1928 Martin “Aerodynamic”, one of three prototypes made by James V. Martin.  He spent his life trying to cure traffic congestion and urban parking issues by designing compact, fuel-efficient commuter cars.  Just goes to show- any more than 50 years ahead of your time and you’ll spend your life a failure, considered crazy by society.  It’s like Bob Dylan versus the one-man-band:  Play the guitar and the harmonica at the same time and everybody thinks you’re a musical genius, but add some knee cymbals and a kick drum and women will cross the street to avoid you.
At the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, TN

1928 Martin “Aerodynamic”, one of three prototypes made by James V. Martin.  He spent his life trying to cure traffic congestion and urban parking issues by designing compact, fuel-efficient commuter cars.  Just goes to show- any more than 50 years ahead of your time and you’ll spend your life a failure, considered crazy by society.  It’s like Bob Dylan versus the one-man-band:  Play the guitar and the harmonica at the same time and everybody thinks you’re a musical genius, but add some knee cymbals and a kick drum and women will cross the street to avoid you.

At the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, TN

Posted on: May 8, 2012 at 12:16 AM

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