History Mysterion update

Just found this shot with no caption. Is this when you still owned it? What is the black stuff on the bubble?

 

I think it's the seal for the windshield portion of the bubble. I kind of recall the original bubble being tinted and the front "windshield: being clear.

 

this was one of the photos that Sotheby's contracted to advertise the sale. We wanted an industrial background so we took this photo shoot in an oil field.

The bubble was blown in one piece of course. As mentioned above, Ed glued on a rubber 'windshield' frame and kept the center clear and painted the rest in candy blue. I did the same. The surround I used is a 1 1/8" black rubber half-round section I found on the internet.

 

This whole story is amazing. Starting with Ed's original. His vision for this is quite exceptional. Look around at what had been done before that. Then after decades, it get's recreated by a man with as strong a vision to succeed. Reading the book is a good overview of what happened but you can guess what drove someone to recreate such a piece of art. For those of you that have built ground up cars, you have some insight but you get to set all the rules for your creation. Following another man's vision that wasn't grounded by any normal standards of construction is an exploration as well as the build. Everytime I think about this and knowing how it sold puts a smile on my face that lasts for sometime. The hot rod historians years from now certainly need to include this in any article about the mysterion. Does anybody know how Ed arrived at the name?

 

Thanx wfo. You sound exactly like the guy I built this for. That's a good question, I never heard the story of where the name came from.

 

I always wondered, not a joke either... did the interior need to be brushed to keep it looking so fluffy?

 

Probably. I looked long and hard for the fake fur I used. It is a pretty robust synthetic, didn't mat down at all during construction and while I owned it but I can't imagine they had as good fabrics back then. But then, point out the practical aspect of this car!!