Pontiac and his transparent car
The Pontiac Ghost Car was a unique collaboration between General Motors and the chemical company Rohm & Haas, which had just invented clear plastic. It was in the year 1939, when Pontiac got a unique vehicle that would exhibit at fairs. A transparent car that would cause a sensation.
Based on the luxurious Pontiac Deluxe Six model, American engineers changed its body to transparent acrylic plastic, thus creating a spectacular transparent car. Many of the metal parts were chromed, and the soft parts were done in a white color.
The tires were white rubber Uniroyals, which gave it a futuristic look.
He reportedly took $25,000, which was an astronomical figure in those years. One of the few models created was auctioned in 2011 for a total of $308,000. The car had only 138 kilometers on it, so its current state of conservation is fabulous, in the hands of an American collector.
It is not a transparent car, but a transparent racing car
Although Pontiac was the first to launch its transparent car, it was not the only one. This Formula 1 is the most efficient electric car in the world. Built by a group of students from DeLaSalle College in Kansas and with the help of Bridgestone America, they had this extraordinary car as a result.
Tests conducted at Bridgestone, Texas, showed electrical efficiency equivalent to a 300 mpg gasoline vehicle, making it the most efficient car of its kind.
If you’re wondering why it wasn’t painted, the answer is that the weight of the paint would make it less efficient.
