If there was a golden age of aerocars, it was the 1940s and 1950s. In 1946, writing about Robert Fulton, Jr.'s Airphibian, LIFE Magazine reported that the Fultons could fly from an airstrip behind their home to LaGuardia airport, remove the wings, tail and propellor and drive to Broadway to see a show — a total distance of 60 miles — all within 25 minutes.