What's this, who built it and when - for 1 point?:
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VW based ?
This is a model not a car
AMC related ?
American ?
How about the Experts?
is it electric?
was it built in a university by students?
was it university of Columbia?
Quote from: kwgibbs on August 27, 2018, 09:47:22 AM
was it university of Columbia?
Nothing to do with Columbia Uni.
was it built in 1971?
was it a mid-western university?
East coast?
is it a Pennsylvania university?
Quote from: kwgibbs on September 08, 2018, 08:08:28 PM
is it a Pennsylvania university?
No. I would call Pennsylvania East Coast and it's not East Coast!
Chicago university?
Im probably in the wrong area,what about one of the texas universities?
Quote from: kwgibbs on September 09, 2018, 12:31:17 PM
Im probably in the wrong area,what about one of the texas universities?
I'm afraid you're a long way from the right location!
one area I didn,t try Nevada,utah area?
university of Minnesota?
Detroit Mercy?
Milwaukee?
Indianapolis?
Des Moines?
university of ohio?
I didn,t realize ohio had this many colleges and universities,so I,ll start with ohio state university automotive design?
No, they weren't involved!
Pro's?
Some kind of contest?
Cleveland Urban Vehicle by joint CWRU-CIA Team 1972 Urban Design Vehicle Competition
"In 1972 a combined team from CWRU and Cleveland Institute of Art won 1 of 3 awards for styling and design in the National Urban Vehicle Design Competition at the General Motors Proving Grounds in Milford, Michigan. Teams from 67 other universities participated in the competition. It was sponsored by Student Competitions on Relevant Engineering, Inc. (SCORE).
According to President Toepfer's Annual Report for 1972-1973, the team "fields a small automobile, capable of seating four, featuring an impact-resistant bumper and an electronic system which prevents starting the car if the drive is intoxicated. The car is powered by an internal combustion engine converted to run on propane gas, but the team is continuing its efforts to design a steam engine for the vehicle."
Participating students from CWRU included: Mark K. Altschuler, John S. Amneus, III, Steven R. Buerkel, Roger S. Duff, David D. Evans, Dave J. Fries, Marilyn C. Malone, Steve A. Willeke, John Stenbuck, Ralph Anthony. Students from the Cleveland Institute of Art were: John Breen, Brian Bundy, Julian Carter, Dave Ciganko, Dan Cornell, Ken Foran, Jim Girard, Larry Nagode, John Nottingham, Larry Pentz, Ron Reiman, Marty Smith, Martin Spicuzza, John Spirk, Al Turner. Primary faculty advisers to the program were: Isaac Greber, Professor of Engineering, CWRU; Roy P. Hess, Assistant Head of Industrial Design Department, CIA; and Alan B. Kuper, Associate Professor of Engineering, CWRU. "
Well done. It was a joint effort by the CIA (no, not the Central Intelligence Agency but the Cleveland Institute of Art!) and the CWRU (the Case Western Reserve University) back in 1972. I wonder what happened to it..
Probably what usually happens to most of these cars which took such a lot of thought and work and pride. It's upside down in someone's backyard in long grass, having been used as a kids' paddling pool, now a dump for compost. :o ;)
In preparation for it being a 'Barn Find' in 30 years!
...and selling at a Bonhams auction for money enough to buy a small country, making someone rich who has no connection at all with all the initial design and build. Such is life.... ;D