The Invisible Man Mystery

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You may have heard of so-called hi-tech companies like Google and Apple who recently try to reinvent and re-market stuff that others have invented already a l-o-o-o-ng time ago (sorry for stepping on one or two toes perhaps). Both companies now are investing heaps of billions in chauffeur-less carriages. In a very distant past the word 'automobile' was invented for that to start with. And before that Leonardo Davinci left the idea alone as being a kid's toy.  

So who needs an automobile created by companies that are primarily good in combining bits? Like Google's 'selfdriving car' that looks like an over-sized laptop mouse. Apple is busy checking the same beaten track, but feels so embarrassed about their unmanned bitsa project that they don't dare to write about it themselves... and leave the collateral image damage to Dodge.

And no wonder, as you can see above the whole concept was around and on the streets already 80 years ago! Built and used for the 1933 feature movie 'The Invisible Man' (probably the same trick is employed by G&A). It looks like the original inventors have used an Austin Seven chassis. Anybody who can be more precise? 

Sender Paul Hennessy writes: "Can anyone help me identify the car from these pictures (here in another perspective). Believed taken in January 1934. I'm researching R.C. Sherriff the play/script writer, and have come across this in his archives."  

Editor: next issue, what happened in the end with the Austin Seven without driver? Probably the same as what the future will do with the automatic lawnmowers and vacuum cleaners created by coachbuilders Apple & Google: the scrapyard. As they overlook one very important fact: driving is fun. So who on earth would wish to send out his car alone? Crazy idea.

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