Ford Gyron

The Ford Gyron was a futuristic two wheeled gyrocar first shown at the 1961 Detroit Motor Show as a concept car designed by Syd Mead and McKinley Thompson. One wheel sat at the front and one at the rear like a motorcycle, gyroscopes kept it upright, and two small legs appeared from the sides to support it when it stood still. Two occupants sat side by side. Alex Tremulis was named as designer, and the gyroscopic systems were based on the theories of Louis Brennan, to whom Ford gave credit for the Gyron. It was created for research and marketing with no intention of production. The original fiberglass concept was destroyed in the 1962 Ford Rotunda fire, the studio model sold at auction in December 2012 for 40,000 dollars, and a second model was later found in the Petersen Automotive Museum collection and shown in 2024.