Something special for my 50th puzzle.
What is this, for 1 point ?
Oh my god!!! :shiver:. It´s that a serious design proposal?
That's exactly the kind of reaction I expected ;D
Yes, it's a serious proposal.
From Europe?
was it a homemade camping car perhaps?
Yes, from Europe.
No, not a homemade camping car.
Is it homemade or a proposal by some obscure coachbuilder?
Not a proposal by a coachbuilder, but not "homemade" either. It was done in a "professional" context.
An student project?
Not a student project
Initial concept,idea, sketch ?
It remained an idea.
mmm, some kind of contest entry?
Not a contest entry
Is there a company involved behind this proposal or was it made by an individual?
Is it pre-war?
It was meant to be based on a chassis made by a company, but the proposal itself was made by an individual.
It is pre-war.
Good questions asked, keep on searching guys !
It will soon go to the pros if there is no more activity here.
Any connection with Voisin?
No connection with Voisin
Is it a project for an armored vehicle?
Not an armored vehicle
Some sort of safety car, maybe?
Not a safety car
German?
Not German
Was the drawing made by someone famous for other types of designs but not car design?
Absolutely !
It's architect Albert Loos' 1923 'Loosmobile', but on the original sketch it was annotated as 'Lancia'. I have no idea what he was trying to do with this idea, perhaps the biggest possible passenger space? Compared to le Corbusier's car ideas of a few years later, it's pretty crude and un-aerodynamic. I have to say, though, le Corbusier's original sketch of his car was just as crude!
And we have a winner ! One more point for you
Quote from: richard cuyler on July 06, 2015, 06:32:21 AM
I have no idea what he was trying to do with this idea, perhaps the biggest possible passenger space?
Yes indeed. Basically it's an attempt to apply his Raumplan concept of three-dimensionally-optimized space to car design. Interestingly in some drawings the body is enlarged to full-car width between front and rear axle, which was quite a novelty in 1923.
Quote from: richard cuyler on July 06, 2015, 06:32:21 AM
It's architect Albert Loos' 1923 'Loosmobile'
It's of course Adolf and not Albert, I didn't even notice when I first read your aswer ! You can keep your point anyway ;D
Oops! :-[ Thanks for the point, though!