I-Futurliner, iloli lekusasa elivela kwaGeneral Motors

Ngeminyaka yama-XNUMXs ne-XNUMXs, alikho izwe emhlabeni elakhuluma kangcono ngekusasa kune-United States. Impumelelo enkulu Umbukiso waseChicago "Iminyaka Yokuqhubeka" ekuqaleni kweminyaka engu-XNUMX, kukhumbuze iPhini likaMongameli wakwaGeneral Motors uCharles F. Kettering ngokuhlela uchungechunge lwemibukiso ubuchwepheshe benjiniabangahamba izwe ukuze "benze izigidi zabantu ziphile" ngekusasa.

Udwendwe olungena ezitaladini amadolobha ahlukene futhi owama endaweni ekhethekile, edalwe ngokuhambisana nazo zonke izici kulungilengokuvamile kwakhiwa kusukela 24 amaloli, izimoto eziyi-11, amaveni ama-4 nelilodwa izithuthuthu eziyishumi nambili... Ziphindwe kwaze kwaba ngu-56, zaba yimpumelelo enkulu, nezivakashi ezilinganiselwa ezigidini ezingu-13.

I-Parade of Progress

I-Progress Parade yokuqala yenzeke eFlorida ngo-36, futhi i-GM yaklama futhi yakha amaloli ayisishiyagalombili waziwa ngo Silver Top Streamliners imashani niphathe eyodwa isikrini sefilimu noma aphenduke amabhokisi angajwayelekile. Kwaphumelela kangangokuthi eminyakeni emine kamuva, kwakhiwa amanye amaloli ayishumi nambili, kulokhu okwangempela. ama-futurists.

Babizwa I-Futurliner futhi kwakudingeka bahlanganyele embukisweni, bephethe izinto ezidingekayo zombukiso, futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke, kwakufanele aphenduke isiteji, ehhovisi, emnyuziyamu ojikelezayo. Zazimayelana Amamitha angu-10, ubude (kuze kufike ophahleni lwendlu) bungamamitha amathathu nama-3, bunesisindo esingamathani ayi-60 futhi benziwa ohlakeni. I-GMC yezempi.

Njengomlwi

Ezezindlu, ezibomvu nesiliva, ezinemibhalo eqoshiwe abalingiswa abajwayelekile bangaleso sikhathingaphezu kokuguqula isiteji noma ihhovisi elingumahamba nendlwana, lalifakwe izicabha eziyishumi nezivalo ezihlukahlukene; singasho ukuthi wayengumzala “wamakhaya angomahambanendlwana” anamuhla.

Ikhabethe laliphakeme kakhulu futhi laliphakathi nendawo futhi lakhiwe. plexiglass, izinto okwakhiwa ngazo ama-cockpits of fighters ngaleso sikhathi. Kwakunjalo indawo eyodwaIdeshibhodi nesiteringi esikhulu esimhlophe nakho bekuyisimanje ngokwesimanje ngokwesakhiwo nangengqondo ngaleso sikhathi.

Emgqeni wesithupha nevolumu engaphansi kwamalitha amahlanu

Ekuqaleni ibixhaswe injini yedizili eyi-4-cylinder all-wheel drive diesel; kodwa kwakuhamba kancane, futhi ngonyaka wama-53 injini entsha kaphethiloli, 302-cylinder emgqeni we-GMC 6, kusukela I-4.949 cm, futhi odabuka ezempi.

Eqinisweni, ku-53, wonke amakhophi angu-12 "abuyekezwa" ngokulungiswa kwezinye iziphambeko kanye nokwengezwa izesekeli ezihlukahlukene, isibonelo, i-air conditioner, ukuze umshayeli "opheke" ekamelweni le-Plexiglass abe nobuncane bokunethezeka.

Hhayi umbani

Ijubane, vele, bekungeyona into ehamba phambili yeProgress Parade, kodwa ukudluliselwa bekuyisishiyagalombili-speed, 4 ubude futhi 4 mfushane; uma lokho bekungenele, umshayeli ubengazikhethela mathupha okunye ukuncishiswa ekusukeni kwamandla, okungase kuholele kwezinye izilinganiso zamagiya angu-24.

Wafinyelela i 72 kmfuthi ifakwe amathangi amabili angu-170-litre ukunciphisa ukuminza, amabhuleki amakhulu ezigubhu abonakala enganele kuso sonke leso sisindo; kangangokuthi basho kanjalo ngesikhathi sombukiso amanye amaFuturliners angqubuzana khona impela ngenxa amabhuleki anganele... Lapho iParade noma inqubekelaphambili iphela, amaFuturliners ayishumi nambili ayekhona ithengisiwe noma inikelwe izinhlangano ezisiza umphakathi.

Ukubuyiselwa kweminyaka eyi-XNUMX

Ngokuhamba kweminyaka, iminonjana ye-Futurliners eyishumi nambili yalahleka, ngenkathi iphakathi General Motors, othile wanquma khombisa intshisekelo ku lezi zivivinyo zangempela zesitayela. Ekuqaleni iminyaka yamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye Ayeyisishiyagalolunye kuwo, amanye alahliwe futhi "ahlakazwa" e-United States, amanye aklanywa kabusha futhi asetshenziselwa izinjongo zokukhangisa.

Kwakukhona eyodwa eyancishiswa kakhulu, kodwa yayingaphelele, inombolo ye-11, eyatholakala eChicago. Iqembu labasebenzi baseCanada kwaGM walithenga ngemali encane, cishe ngentengo yensimbi, futhi eminyakeni engaphezu kweshumi. ibuyiselwe ngokuphelele kokubili ngomshini nangomzimba. 

Ngesikhathi sendali UBarrett Jackson, enye yezinhlangano zezentengiselwano zezimoto zakudala ezaziwa kakhulu, inombolo engu-11 Futurliner yathengiswa ngenani elimangalisayo. Izinkulungwane ezingama-4.320 amadola. Yebo, ufunda lokho kahle izigidi ezine namakhulu amathathu namashumi amabili ezinkulungwane zamadola... Akukubi ngeloli lakudala.