Solved: Wendax 487 - Republic Aviation Safety Sedan

Wendax · February 12, 2012, 02:59:15 AM

Not exactly a repost.

For one point, please respond and identify this proposal, when it was published and which car it led to.

Wendax · February 19, 2012, 02:54:55 AM

up

mymokke · February 20, 2012, 10:09:56 PM

By FORD?

Wendax · February 21, 2012, 02:12:17 AM

No

Wendax · February 28, 2012, 02:52:31 AM

up again

Paul Jaray · February 28, 2012, 03:12:47 AM

A Fairchild Taxi proposal?

Wendax · February 28, 2012, 03:28:40 AM

Not a taxi, but there is a Fairchild connection

Otto Puzzell · February 28, 2012, 05:44:45 AM

An early sketch of the the Fairchild ESV safety car?

Otto Puzzell · February 28, 2012, 05:51:23 AM

I guess at that time, Fairchild was not yet named. Let's call it the "New York State Safety Car project", which later led to the Fairchild Experimental Safety Vehicle. Conceived by George Hildebrand, an aerospace engineer who worked at Republic Aircraft on Long Island, and Edward Speno, a New York Senator who was also the son of a designer.

Wendax · February 28, 2012, 05:53:10 AM

Yes, it led to the Fairchild Hiller New York State Safety Car, but was connected to another company's name. Locked for you.

Otto Puzzell · February 28, 2012, 05:58:27 AM

If it's not Republic (the other half of Fairchild-Republic), I don't know, so it can be unlocked.

Wendax · February 28, 2012, 06:25:15 AM

Yes, I have it as the Republic Aviation Safety Sedan. Tell me the year and I'll give you the point.

Otto Puzzell · February 28, 2012, 07:49:22 AM

The drawing is from 1965

Wendax · February 28, 2012, 08:27:40 AM

Yes, another point for you.

The resulting car was featured here before: http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=4350.0

Otto Puzzell · February 28, 2012, 01:18:36 PM

Thank you.

A well known automotive magazine in the US did a feature on this project recently. I was going to use one for a puzzle.

I'll scan some pics and add them shortly.

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Solved: Wendax 487 - Republic Aviation Safety Sedan