King Design

IT'S RUDE TO STARE AT A LADIES REAR END. When car designers try to push the boundaries of car design, you get either a major breakthrough or a big failure. The 1933 Fuller Dymaxion should have been a major breakthrough given the skills of its designer, R. Buckminster Fuller, but he pushed the boundaries too far. The Fuller Dymaxion is closer in design to a dirigible than a car. Its angled back, three-wheel design led to performance problems that made it almost undrivable. Three cars were made, but none of them resolved the problems. The project ended after a fatal crash during testing, and the Fuller Dymaxion never made it to the market.

Nashville's Lane Motor Museum graciously gave this crazy guy the thrill to drive their recently completed replica of the Buckminster Fuller-designed Dymaxion car. It was a scary, but fascinating, experience.