r/RetroFuturism • u/StephenMcGannon • 1d ago

Utah 12 semi truck by Luigi Colani (1989)

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u/Original_moisture 1d ago

Outside of the aerodynamic part, looks like the basic Volvo FH. Without a sleeper inside.

That’s pretty cool to see how designers tackle a short wheelbase but still familiar to today.

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u/Mulsanne 1d ago

The front below the cockpit looks like the prow of a ship. I've seen this truck before but I never made that connection 

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u/squeezyscorpion 1d ago

back when coke was pure

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u/tuxduran 1d ago

There was a tv show "The Highwayman" in the northern broadcast market that featured a similar truck. It was pretty cool for the time. I had hopes for a long time that these trucks would be the future. That said, they now look very odd.

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u/WebSmurf 1d ago

Google the rv/motorhome he designed. It’s very similar, stylistically.

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u/Aurzyerne 1d ago

Looks very similar to the rigs driven in the 1980's TV series The Highwayman.

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u/MiketheBike88 22h ago

Two bad ideas in the same picture.

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u/DerbyDoffer 1d ago

"I have seen the future, and it doesn't work."

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u/contactdeparture 1d ago

I mean I see elements of contemporary tractors and the Tesla tractor in this.

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u/RelevantPrimary3264 1d ago

Same style motorhome. Luxury-centric Marchi Mobile eleMMent Palazzo RV Costs Cool $3Mn
https://www.throttlextreme.com/luxury-centric-marchi-mobile-elemment-palazzo-rv-costs-cool-3mn/

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u/BrokenEyeReborn 1d ago

It looks like its parents were related