Dymaxion car

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf concept
gptkbp:bodyStyle three-wheeled automobile
gptkbp:category Buckminster Fuller inventions
experimental vehicles
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Buckminster_Fuller
gptkb:Starling_Burgess
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Ford_V8
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:1933_Chicago_World's_Fair
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dymaxion car
gptkbp:influenced future automotive design concepts
gptkbp:influencedBy aerodynamics
gptkbp:introducedIn 1933
gptkbp:length 20 feet
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 90 mph
gptkbp:notableFeature rear-wheel steering
front-wheel drive
streamlined teardrop shape
gptkbp:numberBuilt 3
gptkbp:origin one replica at National Automobile Museum, Reno, Nevada
gptkbp:purpose explore future of automotive design
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 11
gptkbp:status gptkb:prototype
gptkbp:turningRadius tight (remarkable for its size)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Buckminster_Fuller
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5