<VV> [FC] GREENBRIER PROTOTYPE?

Rod Murray rmurray8996 at gmail.com
Fri Oct 12 19:44:09 EDT 2012


Ive seen the bw pic thats bounced around a few times, but not this photo. That thing is a pimpin' ride. Mel Francis has my permission to repro this for me. 

Sent from iPhone. And Siri has a mind of her own. 

On Oct 12, 2012, at 10:40 AM, Harry Smith <harrysmith1957 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I came across this while searching for the Pontiac Ghost Car that was sold
> at auction recently. Is this a prototype to the Greenbrier as stated? A
> further search turned up some really interesting pictures. This is the text
> found with the photo on: http://lost-show-cars.blogspot.com/
> A vehicle ahead of its time was this 1955 GMC L'Universelle. A modified
> version of it was set for production but was terminated due to the
> escalating costs of producing it. The design was ultimately replaced by the
> Corvair-based Greenbriar a few years later. Presumably, the L'Universelle,
> a non-running show vehicle, was scrapped.
> 
> Harry Smith
> 1963 Rampside
> Coral Springs, FL
> 
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