What’s the world’s best-selling car? Not sure? Here are a few hints. This car was created by a former car parts designer for Chrysler, it seats only one person, and it has an outrageous color scheme. That’s right, it’s the Little Tikes Cozy Coupe! It has been the go-to toy for kids of all generations since it rolled off the assembly line in 1979. If you didn’t have one as a child, I’m guessing your kids did. (My Cozy Coupe currently lives in the attic of my parents’ garage.) Given its immense commercial appeal and financial success, it only makes sense that this iconic car would become one of the world’s first flying vehicles. In a recent video, YouTubers FliteTest document their journey of transforming a typical Little Tikes Cozy Coupe into a flying car.
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Alexis GajewskiAlexis Gajewski
Senior Content Strategist
Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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