The 1948 Tasco, designed by Gordon Buehrig, was a jet dream fused with an automobile. Born from the post-WWII obsession with aviation, this aluminum prototype was shaped like a teardrop, featuring a cockpit-like interior and specialized fiberglass front fenders. Though too ambitious and expensive for production, it remains one of American car history’s greatest curiosities. Its legacy lives on through the revolutionary T-top roof—two removable plexiglass panels—a design first patented by Buehrig that later became a symbol of freedom and style.