Cube Gallery

Invention of the Cube Car

Invention of the Cube Car. This box-like car, designed by French-Vietnamese designer and engineer Quasar Kahn, was produced in limited numbers between 1967 and 1968 by Universal Power Drives of Perivale, Middlesex, who also made the Unipower sports car. The car had a unique cube-like appearance, with sliding glass doors. It is probably unique amongst car designs in being wider than it is long. The seats were plastic and inflatable. The engine was a four cylinder 1100 cc BMC model with automatic transmission. Modified Mini subframes carried the suspension components and 10-inch Mini wheels were used. Date: 1967

© Mary Evans Picture Library/DAVID LEWIS HODGSON

Bonzo does the dirty work! by George Studdy

Bonzo does the dirty work! He does some parlour tricks with a sugar cube, but the Pekingese Chee-Kee gets the reward, and runs off with the cube. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo, a small dog with saucer-like eyes and indiscriminate breeding who first appeared in the Sketch in 1922. The Bonzo craze swept the world resulting in postcards, annuals, toys and other merchandise. Credit should read: Estate of George Studdy/Gresham Marketing Ltd./ILN/Mary Evans Date: 1923

© Estate of George Studdy/Gresham Marketing Ltd./ILN/Mary Evans

Depiction of Masjid al-Haram Mosque in Mecca

Depiction of Masjid al-Haram Mosque in Mecca. In the centre, the Kabba, the cube-shaped building where the Black Stone is kept. Islamic art. Ceramics. EGYPT. Cairo. Museum of Islamic Arts

© Mary Evans/BeBa/Iberfoto

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