An uncommonly prophetic 1969 Australian concept car is born again, as the Holden Hurricane is restored. From the Daily Mail:

‘Concept cars’ are unveiled by car makers to show off new technologies. Sometimes they evolve into production vehicles, sometimes they don’t – but very occasionally, they offer a vision of the future.

Holden’s Hurricane – unveiled 42 years ago in Melbourne – was packed with decades-worth of technologies that have become standard in cars. The Hurricane not only had digital displays, it also had a primitive magnetic GPS system, a rear-view CCTV camera, and a hydraulic entry system that would have made the Dukes of Hazzard jealous – the entire roof lifted off on hydraulic plates.

Now the concept car has been brought back to life at a motor show in Melbourne.”

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“It shows amazing foresight into future automotive technologies’;