Art Deco

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Art Deco | Looking Sharp; A century after the exhibition that gave the style its name, Art Deco Is as fashionable as ever. The Economist, Apr 19, 2025, at page 72.
https://telegra.ph/A-century-on- ... as-ever-nNOHl-04-16
("Art Deco may be hard to define, but you know it when you see it. Its architecture is at once angular—associated with shapes such as chevrons and triangles—and arcs. Consider, for instance, the top of the Chrysler Building in New York (pictured)" )

Note: "And when he unveiled the new Tesla Robovan in October, he was clear about the inspiration for its sleek look. The 'Futuristic Art Deco Bus' was based on—you guessed it—'Art Deco trains.' "
(a) Tesla Robovan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Robovan
("A concept version of the autonomous electric Robovan was unveiled on 10 October 2024 at the 'We, Robot' event at Warner Brothers Studio in Los Angeles")
is not made yet. This is not Tesla Cybertruck, which has nothing to do with Art Deco.
(ii) The unveiling of Robovan and the centennial of the 1925 Paris exhibition prompts this article.
(b) Art Deco
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Deco
(section 12 Design: "Streamline was a variety of Art Deco which emerged during the mid-1930s. It was influenced by modern aerodynamic principles developed for aviation and ballistics to reduce aerodynamic drag at high velocities. The bullet shapes were applied by designers to cars, trains, ships, and even objects not intended to move, such as refrigerators, gas pumps, and buildings.[61] One of the first production vehicles in this style was the Chrysler Airflow of 1933")
A photo in this section has the caption: "New York Central's 20th Century Limited Hudson 4-6-4 Streamlined locomotive (c 1939)."

20th Century Limited (1902-1967):  en.wikipedia.org for "20th Century Limited"
(i) But there is another Art Deco Locomotive: New York Central (Railroad) Mercury (illustration below)
(ii) "The Art Deco Mercury streamlined trains were designed by the industrial artist Henry Dreyfuss in 1936. Mercury was the name of the Roman god of messengers making it a perfect identity for the grace and speed of these modern trains. There were several Mercury streamliners traveling at speeds of over 100 miles per hour delivering passengers from Chicago to Detroit and Cincinnati, along with other popular places throughout the midwest. The goal for the railroads was expanding the new streamlined service focusing on speed, comfort and innovation." from the Web.