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Flying Cars Were Around Nearly 100 Years Ago - Jalopnik

As you probably notice each day in rush-hour traffic, most cars still travel on the ground. Despite innovations in both the automotive and aviation industries, the concept of a flying car remains ... read more

Why Electric Cars Ruled The Roads 100 Years Ago - Jalopnik

Sure, the long wait for the Tesla Model 3 may extend into 2019. And sure, electric vehicles may be the future. But despite growing interest today, the concept of electric vehicles is just a ... read more

The Flying Car Is Dead - MSN

A perennial punchline in the automotive world, the flying car holds the imagination of at least a few dreamers to this day—despite the fact that it is no less a dumb idea now than decades ago ... read more

Flying for Nearly 100 Years? The Incredible Legacy of the B-52 ... - MSN

Welcome back to the Daily Aviation for a new documentary video about the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, a plane excepted to fly for 1 century. read more

Designers Rendered Images of Flying Car Patents From the Last Century ...

The patents span from nearly 100 years ago in 1921 to as recently as 2016. Flying cars no longer seem like the clear vision of the future that they once were. read more

Vintage Photos Show How US Car Manufacturing Has Changed in 100 Years ...

Gas-powered automobiles were first invented in Europe in the late 1800s. Innovative manufacturing techniques allowed the US to dominate the car industry. Photos from 100 years ago show how it ... read more

Nearly 100 years ago, downtown St. Louis looked a lot different

ST. LOUIS — Cars either speed through downtown St. Louis' streets or sit congested on the surrounding interstates during rush hour. Nearly 100 years ago, the city's streets were instead filled ... read more

Driving on Air: Where the Hell Are the Flying Cars We Were Promised?

Yes, our flying-car future may indeed be "just around the corner." Or, quite possibly, the best-case predictions of today are still wildly optimistic. read more

Convair’s flying car took to the air over San Diego 75 years ago

Consolidated Vultee Aircraft (Convair) tested a flying car here 75 years ago.The experimental duel-use ConvAirCar was designed by Theodore Hall. The machine combined a four-passenger, rear engine a… ... read more

No jetpacks. Zero flying cars. Where is the future we were promised?

We've been looking forward to jetpacks, flying cars, hyperloops, and autonomous vehicles for what feels like forever. Will they ever get here? read more

Ever Wondered Why We’re Not Flying Around In Our Cars Like The ...

The tech YouTuber, who was recently announced as a columnist for TopGear Magazine, examines why what was promised to us years ago by popular culture is still yet to translate into reality. It’s ... read more

Milwaukee-built Blue Flame car set land speed record 50 years ago

Nearly 50 years ago, on Oct. 23, 1970, the Milwaukee-built Blue Flame rocket car blasted through the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, setting a world land speed record of 622.407 mph for the "flying ... read more