Solved - NEH 2601: George Walker's 1942 Streamlined Plastic Car Concept

[Carnut]

What's this, by whom, from when and anything special or unusual about it - for 1 point?:

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[Carnut]

Experts?

[targhediferro]

American?

[Carnut]

American?

Yes!

[streamliner]

George Walker design for Bohn, around 1943?

[Carnut]

George Walker design for Bohn, around 1943?

It is by George Walker, yes, but there's no mention of Bohn.
Date slightly out.
Locked for you to dig into further and say exactly what the point of it was and what might be a bit unusual about it for its time?

[streamliner]

Ahhh, the future is plastics, at least for this one from February of 1942. 



But Walker then re-used this concept repeatedly in 1943 and 1944 for Bohn where it exemplified where aluminum would be used for automobile bodies. 

All of his streamlined bubbletops from this era seemed to be rear-engined, direct drive hydraulic coupling, etc. etc. that influenced Preston Tucker so much that Walker's design was cited as prior art in the patent for the Tucker automobile half a decade later.  Here's Walker's patent, included as a reference in Tucker's patent, that was used in Bohn's ad:

[Carnut]

That's the one, yes.
The body was to be self-coloured too, eliminating the need for painting.
Another point for you!