In my never ending quest to read every Popular Science and Popular Mechanics ever printed, I stumbled across this neat little article I wanted to share.
From November 1963, here’s fun look at the testing in Glendale, CA for the Fords Magic Skyway that would appear at the 1964 New York Worlds Fair. I want to ride in the Lincoln Continental! What, they don’t have engines???
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Hey, that's Rolly Crump to the left of the model! And where is that model today???
So that's where they tested out the Peoplemover traction concept.
Tokyo, good catch on Rolly. I wonder if he had anything to do with the design, or if he was just handy for use as a model to hold a paint brush.
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...just in case you didn't know.
--Torthsi
Fantastic find!
Very cool... the "Magic Skyway" is so intriguing to me, as is the entire Ford pavilion. It's truly incredible that these big companies could afford to underwrite a huge attraction like that back in those days!
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