Thus, we already know how the vehicles from the future are going to work, sound and look like: they will be called “landspeeders” and look something like this:

“Landspeeder” was the name of a craft Star Wars Luke Skywalker was using to travel above a world’s surface.

And the future is actually starting now! The Landspeeder appealed to the public so much, that there appeared several full-scale running replicas in real life, and here are a few of them (none of them is yet able to hover aloft on a cushion of antigravity but they do look cool!):

Landspeeder Replica Sold on eBay

The full-size replica was sold on eBay for about 13 000 USD which looks like well worth the money:

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Landspeeder by Daniel Deutsch

According to the description, this Landspeeder created by Daniel Deutsch is powered by an electric motor that is able to take the vehicle to a top speed of 25 mph and that can travel for several miles on a single battery change.

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Landspeeders, Burning Man 2007

The annual art festival known as Burning Man presented the following Landspeeder interpretations (2007):

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Landspeeders: Burning Man 2008

Last year’s Burning man fest had the following Landspeeders to surprise the public:

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Landspeeder: Great Bucks Steam Fair

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Landspeeder: Disney Motor Cars Parade

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Landspeeder: Star Wars Day in Pawtucket, RI

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“Coke-One” Landspeeder

This one was built as a promotional vehicle for Coca-Cola in the early 1980s (it was given the moniker “Coke One”).

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