Experience a time when the Future was promising, cars were stylish, and there was no problem that technology could not fix! Driving Through Future’s Past is a visual time warp back to the era when ‘streamlining’ was new, automobiles had fins, and flying cars and personal helicopters were expected to fill the skies above crowded cities.

Experience a time when the Future was promising, cars were stylish, and there was no problem that technology could not fix! Driving Through Future’s Past is a visual time warp back to the era when ‘streamlining’ was new, automobiles had fins, and flying cars and personal helicopters were expected to fill the skies above crowded cities.

This full-color book features over fifty never-before-seen vintage futuristic concept paintings, drawings and scale models created by some of the most visionary automobile designers of the 20th Century. Among the artist designers included are Harley J. Earl, Syd Mead, Virgil Exner, Sr., Art Ross, George S. Lawson, Peter Wozena, Richard Arbib, Frank R. Paul, Arthur C. Radebaugh. Carl H. Renner, Homer LaGassey, and Ned Nickles.

This book includes images of:

  • The original Tucker Torpedo design model
  • Flying cars
  • Amphibious cars
  • Compact car designs for crowded cities of the future
  • Automatic highways
  • Futuristic utility vehicles and buses
  • and many more unusual concepts.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in:

  • Automotive design
  • Science Fiction
  • 20th Century history
  • 20th Century illustration

Book Dimensions: 7.24"h x 10"w

Note: This book is based on the Petersen Automotive Museum’s pioneering exhibit, “Driving Through Future’s Past” held in 2005.