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Mousetoescamper
Feb 2024
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CaliforniaPeggy
(152,650 posts)1. What IS this, my dear Mousetoescamper???
It looks like a child's toy from the top, showing the metal outline. But one end looks like an airplane and the other end looks like a car!
Very imaginative photo!
Mousetoescamper
(5,532 posts)2. This a rubber toy coupe modeled after the streamlined cars of the 1930s
I've taken shots of this toy in profile and wasn't satisfied with the results. The overhead shot shows the symmetry and beauty of the aerodynamic design. The science of aerodynamics was used to design aircraft and that carried over into the designing of cars, trains and even buildings. The toy belonged to my father when he was a child.
Thanks!
CaliforniaPeggy
(152,650 posts)3. Very cool, my dear Mousetoescamper! Thanks for explaining it. ♥
Postal Grunt
(235 posts)4. A little of this and a little of that...
It looks like the designer borrowed some of its looks from the Chrysler Airflow cars of the 1930s and perhaps even some from Buckminster Fullers' Dymaxion.
HAB911
(9,402 posts)5. Love this!