(via Popular Mechanics, Jul 1952/Google Books and Airphibian.com)

Taylor Aerocar, 1949

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Designed and built by Moulton Taylor in Longview, Washington. Six were built: four Aerocar Is, one Aerocar II and one Aerocar I that was rebuilt as an Aerocar III.

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(via Museum of Flight, Gomotors and Wikimedia Commons/Hummel-1961)

The Bryan Autoplane

The first model was designed and constructed by Leland Bryan in 1953, but two improved models were built in 1957 and 1970. All three prototypes could fold their wings.

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Curtiss-Wright VZ-7, a flying jeep, 1958

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This VTOL aircraft was designed for the US Army by the Curtiss-Wright company. Two prototypes were delivered in mid-1958, but weren't able to meet the Army's standards. The project was cancelled in 1960, and the prototypes were returned to the Curtiss-Wright company.

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One of them still exists today in storage at the United States Army Aviation Museum collection.

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(via Wikimedia Commons/Bernd vdB and Diseno-Art)

Wagner FJ-V3 Aerocar by Alfred Vogt, 1965

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The four-wheeled flying automobile with a 4-seat cabin was based on the 2-seater Wagner Rotocar (1960) and the Wagner Sky-Trac helicopter, built by Alfred Vogt in 1965.

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The Wagner Rotocar III

After some quite succesfull tests in the late 1960s, the design was sold to HTM. The company abandoned the project in 1971.

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(via Wikimedia Commons, Schöner Ausflug, Carstyling and Helicopter Postcards)

AVE Mizar, 1973

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Smolinski and his partner, Hal Blake, founded Advanced Vehicle Engineers in 1971 to design and build a flying car. Their first (and only) prototype was the AVE Mizar, which combined a Ford Pinto with a rear end of a Cessna. The wings fell off during a routine flight, killing both of the engineers.

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(via Curb Side Classics and CarStyling)

Terrafugia Transition

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The carbon-fiber Terrafugia Transition is in development since 2006, but first flew only in 2009. On the road, it can drive 70 mph (110 kmh) and 93 kn (107 mph or 172 kmh) in the air and have a flight range of 425 nmi (489 miles or 787 km).

(via Wikimedia Commons/MarkWarren 1 - 2)

Further reading: Rocket Cars of the Cold War