Straight from the future—okay, more like the late 1930s, we’re guessing—comes the wonderfully weird streamlined automobile and trailer created by Angelo R. Noble. See them in action in this charming old newsreel.

Who knows why some cars are captured and remembered by history, while others are lost and forgotten forever. All that seems to remain of this amazing vehicle, and its equally strange matching trailer, is a brief newsreel item that somehow survived into the digital era so that we may gawk in wonder today.

From the undated footage, we know the car was created by one Angelo R. Noble of Guadalupe, California, about 150 miles north of Los Angeles. The engine (type unknown) has been moved to the center of the chassis, while the driver and controls now reside between the front wheels. A large swing-up door in the front allows entry and exit into the cabin, while a submarine-style periscope provides rear vision, we are told. The matching trailer seats four and sleeps three, and that’s about all we can tell you. (We did notice the Model A Ford taillamp.) If anyone can provide additional info on this unique vehicle, please school us. Meanwhile, watch this.