Collectible 1960s Ford Gyron by Cragstan. Remote Control Car Of The Future
1960s Ford Gyron near-future car. This has been in my family for over 60 years and was bought new. It is in like new condition.
Everything works and there is no rust or pitting etc. The box has seen better days but the car itself is immaculate.
This is for the true collector. The Detroit Motor Show "Autorama" of 1961 was a scene that science fiction films were realized.
Major car companies competed to exhibit "future cars" and to highlight their respective advances. Ford, one of the largest in the automotive industry, exhibited a three-wheel, fully-automatic turbine car "GYRON", and as its name suggests, it was an ultra-high-tech car that corrected the vehicle balance with the built-in gyro. Design like spacecraft is cool!
The Ford Gyron was an eye-catching concept car that ran on two wheels like a motorcycle at the Detroit Motor Show in 1961. The car, which was manufactured as a concept car, was a novel car that was controlled by a gyroscope and traveled on two wheels, but unfortunately it was destroyed by a fire in 1962 and has not survived. The design is said to have been involved in the illustration design for the presentation at an early stage, "Sid Mead" famous for the design of the movie "Blade Runner" and "Samurai Gundam".
As the name of GYRON (Gyron), it was a future car of mid-sen cherry design that adopted a system of gyro scope to enable two-wheeled driving. The Japanese toy industry should not miss such cool mechanics, and it was released as a tin toy (mostly for export). 1960s Craystar Made Ford Gyron Ford Gyron A beautiful item with a remote control attached movable box. Battery powered (not included), you can forward and back with the two buttons on the remote control with a handle.In addition, when the lever on the back of the body is switched, the cockpit opens and closes with how. It's really futuristic and cool!
Furthermore, while driving, the tail lamp blinks! The item "Collectible 1960s Ford Gyron by Cragstan. Remote Control Car Of The Future" is in sale since Thursday, December 3, 2020. This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Vintage & Antique Toys\Tin\Vehicles". The seller is "cagmo123" and is located in Fort Collins, Colorado.This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay.
- Brand: Cragstan
- Year: 1960
- Vintage: Yes