Transparent car Ghost Pontiac 1939

Unique custom legendary Pontiac Deluxe Six, 1939, was created by the designers of the Pontiac brand, with the direct participation of chemical company Rohm & Haas.





The latter, by that time have developed a new material called plexiglass. It is used for new products.









Today, the transparent material is no surprise. But this car is unique. It was presented at the world trade fair in new York in 1939. The car was in the pavilion, "highways and horizons" from General Motors. At that time, the Plexiglas was a novelty, and around the "Ghost" was always a crowd of onlookers. At that time, at the cost of a Pontiac in the amount of $700, production of exhibition models cost the enormous sum of $25,000. In 2011 year, this unique car was sold for $308 000 at an auction. published







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