Ford Motor Company Styling Office Brochure, "The Gyron," 1961
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company revealed its Gyron concept car in 1961. Designers intended for a gyroscope to keep the two-wheeled car upright, but the technology was too expensive for a show car. Instead, the fiberglass Gyron used outrigger wheels to keep its balance while an electric motor moved it at 5 mph. The Gyron was destroyed in the 1962 Ford Rotunda fire.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Brochure
Subject Date
1961
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
87.1.9.8
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Ink
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.125 in
Width: 9 in (22" unfolded)
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