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Published: 2015-07-14 16:46:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 2329; Favourites: 37; Downloads: 29
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The Firebird IV debuted at the 1964 New York World's Fair, in General Motors Futurama Exhibit. It was another sleek, aircraft-inspired, turbine-engined 'future' design, internally coded by GM as XP-790. It was conceived for a future where cars were guided automatically via programmed guidance systems, to "insure absolute safety at more than twice the speed possible on expressways of the day". Though billed as being turbine-powered, the Firebird IV was in fact non-functional. The Firebird IV was repackaged for the 1969 show circuit as the Buick Century Cruiser. Reportedly, the show car was crushed in the 1980s.Made with Blender.
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I was a lad when I saw the car at the World's Fair. Thank you. You bring it back to life!
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This is great. I looks like it could have been created for a Gerry Anderson show
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Thanks! Yup. I could easily see Striker driving this car.
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I remember seeing it at the DC Armory, back in '69 as the Century. Wish I still had the photos.
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You are fortunate to have seen it in person. May I ask what color it was at the time? From the few pics I found, it seems to have been a sort of silver with a blue tint, originally. But I also found one pic of it in a more straight, solid blue.
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As I remember, it was a dark gun metal gray. Odd color for a concept car.
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