I just love these "what will your next new car be like" articles. This one is from the July 1944 issue of Popular Science. They have us driving diesels and hybrids with front wheel drive. That part is accurate. Not so much for the rear engine and rear wheel steering and hydraulic drive.
Back in Feb. 1950, the folks at Popular Mechanics polished up their crystal ball to show us what life would be like in 50 years. It's interesting to see what they got right...and wrong.
As usual, click on the pages to read the text. Click again once it comes up to make it even larger.