1933 Dymaxion
Quick Specs
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3.6-liter Ford V-8
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Estimated 85 hp
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Estimated 90 miles per hour
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Buckminster Fuller, an American architect, designer, inventor, and futurist
An Exercise in Exploration of the Future
The Dymaxion (a blend of DYnamic MAXimum TensION) was the most famous automotive project of Buckminster Fuller, an American architect, designer, inventor, and futurist. With three prototypes built during the Great Depression by Fuller and architect Starling Burgess, the aerodynamic three-wheeled vehicle featured a 20-foot-long body with rear-wheel steering and front-wheel drive. The design was meant to maximize efficiency—transporting 11 passengers at up to 90 mph while getting 30 miles per gallon of gas. It was never intended to enter production; rather, it was an exploration of future possibilities.
Collection of the National Automobile Museum
This Vehicle featured in ‘Eyes on the Road’ Exhibit
1933 Dymaxion Gallery
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