Introduced at the 1961 Detroit Motor Show as a concept car, the
Ford Gyron was a futuristic two-wheeled gyrocar. One wheel was
at the front and the other at the rear like a motorcycle and the
car was stabilized by gyroscopes. The two occupants of the
vehicle were seated side by side and, when the vehicle was
stationary, two small legs appeared from the sides to support
it. Alex Tremulis was the designer and the gyroscopic systems
were based on the theories of aviation pioneer Louis Brennan.
Alex Tremulis started his career at Wright Patterson Air Force
Base working on the concept of Military flying saucers. He then
became the chief designer for the ill-fated Tucker automobile
company before joining Ford. He was also involved with Tuscan
gyroscopic motorcycles and the Gyronaught XU1 gyroscopic car.
Here are some more futuristic cars from 50 years ago that
Detroit never delivered on: Detroit, Michigan may have let us
down, but at least Turin, Italy gave it a go with a production
car called the Fiat 600 Y Aerodi