[Nobbc] FW: Plexiglass Ghost Car

[Al Garber]

Not very good for the drive-in !



"San Francisco is 49 square miles surrounded by reality" ........... Paul
Kantner












The Incredible 1939 Pontiac
Plexiglass Ghost Car




Unveiled at the General Motors Highways and Horizons pavilion at the 1939-40
Worlds Fair in New York, the Pontiac Ghost Car was built on the chassis of
a 1939 Pontiac Deluxe Six.
In collaboration with Rohm & Haas, a chemical company that had recently
developed Plexiglass, the concept for a transparent car was conceived and it
was the first one ever built in America.
This one-of-a-kind vehicle will be put up for auction on July 30, 2011 by RM
Auctions in Plymouth, Michigan.
The car is estimated to fetch between $275,000  $475,000.
Additional information and photographs of this beautiful vehicle below,
enjoy!





































THE 1939 PONTIAC PLEXIGLASS GHOST CAR
- The highlight of the 1939-40 Worlds Fair in New York and the first
transparent car ever built in America
- Series 26. 85 bhp, 222.7 cu. in. L-head six-cylinder engine, three-speed
manual transmission,
coil spring independent front suspension, live rear axle with semi-elliptic
leaf springs,
and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes.
- The structural metal underneath was given a copper wash, and all hardware,
including the dashboard, was chrome plated.
Rubber moldings were made in white, as were the cars tires
- Cost a reported $25,000 to build (using Consumer Price Index to estimate
inflation, it is approx. $388,000 in 2010 US dollars)
- Car still rides on its original white tires with odometer reading of 86
miles (138 km)
- Does not have a conventional vehicle identification number (therefore not
street legal)










































All Photographs by AARON SUMMERFIELD for RM AUCTIONS

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