Cars

Always Wear Pants In The Transparent Ghost Pontiac

At first glance I thought this Ghost Pontiac had just been dressed up in x-ray style decals, but I suppose the clue’s in the name. Made in 1939 from plexiglass, it was the US’ first transparent car.


June 12, 2011
Cars

See-Through Car Will Make You Think You Have X-Ray Vision

This unusual see-through Pontiac was originally built by GM as one of two or three transparent display cars for the 1939 and 1940 World Fair for the – at the time – astronomical sum of $US25,000. [Jalopnik]


October 27, 2010
Geek Out

544kg Pumpkin Dropped On An Old Pontiac

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What happens when you drop a 544kg gourd on a rusted out Pontiac from extreme heights? Pretty much exactly what you think. Which doesn’t make it any less entertaining.