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General Motors Bison concept truck 1964
General Motors' Bison heavy truck concept. No, that's not a sleeper space behind the cab, it's a pod designed to house two turbine engines producing a total of 1,000 hp.!
Rather than a steering wheel, the Bison had coupled hand grips (or two connected, early video game joysticks, only those didn't exist yet to provide Lyndall that metaphor) — our photo from inside the cab provides an extremely rare view of these. The driver could program them to control steering from the truck's front axle, rear axle or both axles, with wheels in parallel or in opposing directions, depending on the application. The driver could activate power sand-spreaders on either side of the vehicle to boost traction for the drive wheels. A cockpit-style, panoramic glass canopy lifted off the truck to allow entry.
General Motors Bison concept truck 1964
General Motors' Bison heavy truck concept. No, that's not a sleeper space behind the cab, it's a pod designed to house two turbine engines producing a total of 1,000 hp.!
Rather than a steering wheel, the Bison had coupled hand grips (or two connected, early video game joysticks, only those didn't exist yet to provide Lyndall that metaphor) — our photo from inside the cab provides an extremely rare view of these. The driver could program them to control steering from the truck's front axle, rear axle or both axles, with wheels in parallel or in opposing directions, depending on the application. The driver could activate power sand-spreaders on either side of the vehicle to boost traction for the drive wheels. A cockpit-style, panoramic glass canopy lifted off the truck to allow entry.