Futurliner, galimoto yamtsogolo yochokera ku General Motors

M'zaka za m'ma XNUMX ndi XNUMX, palibe dziko padziko lapansi lomwe lidalankhula bwino zamtsogolo kuposa United States. Kupambana kwakukulu Chiwonetsero cha Chicago "Age of Progress" koyambirira kwa zaka za m'ma XNUMX, zidakumbutsa Wachiwiri kwa Purezidenti wa General Motors a Charles F. Kettering za kukonza ziwonetsero zingapo pa injini lusoamene angayende m’dzikolo kuti “apangitse mamiliyoni a anthu kukhala ndi moyo” m’tsogolo.

Gulu lomwe linadutsa m'misewu mizinda yosiyanasiyana ndi amene adayima m’malo apadera, olengedwa molingana ndi mikhalidwe yonse chabwinokawirikawiri anapangidwa kuchokera 24 magalimoto, magalimoto 11, maveni 4 ndi imodzi njinga zamoto khumi ndi ziwiri... Anabwerezedwa mpaka 56, anali opambana kwambiri, ndi alendo pafupifupi 13 miliyoni.

Parade of Progress

Progress Parade yoyamba idachitika ku Florida mu 36, ndipo GM idapanga ndikumanga magalimoto asanu ndi atatu wodziwika kuti Silver Top Streamliners guba ndi kunyamula mmodzi kanema kanema kapena adasanduka mabokosi osafunikira. Zinali zopambana kwambiri kotero kuti patapita zaka zinayi, magalimoto ena khumi ndi aŵiri anamangidwa, nthaŵi ino kwenikweni. okhulupirira zam'tsogolo.

Iwo anaitanidwa Futurliner ndipo adayenera kutenga nawo mbali pachiwonetserocho, atanyamula zofunikira pawonetsero, ndipo koposa zonse, adayenera kutero kusanduka siteji, mu ofesi, mu nyumba yosungiramo zinthu zakale yoyendayenda. Iwo anali pafupi Mamita 10, kutalika (mpaka padenga la kanyumba) mamita 3 ndi 60, olemera matani 11 ndipo anapangidwa pafelemu. GMC yankhondo.

Monga wankhondo

Nyumba, zofiira ndi siliva, zolembedwapo zilembo zodziwika bwino za nthawi imeneyokuwonjezera pa kusandulika kukhala siteji kapena ofesi yam'manja, inali ndi zitseko khumi ndi zipewa zosiyanasiyana; tikhoza kunena kuti iye anali kholo la "mobile homes" zamakono.

Kanyumba kameneka kanali kokwezeka ndithu ndipo kunali pakati komanso komangidwa. @alirezatalischioriginal, zida zomwe zida zankhondo zankhondo zidamangidwa panthawiyo. Anali malo amodziDashboard ndi chiwongolero chachikulu choyera zinalinso zamakono kwambiri pamapangidwe ndi malingaliro panthawiyo.

Pansi pa sikisi ndi voliyumu yosakwana malita asanu

Poyamba inkayendetsedwa ndi injini ya dizilo yosakwanira ya 4-cylinder all-wheel drive; koma inali yochedwa kwambiri, ndipo m'chaka cha 53 injini yatsopano ya petulo, 302-silinda mu mzere GMC 6, kuchokera 4.949 masentimita, nawonso anachokera kunkhondo.

M'malo mwake, mu 53, makope onse 12 "adasinthidwa" ndikuwongolera zolakwika zina ndikuwonjezera Chalk zosiyanasiyana, mwachitsanzo, mpweya wozizira, kuti dalaivala yemwe "anaphika" mu kanyumba ka Plexiglass akhale ndi chitonthozo chochepa.

Osati mphezi

Kuthamanga, ndithudi, sikunali chimodzi mwazinthu zofunika kwambiri pa Progress Parade, koma kutumizira kunali liwiro la eyiti, 4 aatali ndi 4 aafupi; ngati izo sizinali zokwanira, dalaivala akhoza kusankha yekha kuchepetsa kwina kwa magetsi, zomwe zingapangitse kuwonjezereka kwa magiya 24.

Anafika i 72 kmndipo ali ndi matanki awiri a 170-lita kuti achepetse kuyimilira, mabuleki akuluakulu a ng'oma sakuwoneka kuti ndi okwanira kulemera konseko; kotero kuti amatero panthawi ya parade ena a Futurliners anawombana ndendende chifukwa cha mabuleki osakwanira... Pamene Parade kapena Kupita patsogolo kunatha, a Futurliners khumi ndi awiri anali kugulitsidwa kapena kuperekedwa mabungwe achifundo.

Kubwezeretsa kwazaka XNUMX

Kwa zaka zambiri, zotsatira za Futurliners khumi ndi ziwiri zidatayika, pomwe mu General Motors, wina anaganiza sonyezani chidwi izi zenizeni stylistic zochita. Pachiyambi zaka za makumi asanu ndi anayi Panali asanu ndi anayi a iwo, ena adasiyidwa ndi "kusokonezeka" ku United States, ena adakonzedwanso ndipo amagwiritsidwa ntchito makamaka pazotsatsa.

Panali imodzi yochepetsedwa kwambiri, koma yosasinthika, nambala 11, yomwe inapezeka ku Chicago. Gulu la ogwira ntchito ku Canada ku GM adagula ndi ndalama zochepa, pafupifupi mtengo wachitsulo, komanso zaka zoposa khumi. kubwezeretsedwa mwangwiro zonse zimango ndi thupi. 

Panthawi yobetcherana Barrett Jackson, imodzi mwamabungwe odziwika bwino agalimoto yamagalimoto, nambala 11 Futurliner idagulitsidwa chifukwa chodabwitsa. 4.320 zikwi madola. Inde, inu mukuwerenga izo molondola madola mamiliyoni anayi mazana atatu mphambu makumi awiri... Sizoyipa kwa galimoto yakale.