more geeking-out with bucky

I forgot I had the newish book

"Dymaxion Car Buckminster Fuller"

so

 I decided to follow-up

yesterday's post with some 

great vintage shots from the 

amazing book.

Buckminster Fuller with Dymaxion Car #3

in front of George F. Keck's

"Crystal House"

Chicago World's Fair

1933

Isamu Noguchi

Plaster model of "4D Transportation Unit"

Late 20's

Starling Burgess wearing a flying helmet

and fur coat

in the Dymaxion workshop.

Bridgeport, Connecticut

1933

Dymaxion Car #1 in progress

1933

Dymaxion Car #1

1933

Craftsmen at work on Dymaxion Car #1

1933

I wanna party with the guy smoking the pipe....

Starling Burgess and Buckminster Fuller 

with Dymaxion Car #1

after the first test run.

July 21, 1933

Dymaxion Car #1

outside of the 

Dynamometer Building

1933

Dymaxion Car #1 view from back of vehicle.

Dymaxion Car #2 next to a 1934 Ford V8

This gives you an idea of how 

radical 

this car was.....

The first road tests brought out the crowds.

1933

Visitors check-out Dymaxion Car #1

1933

Another picture of

Buckminster Fuller with Dymaxion Car #3

in front of George F. Keck's

"Crystal House"

Chicago World's Fair

1933

Looks like it was a bit hard for the ladies to climb into,

although she doesn't seem to mind....

More on Bucky and his genius

here

here

here

and 

here

.

Buy the book here.