WWII Boeing B-29 Was Inspiration for The Millenium Falcon's Iconic Cockpit

December 2, 2025

Star Wars is in many ways George Lucas' homage to the great WW2 movies he loved, and this permeated everything from shot-for-shot scenes to the design of its iconic spacecraft.

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At one point, all of our favorite automakers were start-ups, and the tallest order of their day was to come up with a sharp new logo.

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Why the Oldest Extinct User Interface in Cars is Making a Comeback

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