Aurora: Ford’s Experimental "Luxury Lounge"

Introduced in March 1964 as a “rolling laboratory of new ideas in styling and engineering,” the Ford Aurora concept car featured a unique lighting system, special seating arrangement, clamshell tailgate, and electric door locks. While on display at the New York World’s Fair, the Aurora caught the attention of producers for “2001: A Space Odyssey,” who considered, but ultimately rejected, using the car in the now-iconic science fiction film.