Mar2

wrist-twist.

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not sure i would have wanted this in my car

the wrist-twist isn’t my thing

i would have preferred

one of those big old round steering wheels

you could turn with one hand

but the hair is amazing

like judy jetson

in the cockpit

piloting a speeding jet

can’t say that i’m totally surprised

this concept never got off the ground. 

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Ford introduced the “Wrist-Twist” steering system for cars in 1965. Despite better visibility, a roomier cabin and allowing you to drive with your arms on armrests it never went beyond the testing stage. You can see a two-minute promotional film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWWYkxQCFfQ

 

 

 

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source credits: ford motor company, midcentury fashion

 

 

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  1. That was so funny to watch…. Never ever heard of it – some compelling details like armrests and great visibility.
    On another note: I’ve read that BIG hair is coming back for another show-up. Good heavens, i hope not. Just think of the tons of aerosols being sprayed in those bee hives :)

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  7. A case of quite literally trying to reinvent the wheel. Ford should have remembered the sie saying, ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’. Most women of a ‘certain age’ had beehive hairdos in my youth. I considered them to be very normal in 1960s London. :)

    Best wishes, Pete.

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  16. Oh my goodness…new to me! But honestly, I’d take the wrist/twist thing if it was attached to a ’65 Mustang…just saying…and the hair? Oh…reminders of photos of my mom and aunts ‘back in the day’. Cans and cans of hairspray necessary for those big ‘up dos’. 😜

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  23. I would stick with the steering wheel. The hair reminds me of the horror stories we girls were told about spiders building a nest in a French twist or bouffant hairdo, so that we’d never attempt one with our hair.

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