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Title: Solved - NEH 5136: Howard Ketcham's Atomic sports car for tomorrow - 1954
Post by: Carnut on April 21, 2017, 07:06:14 AM
What's this, by whom - for 1 point?:

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Title: Re: NEH 5136
Post by: Carnut on May 08, 2017, 09:32:14 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: NEH 5136
Post by: kwgibbs on May 08, 2017, 09:55:11 AM
is it a cartoon drawing for future cars?
Title: Re: NEH 5136
Post by: Carnut on 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!
Title: Re: NEH 5136
Post by: kwgibbs on May 08, 2017, 12:53:44 PM
do you know if it was done by a popular car illustrator?
Title: Re: NEH 5136
Post by: Carnut on 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.
Title: Re: NEH 5136
Post by: kwgibbs on May 08, 2017, 01:36:25 PM
was he American?
Title: Re: NEH 5136
Post by: Carnut on May 08, 2017, 06:00:46 PM
Quote from: kwgibbs on May 08, 2017, 01:36:25 PM
was he American?

Yes!
Title: Re: NEH 5136
Post by: kwgibbs on May 08, 2017, 08:37:43 PM
was this sketch from the 1960,s?
Title: Re: NEH 5136
Post by: Carnut on 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.
Title: Re: NEH 5136
Post by: Fёdor on May 09, 2017, 08:32:02 AM

 French future car
Title: Re: NEH 5136
Post by: kwgibbs on May 09, 2017, 09:27:04 AM
1954?
Title: Re: NEH 5136
Post by: Carnut on May 09, 2017, 10:09:01 AM
Quote from: Fёdor on May 09, 2017, 08:32:02 AM

 French future car

Not French..

Quote from: kwgibbs on May 09, 2017, 09:27:04 AM
1954?

1954 is right.
Title: Re: NEH 5136
Post by: Hiawatha on May 10, 2017, 02:21:24 PM
Howard Ketcham's Atomic sports car for tomorrow
Title: Re: NEH 5136
Post by: Carnut on 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!
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 5136: Howard Ketcham's Atomic sports car for tomorrow - 1954
Post by: Hiawatha on May 10, 2017, 03:35:43 PM
Nice puzzle.. it took a while, the catch word was tomorrow