Solved - NEH 5136: Howard Ketcham's Atomic sports car for tomorrow - 1954

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Carnut

April 21, 2017, 07:06:14 AM
What's this, by whom - for 1 point?:

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Interests in life:  Cars, cars, cars - oh and ..er..cars

Carnut

#1
May 08, 2017, 09:32:14 AM
Experts?
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kwgibbs

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May 08, 2017, 09:55:11 AM
is it a cartoon drawing for future cars?

Carnut

#3
May 08, 2017, 12:30:11 PM
Quote from: kwgibbs on May 08, 2017, 09:55:11 AM
is it a cartoon drawing for future cars?

Sort of; I'm not sure if it was meant to be a serious proposal or not.
Certainly the technology was not available at that time so it was never built!
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kwgibbs

#4
May 08, 2017, 12:53:44 PM
do you know if it was done by a popular car illustrator?

Carnut

#5
May 08, 2017, 01:23:18 PM
Quote from: kwgibbs on May 08, 2017, 12:53:44 PM
do you know if it was done by a popular car illustrator?

No, this is the only such work of his that I've found.
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kwgibbs

#6
May 08, 2017, 01:36:25 PM
was he American?

Carnut

#7
May 08, 2017, 06:00:46 PM
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kwgibbs

#8
May 08, 2017, 08:37:43 PM
was this sketch from the 1960,s?

Carnut

#9
May 09, 2017, 06:55:07 AM
Quote from: kwgibbs on May 08, 2017, 08:37:43 PM
was this sketch from the 1960,s?

No, earllier.
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Fёdor

#10
May 09, 2017, 08:32:02 AM

French future car

kwgibbs

#11
May 09, 2017, 09:27:04 AM
1954?

Carnut

#12
May 09, 2017, 10:09:01 AM
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Hiawatha

#13
May 10, 2017, 02:21:24 PM
Howard Ketcham's Atomic sports car for tomorrow

Carnut

#14
May 10, 2017, 03:04:03 PM
Quote from: Hiawatha on May 10, 2017, 02:21:24 PM
Howard Ketcham's Atomic sports car for tomorrow

That's right!
The design incorporated a heat reflecting solar dome and the engine had no moving parts since it was atomic-powered!
Another blind alley but interesting thinking..
Googling Howard Ketcham shows him to have been an expert with colour and he worked closely with the motor industry using his ideas.  As I said before though, I haven't found any other sketch of a car by him.

Well done!
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Hiawatha

#15
May 10, 2017, 03:35:43 PM
Nice puzzle.. it took a while, the catch word was tomorrow
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