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Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Vehicles

Moller Says Flying Ferraris Taking Off In Two Years

4:00PM Gizmodo US Edition | Moller International, creators of the first flying car ever made, has said it’ll be able to bring a flying Ferrari into driveways in roughly two years. The “Autovolantor,” based on the Ferrari 599 GTB, will use eight thrusters to take off vertically, hover, and fly forward at 240kph. More »
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Friday, October 3, 2008
Vehicles

Vintage Flying Car Lands on eBay’s Auction Table

4:00PM Gizmodo US Edition | Are you an ultra-rich tech enthusiast with a hankering to own a piece of aero-automobile history? Moller International is now offering its M200X, the first flying car of its kind, up for sale on that veritable auction house of luxury, eBay. The M200X is a 2-passenger Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) vehicle that has completed over 200 manned and unmanned flight demonstrations since 1989. Currently, bids are up to $US18,888… but the reserve hasn’t been met yet so you still have a chance to swoop in and snatch it up. [eBay via gizmag] More »
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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Vehicles

Moller Has “Substantial Doubts” That Their Flying Car Will Make it To Market

1:11PM Brian Lam | Jalopnik reports that Moller, makers of the M400 flying car vapor we’ve come to love inhaling, have “substantial doubts” the cars will ever get off the ground. They’ve always been confident, even if the public hasn’t, so this is a change of tune for the futurist company. Moller posted a quarterly loss of $81, 071, bringing their deficit to $40.6 million, and they’ve cited the need for more money to continue operations and manufacturing of flying cars. (Oh coincidence, that’s the same reason why my flying car isn’t for sale yet.) I’m wondering if Ford could buy the company and pull off the production, considering ex-Boeing executive Alan Mulally is the helm…but now I’m just acting desperate. [Jalopik] More »
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