These “En L’An 2000″ postcards from circa 1910 have been circulating around the Intertubes in recent days, and the set includes at least a few images of interest to car folk, including the above, “Automobiles de Guerre,” and below, “Eclaireurs Cyclistes,” that depict armored vehicles in the time before Christie, et al, introduced the treaded tank to warfare, but after the widespread adoption of the horseless carriage and the motorcycle. Obviously no crystal ball, but the general concept – armored, wheeled, heavily armed vehicles capable of combat – is still with us today.
