Troutman and Barnes, the legendary Culver City, California race shop responsible for the road racing Scarab and Chaparral I designs, must have looked at Gyro Transport Systems a bit funny when they explained their plan.
“Guys, so here’s the deal: we’d like you to make a car with just two wheels that’s held upright, thanks to the force of a 20-inch gyroscopic disc that spins at 6,000 rpm. Alex Tremulis will do the design.”
Tremulis you may recognize as the Allstate car’s stylist, and he was apparently the first choice for tackling the Gaylord Gladiator project — but a partner in the project was gyroscope expert Thomas Summers, and both were significantly more invested in making the Gyro-X a success.
• Science & Mechanics magazine
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