It was all in his head, the salvation of mankind. And the aspiration was rather overwhelming that he decided not to build a giant synagogue at the center of the world that shall be equipped with monster sound system (for preaching and praise songs). Instead, he went small-scale: he made a car. After all, I’m a car buff too, Catholic priest Father Alfred A. Juliano might have said.

Yes, the Aurora Safety Car, which is considered the first Experimental Safety Vehicle, is the brainchild of a priest! It was meant to go places–be a car with either a Cadillac, Lincoln, or Chrysler engine built on Buick chassis–but then the Aurora Motor Company, partly funded by Juliano’s congregation, went broke after coming up with the car’s first prototype, which cost $30, 000.00. Talk about one-hit wonders.

If there’s one feat we can accredit to this car (definitely not the design—what, are we seeing a plastic-covered bathtub on wheels?), it’s its attempt at a safer cruise on the highway. To that we say, amen.