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Anyone recognize this vehicle?
Apologies for the join, the two pages were of different quality so I joined them as best I could in the laziest possible manner.
With a tip of the hat to mymokke's reasoning on NEH 4071, I would suggest this is a Plymouth concept
Quote from: el_monty on June 10, 2015, 04:23:43 AM
With a tip of the hat to mymokke's reasoning on NEH 4071, I would suggest this is a Plymouth concept
Whilst that is excellent reasoning, and that post is indeed the reason I dug this one up, this is unfortunately not a Plymouth.
is it an American concept drawing ?
is it a Pontiac concept?
is it by Exner?
is it a ford or Lincoln concept?
OK, I'll bite ........ not a Plymouth, but, Dodge Lancer preliminary concept drawing?
Quote from: el_monty on June 10, 2015, 11:06:34 AM
is it by Exner?
Not Exner.
Quote from: kwgibbs on June 10, 2015, 12:07:53 PM
is it a ford or Lincoln concept?
Neither of them had a hand in this.
Quote from: mymokke on June 10, 2015, 06:20:16 PM
OK, I'll bite ........ not a Plymouth, but, Dodge Lancer preliminary concept drawing?
'Fraid not!
was it based on a Chrysler new Yorker?
From an American independent manufacturer, not one of the big 3?
Quote from: kwgibbs on June 10, 2015, 10:15:52 PM
was it based on a Chrysler new Yorker?
No it was not.
(That is to say, it's not mentioned as an influence, though inspiration could well have been drawn from it.)
Quote from: mymokke on June 10, 2015, 10:30:43 PM
From an American independent manufacturer, not one of the big 3?
As with most of my tricky puzzles, the answer is sort of. ;)
was Richard arbib behind the drawing?
Quote from: kwgibbs on June 11, 2015, 03:42:27 AM
was Richard arbib behind the drawing?
No he was not.
was it ever built or remained a drawing proposal?
Quote from: kwgibbs on June 11, 2015, 05:04:19 AM
was it ever built or remained a drawing proposal?
I've not been able to find anything that indicates any progression past this drawing.
Was it a 10-seater or just the driver who was a midget?!
Quote from: Carnut on June 11, 2015, 05:32:40 AM
Was it a 10-seater or just the driver who was a midget?!
;D He's a pint sized model.
even though its an American concept drawing ,was there any foreign car influence,s or idea,s?
Quote from: kwgibbs on June 12, 2015, 02:25:22 PM
even though its an American concept drawing ,was there any foreign car influence,s or idea,s?
I don't believe so, no.
was it of the 1960s?
Something about that upright center bumper section suggests Packard .......... any connection?
Quote from: kwgibbs on June 12, 2015, 10:28:50 PM
was it of the 1960s?
Yes it was.
Quote from: mymokke on June 13, 2015, 12:35:55 AM
Something about that upright center bumper section suggests Packard .......... any connection?
No Packard connection I'm afraid, no.
Was the focus of the concept drawing to introduce a specific technological innovation?
was it for a Studebaker concept?
Quote from: Zerk on June 13, 2015, 04:01:02 PM
Was the focus of the concept drawing to introduce a specific technological innovation?
Not something specific, and whilst it did have some ideas the concept was more in line with el_monty's first response in this thread.
Quote from: kwgibbs on June 13, 2015, 04:18:53 PM
was it for a Studebaker concept?
Nothing to do with Studebaker, no.
based on a De Soto?
Quote from: kwgibbs on June 14, 2015, 03:05:09 AM
based on a De Soto?
Not De Soto, no.
EDIT: Looking back, I may have confused some people earlier.
This is not by one of the big three, but it does have influence of them, thus the 'sort of'.
was this car named after its builder?
Quote from: kwgibbs on June 14, 2015, 03:13:13 PM
was this car named after its builder?
Not after the person who drew it, no, but after the commissioners, yes.
Pros? Perhaps you guys can capitalize on the work that's been done on this one so far.
Did an American car magazine ask a designer to draw what a production version of GM Firebird II dream car would look like ?
A concept for American Motors Corp. (AMC), perhaps in anticipation of a possible merger?
Quote from: oko94 on July 05, 2015, 04:58:24 AM
Did an American car magazine ask a designer to draw what a production version of GM Firebird II dream car would look like ?
This is
very close to the answer I'm after so I'll lock it for your next reply to see if you can expand on that!
Quote from: 4popoid on July 05, 2015, 08:03:39 AM
A concept for American Motors Corp. (AMC), perhaps in anticipation of a possible merger?
Nothing to do with AMC I'm afraid.
Brooke Stevens ?
Well, I can't find anything about this car so I guess you can unlock.
Was it a sketch made for Motor Trend ?
Quote from: wingroad on July 06, 2015, 02:35:41 PM
Brooke Stevens ?
Not Brooke Stevens.
Quote from: oko94 on July 06, 2015, 05:05:15 PM
Well, I can't find anything about this car so I guess you can unlock.
Was it a sketch made for Motor Trend ?
Motor Trend was not involved.
Made for an American, mainstream car magazine from the fifties ?
Quote from: oko94 on July 07, 2015, 10:28:45 AM
Made for an American, mainstream car magazine from the fifties ?
Yes, no and no.
Made for an automotive supplier ?
Quote from: oko94 on July 07, 2015, 12:21:49 PM
Made for an automotive supplier ?
No it was not.
Made for an administration ?
Quote from: oko94 on July 08, 2015, 01:07:19 AM
Made for an administration ?
Nope, you're getting colder.
Made for Popular Science magazine ?
Quote from: oko94 on July 09, 2015, 01:25:12 AM
Made for Popular Science magazine ?
Not for them but you are very warm.
Popular Mechanics ?
Quote from: oko94 on July 09, 2015, 09:28:19 AM
Popular Mechanics ?
Yes indeed! Locked for your next answer for the name and person behind this!
I can't find any info online...you can unlock.
Was it designed by a well-known car designer ?
Quote from: oko94 on July 12, 2015, 05:34:17 AM
I can't find any info online...you can unlock.
Was it designed by a well-known car designer ?
OK, open to all again. Potentially easy point up for grabs with all the existing info here?
Well-known, yes, but not for his car designs.
Designed by an illustrator who worked regularly for Popular Mechanics ?
Quote from: oko94 on July 14, 2015, 05:18:12 AM
Designed by an illustrator who worked regularly for Popular Mechanics ?
I cannot speak to that effect, but it's not what he was known for, no.
Early 60s?
Dick Locher, 1962!
Quote from: Paul Jaray on July 14, 2015, 12:51:02 PM
Dick Locher, 1962!
Absolutely! Very well done!
This is Popular Mechanics' PM 67, a car from 1962 looking 6 years into the future using GM's Dream Car design language as inspiration.
Dick Locher, known primarily for his newspaper cartoons, penned this for Popular Mechanics.