The Ford Levacar Mach I

It's sixty years later. Where are our Levacars? From Wikipedia:

The Ford Mach I, also known as the Ford Levacar Mach I, is a concept car hovercraft developed by the Ford Motor Company in the 1950s. The Mach I was a single-seat automobile which rode on pressurized air, not wheels. Its name was inspired by the speed Mach 1, an aspiration speed not yet achieved by vehicles at the time.

National Future Farmer - Oct-Nov 1959

Dr. Andrew A. Kucher, Ford vice president, in the Levacar Mach I

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Posted By: Alex - Mon Dec 11, 2023
Category: 1950s | Cars

Comments

Now that I have seen one, I want one.

Posted by Patrick on 12/11/23 at 08:48 AM

Looks like Disneyland in the 50´s.

Posted by F.U.D. in Stockholm on 12/11/23 at 09:53 AM

If this thing could work on snow and ice, it would have been way more popular, especially on less-than-optimal roads like Montreal, Canada, and Kyiv, Ukraine.

Posted by Yudith on 12/18/23 at 06:35 PM

Looks like a hovercraft, but where are the eels?

Posted by ges on 12/19/23 at 01:00 PM

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