication with an operator in the event of an emergency.
Concept cars from yesterday to today Dream Cars exhibit a Hemmings Daily
The General Motors Firebird II, a gas-turbine powered engineering concept car, was introduced at the 1956 GM Motorama. Firebird II was the successor to the famous 1953 Firebird I.
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Made in the USA 1950s Airborne Fin Tales You can find several classic GMCs for sale in the Classic Driver Market. Is it a car? Is it a plane? Well both, sort of. GMC's Firebird concept of 1953 was the first of a trio of concept cars that brought fighter jet styling and technology to the road…
General Motors Firebird II Concept Car Photograph by Jim West
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Former GM R&D Boss, Larry Burns Tells The Tale Of The Automated Car In New Book
General Motors stood alone in 1956 as the biggest manufacturing company the world had ever seen. It so thoroughly dominated the American auto industry, there was talk of breaking the company up. But Detroit's mighty collosus didn't spend glory days resting on its laurels, instead it looked ahead to envision a future we're just beginning to see now.
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The General Motors Firebird II, a gas-turbine powered engineering concept car, was introduced at the 1956 GM Motorama. Firebird II was the successor to the famous 1954 Firebird I.
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The Turbine-powered Firebirds Jet Engine Technology comes down to Earth By From 1949 to 1961, General Motors staged a series of shows which spotlighted their products from each of their varied divisions for a total of eight times. Those from 1953 to 1956 are the most remembered since those had a variety of what were then known as "dream cars."
General Motors' Firebird III on display at the Century 21 Exposition, Seattle (1962) RetroFuturism
Weight: 2800.00 lbs (1,270.06 kg) Engine: Single Stage, Axial Flow Turbine, 370 horsepoweer @ 26,000 rpm Learn about the 1954 Firebird I in the GM Heritage Collection.
The GM Firebird I was a turbinepowered, fighterjet inspired concept
Built in 1958, it was the only member of the Firebird trio to have any direct impact on the design of General Motors production vehicles. The 1959 Cadillac featured some of the Firebird III's surface development and its severe rocker panel tuck-under.