Solved - NEH 4722: Strother MacMinn proposal for VW Beetle redesign - 1957

[Carnut]

What's this, by whom, from when - for 1 point?:

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[Carnut]

Experts?

[kwgibbs]

was this a design by strother MacMinn and bob gurr?

[D-type]

Any DKW or Auto Union connection?

[Carnut]

Any DKW or Auto Union connection?

No, none..

was this a design by strother MacMinn and bob gurr?

Yes it was by Strother Mac Minn!
So I'll lock it for you to fill in the other details.

[kwgibbs]

according to my source,it was the Strother MacMinn Redesign.MacMinn also reduced the height and might have increased the rear overhang(it,s hard to be sure,given the perspectives he used in the renderings).I think his redesign is much more successful than Gurr,s.That,s because it retains a VW feeling or spirit.It also has a more timeless appearance than Gurr,s 1955-based design.

[Carnut]

Yes, a proposal for a re-designed Beetle it was (Wendax also puzzled one recently).
Here's the rear view:

[kwgibbs]

sorry for forgetting the date,I was going to put it as 1957.