King Rose Archives | Hot Rods and Innovative 1953 Ford X100 Concept Car @KingRoseArchives | Uploaded August 2023 | Updated October 2024, 17 hours ago.
In 1953, the Michigan Hot Rod Association held a custom car show at the Ford Rotunda called "Dream Cars of Today." Teens (girls and boys) checked out the many hot rods and a drag racer on display, as well as the fully functional prototype of the gadget-filled Ford X-100 concept car. The term concept car was not used at the time, so Ford described it as a “laboratory on wheels." The Ford X-100 featured more than 50 innovative ideas. Some, like the heated seats and the telephone, eventually became commonplace. Others, like the variable-volume horn and an electric shaver in the glove compartment, never quite caught on with the public.
Built on a 1952 Lincoln chassis with 123-inch wheelbase, this originally named Continental Nineteen-Fifty-X. Macs Motor City Garage writes, "The sleek cockpit included an instrument panel with gauges tightly clustered around the driver and a row of dash controls that mimicked the throttles on a multi-engine aircraft. A clear plexiglass half-roof (shown here in the deployed position) slipped in and out of a pocket in the top’s rear section, operating automatically via an electric motor and rain sensor. While the X-100 was more than 220 inches long and 81 inches wide, the cozy seating offered room for just two passengers.
The sleek cockpit included an instrument panel with gauges tightly clustered around the driver and a row of dash controls that mimicked the throttles on a multi-engine aircraft. A clear plexiglass half-roof (shown here in the deployed position) slipped in and out of a pocket in the top’s rear section, operating automatically via an electric motor and rain sensor. While the X-100 was more than 220 inches long and 81 inches wide, the cozy seating offered room for just two passengers."
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In 1953, the Michigan Hot Rod Association held a custom car show at the Ford Rotunda called "Dream Cars of Today." Teens (girls and boys) checked out the many hot rods and a drag racer on display, as well as the fully functional prototype of the gadget-filled Ford X-100 concept car. The term concept car was not used at the time, so Ford described it as a “laboratory on wheels." The Ford X-100 featured more than 50 innovative ideas. Some, like the heated seats and the telephone, eventually became commonplace. Others, like the variable-volume horn and an electric shaver in the glove compartment, never quite caught on with the public.
Built on a 1952 Lincoln chassis with 123-inch wheelbase, this originally named Continental Nineteen-Fifty-X. Macs Motor City Garage writes, "The sleek cockpit included an instrument panel with gauges tightly clustered around the driver and a row of dash controls that mimicked the throttles on a multi-engine aircraft. A clear plexiglass half-roof (shown here in the deployed position) slipped in and out of a pocket in the top’s rear section, operating automatically via an electric motor and rain sensor. While the X-100 was more than 220 inches long and 81 inches wide, the cozy seating offered room for just two passengers.
The sleek cockpit included an instrument panel with gauges tightly clustered around the driver and a row of dash controls that mimicked the throttles on a multi-engine aircraft. A clear plexiglass half-roof (shown here in the deployed position) slipped in and out of a pocket in the top’s rear section, operating automatically via an electric motor and rain sensor. While the X-100 was more than 220 inches long and 81 inches wide, the cozy seating offered room for just two passengers."
#conceptcar #ford #hotrod
For availability and licensing inquiries, please contact:
globalimageworks.com/contact
Ref: S051
Added Music:
Jumpin Boogie Woogie by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Artist: audionautix.com
