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Coming soon to a showroom near you: the 3D printed car. Walk right in, pick out the configuration—two seats or four, convertible or hardtop, custom features—and drive it home at the end of the day.

That’s the vision from the people at Phoenix-based Local Motors who have developed the first 3D printed car, debuted at Chicago’s International Manufacturing Technology Show last week.

Jay Rogers, founder and CEO of Local Motors, a low-volume manufacturer of open-source motor vehicle designs, led the development of the Strati, the world’s first automobile to be created entirely using direct digital manufacturing. The company held a design contest, and the two-seat open-top Strati, or “layers” in Italian, was the winner out of more than 200 entries.



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