Photo: Michael Furman via High Museum
Gabrielle Voisin was another designer who began his career in the aviation business but after the first world war he turned his talents to automobile design, establishing luxury car brand Voisin. The Great Depression hit sales hard as people could no longer indulge in expensive car purchases, but Voisin responded in true maverick style - by producing even more expansive and expensive designs. That said, only 28 of these stunning C-25 Aerodynes were ever produced and all contained a unique sliding roof powered by two vacuum pumps fitted inside the trunk.
10. 1948 Tasco
Photo: Peter Harholdt via High Museum
Here's a car that may split opinion. Tasco stood for The American Sports Car Company, and the brand was a product of the post-war period, where design and innovation reflected the optimistic mood that followed years of economic crisis and global war. The car's designer was Gordon Buehrig, another who had worked in both the aviation and automobile design trades. The 1948 Tasco was envisaged as part car, part plane, taking its inspiration from WWII fighter aircraft. The fiberglass wheel covers moved with the car when steered.