1934 Dymaxion by Buckminster Fuller photo by Remarkable Cars taken at the National Automobile Museum, in Reno, Nevada.
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Richard Buckminster (Bucky) Fuller was recognized as a poet, artist, engineer, architect, cartographer, mathematician, sailor and philosopher. Many believe his invention of the geodesic dome is as architectually important as the Roman arch.
Fullerīs far ranging interests also included automobiles and he designed, with the help of Starling Burgess and Anna Biddle, the Dymaxion, one of the most significant and progressive cars ever built in the early 1930s. Burgess, a well known naval architect and aircraft builder, was hired to engineer the car and direct its construction. Biddle, a wealthy Philadelphia socialite and longtime friend of Fuller, agreed to financially back the project. The three-wheeled cars were built in the old Locomobile factory in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Fuller coined the Dymaxion from dynamic, maximum, and ion. To Fuller, a three-wheeler wasnīt radical, it was simply logical. He didnīt care about marketing statistics, buyer profiles, or luxury styling cues. This highly streamlined car used a Ford V-8 engine at the rear to drive the two front wheels. The single rear wheel steered like the rudder of a ship, enabling the car to turn on its own axis.
One of the most radical features of the Dymaxion design was that it was mounted on two frames, hinged at the front, with one froma carring the engine and drive train while the other carried the rear wheel mount, suspension and steering. There were no rear windows, just a periscope. Top speed was about 120 mph with fuel economy between 25 and 30 mpg. During 1933 and 1934, three Dymaxions were built before Fuller ran out of cash. Cars number 1 and 3 have disappeared and the car show here is car number 2.
Model: 1934 Dymaxion Model 4D Transport
Manufacturer: 4D Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Engine: Ford V-8, 75-hp, 221.0-cid
Bore and Stroke: 3-1/16" x 3-3/4"
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