Futurliner, motar gaba daga General Motors

A cikin XNUMXs da XNUMXs, babu wata ƙasa a duniya da ta yi magana game da gaba fiye da Amurka. Babban nasara Nunin Chicago "Age na Ci gaba" farkon XNUMXs, ya tunatar da Janar Motors Mataimakin Shugaban Charles F. Kettering na shirya jerin nunin a fasahar injinwanda zai iya tafiya ƙasar don "sa miliyoyin mutane su rayu" don nan gaba.

Muzaharar da ta zagaya kan tituna garuruwa daban-daban kuma wanda ya tsaya a cikin wani wuri na musamman, wanda aka halicce shi daidai da duk halayen gaskiyayawanci aka kafa daga 24 manyan motoci, motoci 11, motoci 4 da daya babura goma sha biyu... Maimaita har zuwa 56, sun kasance babban nasara, tare da kiyasin baƙi miliyan 13.

Faretin Ci Gaba

An gudanar da Parade na Farko na Ci gaba a Florida a cikin 36, kuma GM ya tsara kuma an gina shi manyan motoci takwas da aka sani da Silver Top Streamliners tafiya da ɗauka daya allon fim ko kuma sun zama akwatunan rudimentary. An yi nasara sosai har bayan shekaru hudu, an sake gina wasu manyan motoci goma sha biyu, a wannan karon na gaske. masu son gaba.

Aka kira su Futurliner kuma dole ne su shiga cikin fareti, suna ɗauke da kayan da ake bukata don nunin, kuma sama da duka, dole ne su yi juya zuwa wani mataki, a ofis, a gidan kayan gargajiya na tafiya. Sun kasance game da 10 mita, tsawo (har zuwa rufin gidan) mita 3 da 60, nauyin ton 11 kuma an yi shi akan firam. GMC soja.

Kamar mayaki

Gidaje, ja da azurfa, tare da rubuce-rubuce a kan hali irin na wancan lokacinbaya ga rikidewa zuwa wani mataki ko ofishin tafi da gidanka, an tanadar masa kofofi goma da ƙyanƙyashe iri-iri; muna iya cewa shi ne kakannin “gidaje na hannu” na zamani.

Gidan yana da tsayi daidai kuma yana tsakiya kuma an gina shi. plexiglass, kayan da aka gina koktocin mayakan a lokacin. Was wuri gudaDashboard da manyan fararen sitiyari suma sun kasance na zamani sosai wajen ƙira da tunani a lokacin.

Layin layi shida tare da ƙarar ƙasa da lita biyar

An samo asali ne ta injin dizal ɗin da bai isa ba 4-cylinder all-wheel drive; amma ya kasance a hankali, kuma a cikin shekara ta 53 sabon injin mai, 302-Silinda in-line GMC 6, daga 4.949 cm, kuma na asali na soja.

A zahiri, a cikin 53, duk kwafin 12 an “bita” tare da gyara wasu lahani da ƙari. kayan haɗi daban -daban, alal misali, na'urar sanyaya iska, ta yadda direban da ya "dafa" a cikin gidan Plexiglass zai sami mafi ƙarancin kwanciyar hankali.

Ba walƙiya ba

Gudun, ba shakka, ba ɗaya daga cikin abubuwan da suka sa a gaba ba na Ci gaban Parade, amma isar da sakon ya yi sauri takwas, 4 tsawo da 4 gajere; idan hakan bai isa ba, direban da kansa zai iya zaɓar ƙarin raguwa daga tashin wutar lantarki, wanda zai iya haifar da ƙarin ƙimar kayan aiki 24.

Ya isa i 72 kmkuma an sanye su da tankunan lita 170 guda biyu don rage tsayawa, babban birki na ganga bai isa ya isa ga duk wannan nauyin ba; har suka ce haka yayin fareti wasu Futurliners sun yi karo daidai saboda rashin isasshen birki... Lokacin da Parade ko Ci gaban ya ƙare, Futurliners goma sha biyu sun kasance sayar ko ba da gudummawa kungiyoyin agaji.

XNUMX-shekara maidowa

A cikin shekaru, an rasa alamun Futurliners goma sha biyu, yayin da suke ciki general Motors, wani ya yanke shawara nuna sha'awar waɗannan motsa jiki na ainihi na salo. A farkon anities Su tara ne, wasu an yi watsi da su an “kwashe su” a Amurka, wasu kuma an yi musu kwaskwarima an kuma yi amfani da su musamman wajen talla.

Akwai wanda aka rage sosai, amma a zahiri, lamba 11, wacce aka samu a Chicago. Ƙungiyar ma'aikatan Kanada a GM sun saya don kuɗi kaɗan, kusan farashin ƙarfe, kuma a cikin shekaru goma daidai mayar duka na inji da jiki. 

A lokacin gwanjon Barrett Jackson, ɗaya daga cikin shahararrun ƙungiyoyin kasuwancin mota na gargajiya, an sayar da lambar 11 Futurliner don ban mamaki. 4.320 dubu daloli. Ee, kun karanta hakan daidai miliyan hudu da dubu dari uku da ashirin... Ba sharri ga motar datti ba.