Motor Mythbusters Wonders If The Car From “The Flintstones” Could Work

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San Francisco’s Florence Fang might have a new item for her collection of Flintstone-inspired lawn ornaments. The Motor Trend channel is getting ready to premiere a new series called Motor Mythbusters, and one of the upcoming episodes will test whether or not the fabled car from The Flintstones could both be built and legitimately operated.

For those that don’t know, Fred’s Flintmobile is started by having your feet kick the “bedrock” thereby causing some sort of acceleration that propels the vehicle across constant rocky terrain. Now, I’m not a physics major, but that seems totally plausible, right? In any event, perhaps this could be tested in the upcoming FOX series Bedrock featuring Elizabeth Banks.

Motor Mythbusters premieres August 4th only on Motor Trend Network, check your local listings.

Synopsis:

The Flintstones were the modern Stone Age family. Residing in Bedrock, Fred Flintstone worked an unsatisfying quarry job, but returned home to lovely wife Wilma and eventually daughter Pebbles. Fred, a big fan of golf and bowling, also enjoyed bullying neighbor Barney Rubble, while Barney’s saucy wife Betty was best friends with Wilma. During the show’s run, Barney and Betty would adopt an unnaturally strong son, Bamm-Bamm, who would become friends with little Pebbles. “The Flintstones,” heavily inspired by “The Honeymooners,” convinced a generation of children that dinosaurs and humans occupied the planet at the same time.

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