Tag Archives: 1939 New York World’s Fair

Hair-Faired

05. Dec, 2019 0 Comments

promo art for the 1939 – 1940 New York World’s Fair by Andre DurenceauÂ

[Grapefruit Moon Gallery]

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1939 - 1940 New York World's Fair, 1939 New York World's Fair, 1939 World's Fair, Trylon and Perisphere, World's Fair

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Fair Warning

11. Aug, 2017 0 Comments

visitors to the General Motors Highways and Horizons at the 1939 New York‘s World’s Fair will view the world of tomorrow from 550 comfortable moving sound chairs, moved on a Westinghouse conveyor system traveling at approximately 102 feet per minute,Â while touring a vast scale model of the American countryside covering more than 35,000 square feet and extending of a third of a mile on several levels of the building. Â The ‘Futurama’ is the largest scale model ever constructed and includes more than 500,000 buildings and houses, over a million trees and 50,000 motor vehicles, of which thousands will be in motion

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1939 New York World's Fair, 1939 World's Fair, Futurama, future, General Motors, GM, model, New York, New York World's Fair, New York's World's Fair, scale model, the future, World's Fair

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The Fair Up There

12. May, 2017 0 Comments

aerial viewÂ of the 1939-1940 World’s Fair in New York

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1939, 1939 New York World's Fair, 1939 World's Fair, 1940, Perisphere, Trylon, World's Fair

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Seeing-Through Is Believing-Through

11. May, 2015 0 Comments

General Motors’ 1939-1940 Pontiac Plexiglas Deluxe Six ‘Ghost Car’

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Visitors to the 1939 New York Worldâ€™s Fair Highways and Horizons exhibit by General Motors were dazzled by the display of a one-of-a-kind 1939 Pontiac Deluxe Six PlexiglasÂ® car. Â This specially fabricated see through vehicle was constructed of acrylic plastic (quite an advancement at the time) which made visible the many parts that created the Deluxe Six. Â All screws and fasteners were chrome-plated for dramatic effect. Â The ‘Ghost Car’ also appeared at the 1940 New York Worldâ€™s Fair and proudly showcased its newly redesigned front end and grill. Â A second 1940 ‘Ghost Car’ was built for the 1940 Golden Gate Exposition on Treasure Island, near San Francisco

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1939 Pontiac Plexiglas Deluxe Six ‘Ghost Car’ Â Sold for $308,000

1939 / 1940 Plastic Pontiac â€“ First Plastic Car In The World