A Rare Labatt Brewing Co. Streamliner From 1947
During the early 20th century, a lot of beer got transported using the railroad system. Labatt changed this when they abandoned rail shipping and started to move their products on the road. The company did not want to transport the beer on old trucks and wanted it to ride in style! This was the reason they commissioned stunning streamlined billboards that could bring their beer from one town to the next. The trucks got phased out in the ‘50s but made a comeback in the ‘70s after one of them was found in London, Ontario. The Streamliner also appeared on a postage stamp from 1996!
A Rare Labatt Brewing Co. Streamliner From 1947
The Futuristic 1938 Dymaxion Was Designed By Buckminster Fuller
This 1938 Dyamoxion sure looks like it came straight from a different planet. However, people used to think that it is what we would be driving by the time the 21st century rolled in! It was a concept car made by Buckminster Fuller in 1933. He went with the word “dymaxion,” which is a combination of the words dynamic, maximum, and tension. The original version of the car was made by hand and was supposed to go on display at the 1934 Chicago World’s Fair. However, it got hit by a car on its way to Chicago! While Fuller was able to make 3 more versions of this car, they never did take off. One of them now sits at a museum in Reno, Nevada. The two others, meanwhile, are now in the care of private owners.
The Futuristic 1938 Dymaxion Was Designed By Buckminster Fuller
