Remembering the 1956 Astra-Gnome, the Absolutely Gorgeous 'Time and Space Car'

The breakneck pace at which technology develops these days seems to have put a damper on man's uncontrollable desire to predict the future – except for horoscopes, those will probably never go out of style. But in the 1950s of the Space Race, automotive design was all about imagining and anticipating what the future might look like. We could look back on those designs today and wonder, if not laugh, at the naivety of everyo... (continue reading...)