July 12: Buckminster Fuller builds his first Dymaxion car on this date in 1933
by:COSCO
2019-08-18
Inventor Buckminster Fuller was remembered for creating the Dome of the ground wire, but he also spent years trying to build a new type of car. The Dymaxion —
Fuller is his personal brand. was a three-wheel, rear-
Engine pods with more in common with aircraft than vehicles, the first copy was launched at his Connecticut seminar in 1933.
After testing the model to crash and kill a driver, Fuller was never able to start production entirely;
Recently restored the only surviving Dymaxion above.
Below, you can see Dymaxion on the road and Amelia Earhart, a famous passenger who wants to own a car.
Fuller is his personal brand. was a three-wheel, rear-
Engine pods with more in common with aircraft than vehicles, the first copy was launched at his Connecticut seminar in 1933.
After testing the model to crash and kill a driver, Fuller was never able to start production entirely;
Recently restored the only surviving Dymaxion above.
Below, you can see Dymaxion on the road and Amelia Earhart, a famous passenger who wants to own a car.
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