William Flajole thought he knew exactly what people wanted to see in
future cars in 1955. Then again, so did every other car nut with a pen
in his hand, and Flajole's track record (the Nash Metropolitan, among
others) proved that, while his ability to think out of the box
certainly remained strong, his prognostication abilities left much to
be desired.
Then again, maybe he was thinking more long-term than short-term.
Everybody says small cars are gonna be the next big thing, safety has
been a big thing in new cars for years, and now Hyman, Ltd. has the Flajole Forerunner – the product of Flajole's vision – for sale at $350,000.
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