Quick GMC Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 This is pretty cool. They used these cars to show off at the World's Fair http://imgur.com/a/QOn75 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom.ulmer Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Wow that is really cool. Never heard of or seen this before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 X 2...! Very cool...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Never seen one before, barely see it now...LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldawg142 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) ........ Edited May 11, 2018 by dieseldawg142 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZTony8 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 The prototype for Clearview 2000! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomicholiday Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Those are so sweet! How cool would it be to build a scale version of one of those... I'd be all over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Great pictures of the car. An Automobile Quarterly book from the 1980's is where I saw this car for the the first time. And, I've seen it in other publications since. But, never with so many pictures showing all the little details of the car. Note the crack in the front of the hood. Other than that and a little yellowing, I'd say the car has held up pretty good over the years. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Hmmmmm....time to look at what clear 1/24-1/25 slot car bodies might be available... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quick GMC Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 you could probably chop up a body into panels and recast in clear resin, like the windshield material. do it in panels so you can sand and polish everything easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharoah Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 It's too bad the auto makers don't do things like that any more. Gm had a Corvette (67?) where the body raise straight up off the frame,so you could see everything underneath. They would have cars in dealer showrooms,sitting on their side,so you could see the chassis. I guess part of it is that new cars don't even have frames,and there's nothing to look at anyway... My .02 Carry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Anderson Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 (edited) That Pontiac was in a collection in Terre Haute IN for a few decades. I've seen it, and watched it being started and run (yeah, it does run!). It's certainly a sight to see! It and a mate were built for the General Motors Pavillion at the 1939 New York World's Fair. It was also used in the GM Parade of Progress as well. Art Edited December 13, 2014 by Art Anderson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 (edited) It's too bad the auto makers don't do things like that any more. Edited December 13, 2014 by Greg Myers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w451973 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Thats cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000-cvpi Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 The prototype for Clearview 2000! You know that I actually believed that joke for over an hour. I had to google it and then found out that it was a joke. I bought the old magazine at a swap meet and was really excited to learn of a cool product. I was already planning to use some to clear a couple bodies of detailed Moebius Chryslers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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