They built some mighty futuristic cars back in the ’70s, some of which, like this Lancia Stratos prototype, looked they came racing straight out of Blade Runner. For more, check out 1970s Supercars, a nifty little website filled with stuf like this.

In case you thought building nuclear powered airplanes was stretching it, have a chat with this bright fellow over at Ford who would like to sell you an atomic car!...

Jaguars always exhume a sort of upper class indulgence, and nothing portrays this more clearly than their vintage advertisements. Depicted, for example, is a photograph from a 1960s brochure for the Vicarage Mark 2 Jaguar. Click here for more of the same.

Unveiled at the General Motors Motorama of 1956 was this gorgeous concept art called the Pontiac Club de Mer. It was supposed to celebrate the automaker’s commitment to futuristic design. That was back in the days they were indeed still committed to the future of cars, yes....