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- "The Technology of Early Cars and Planes" Clip from Interview with Alex Tremulis, circa 1985 - Alex Tremulis began his automotive design career at the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Company in 1933. He was chief stylist when the company failed in 1937. During World War II, he worked on advanced aircraft concepts for the U.S. Army. Preston Tucker hired Tremulis to design the 1948 Tucker Sedan. Tremulis worked for Ford Motor Company in the 1950s until he founded his own consulting firm.
- circa 1985
- Collections - Artifact
"The Technology of Early Cars and Planes" Clip from Interview with Alex Tremulis, circa 1985
Alex Tremulis began his automotive design career at the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Company in 1933. He was chief stylist when the company failed in 1937. During World War II, he worked on advanced aircraft concepts for the U.S. Army. Preston Tucker hired Tremulis to design the 1948 Tucker Sedan. Tremulis worked for Ford Motor Company in the 1950s until he founded his own consulting firm.
- "The Lincoln Zephyr Was a Masterpiece" Clip from Interview with Alex Tremulis, circa 1985 - Alex Tremulis began his automotive design career at the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Company in 1933. He was chief stylist when the company failed in 1937. During World War II, he worked on advanced aircraft concepts for the U.S. Army. Preston Tucker hired Tremulis to design the 1948 Tucker Sedan. Tremulis worked for Ford Motor Company in the 1950s until he founded his own consulting firm.
- circa 1985
- Collections - Artifact
"The Lincoln Zephyr Was a Masterpiece" Clip from Interview with Alex Tremulis, circa 1985
Alex Tremulis began his automotive design career at the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Company in 1933. He was chief stylist when the company failed in 1937. During World War II, he worked on advanced aircraft concepts for the U.S. Army. Preston Tucker hired Tremulis to design the 1948 Tucker Sedan. Tremulis worked for Ford Motor Company in the 1950s until he founded his own consulting firm.
- Alex Tremulus inside the Ford Gyron, 1959-1961 - 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.
- 1959-1961
- Collections - Artifact
Alex Tremulus inside the Ford Gyron, 1959-1961
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.