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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2012 => Topic started by: Wendax on February 12, 2012, 02:59:15 AM

Title: Solved: Wendax 487 - Republic Aviation Safety Sedan
Post by: Wendax on 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.
Title: Re: Wendax 487
Post by: Wendax on February 19, 2012, 02:54:55 AM
up
Title: Re: Wendax 487
Post by: mymokke on February 20, 2012, 10:09:56 PM
By FORD?
Title: Re: Wendax 487
Post by: Wendax on February 21, 2012, 02:12:17 AM
No
Title: Re: Wendax 487
Post by: Wendax on February 28, 2012, 02:52:31 AM
up again
Title: Re: Wendax 487
Post by: Paul Jaray on February 28, 2012, 03:12:47 AM
A Fairchild Taxi proposal?
Title: Re: Wendax 487
Post by: Wendax on February 28, 2012, 03:28:40 AM
Not a taxi, but there is a Fairchild connection
Title: Re: Wendax 487
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 28, 2012, 05:44:45 AM
An early sketch of the the Fairchild ESV safety car?
Title: Re: Wendax 487
Post by: Otto Puzzell on 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.
Title: Re: Wendax 487
Post by: Wendax on 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.
Title: Re: Wendax 487
Post by: Otto Puzzell on 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.
Title: Re: Wendax 487
Post by: Wendax on 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.
Title: Re: Wendax 487
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 28, 2012, 07:49:22 AM
The drawing is from 1965
Title: Re: Wendax 487
Post by: Wendax on 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
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 487 - Republic Aviation Safety Sedan
Post by: Otto Puzzell on 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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