Astra-Gnome | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | American Motors Corporation (AMC) |
Designer | Richard Arbib |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Concept car |
Platform | Nash Metropolitan |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 85 in (2,159 mm)[1] |
Length | 162 in (4,115 mm)[2] |
Width | 72 in (1,829 mm)[2] |
Curb weight | under 2,000 lb (907 kg) |
The Astra-Gnome is a concept car by industrial designer Richard Arbib using a 1955 Nash Metropolitan chassis. It was described as a "Time and Space Car".[3] It features themes influenced by the space travel forms that were popular during the 1950s.[4] The vehicle represented Arbib's vision of what an automobile would look like in the year 2000.[5]