Whaddyacallit #408 - Frank Hershey's design for a production Hewson Rocket

Ray B. · August 30, 2009, 11:10:33 AM

Ever seen this ?

If you did, please respond below and let us know who did this styling proposal, and for what car (who was eventually never produced under this form).

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Ray B. · September 07, 2009, 05:24:01 PM

Experts?

Ray B. · September 17, 2009, 12:44:09 PM

This one finally makes it to the Pros'

Otto Puzzell · September 18, 2009, 04:45:27 AM

A sketch of a future Studebaker?

Ray B. · September 18, 2009, 04:56:06 AM

Not that.

Otto Puzzell · September 18, 2009, 04:57:41 AM

Thunderbird?

Ray B. · September 18, 2009, 04:58:47 AM

No Thunderbird either.

Otto Puzzell · September 18, 2009, 05:06:29 AM

OK - was the designer Brooks Stevens?

Ray B. · September 18, 2009, 05:40:32 AM

No.
Don't forget what I may not have made clear enough in my first post: this was based on an existing car, as a proposal for its evolution.

Otto Puzzell · September 18, 2009, 05:41:25 AM

I think it's a Tucker that never was.

Ray B. · September 18, 2009, 05:44:52 AM

Not a Tucker.

Otto Puzzell · September 18, 2009, 07:54:27 AM

Question - the car in the second pic seems to have "dagmars" protruding from the rear, where the top picture shows a recessed egg-crate pattern. Are these two slightly different variations on the same theme, or are the dagmars movable?

Meanwhile - six tailpipes; apparent rear-engine. I'll guess it is Porsche-related.

Ray B. · September 18, 2009, 09:06:47 AM

I don't know about the dagmars. The rest of the car seems quite the same in both drawings. So maybe they were supposed to be movable, or it's just a mistake from the designer.

The car it was based on was mid-engined, you're almost right. But it was not a six, whatever was in the designer's mind for this one. Anyway, not Porsche related.

pnegyesi · September 18, 2009, 09:46:06 AM

For some reasons it looks like a Playboy

Ray B. · September 18, 2009, 09:54:55 AM

Not a Playboy (and no connection I am aware of).

Otto Puzzell · September 18, 2009, 01:15:09 PM

Tatra of some sort?

Arunas · September 18, 2009, 01:18:22 PM

Is it really from 1950?

Ray B. · September 18, 2009, 01:18:48 PM

No Tatra.

Ray B. · September 18, 2009, 01:24:08 PM

Quote from: Arunas on September 18, 2009, 01:18:22 PM
Is it really from 1950?

A few years earlier. As the drawings were for a production car that could have been marketed in 1949-50.

Arunas · September 18, 2009, 01:31:04 PM

Exactly from 1948?

Ray B. · September 18, 2009, 01:37:56 PM

This isn't known. I'd say earlier.
Do you mean the drawings or the existing car?

Otto Puzzell · September 18, 2009, 01:46:39 PM

An Alex Tremulis design?

Ray B. · September 18, 2009, 01:49:01 PM

Not him, but your getting warmer.

pnegyesi · September 18, 2009, 02:43:36 PM

A proposal for the Muntz Jet by Frank Kurtis?

Arunas · September 18, 2009, 02:46:26 PM

Quote from: Ray B. on September 18, 2009, 01:37:56 PM
This isn't known. I'd say earlier.
Do you mean the drawings or the existing car?

I mean the years of the sketch...

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Whaddyacallit #408 - Frank Hershey's design for a production Hewson Rocket