AUTOMOBILE INVENTIONS THAT "DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT"

This tongue-in-cheek article describes several impractical inventions for automobiles which have been developed over the years, including methods for tipping a car on end to reduce parking space requirements, an in-vehicle keyboard organ, an auto that would safely roll end-for end, an in-vehicle cooking stove, and a pedestrian protector for vehicle-person accidents. It also notes some inventions that were originally rejected but later adopted for use in the automotive industry.

• Corporate Authors:

  California Association of Highway Patrolmen

  1225 8th Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95814
• Authors:
  • Bauman, R
• Publication Date: 1981-5

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 12
• Serial:
  • California highway patrolman
  • Volume: 45
  • Issue Number: 3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile industry; Automobiles; Innovation; Inventions
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00349864
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-032 321
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: May 28 1982 12:00AM