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Title: Solved: Wendax 2721 - Uniroyal Royalex Microcar Commuter concept
Post by: Wendax on November 01, 2018, 03:38:33 AM: I don't think it ever left the drawing board.

For one point, please respond and identify this car.
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Post by: Wendax on November 08, 2018, 02:27:17 AM: up
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Post by: norberthanke on November 08, 2018, 07:07:16 AM: American haircut
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Post by: Wendax on November 08, 2018, 07:50:24 AM: It is from the US.
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Post by: kwgibbs on November 09, 2018, 09:28:30 AM: Is it a strother macminn design?
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Post by: Wendax on November 09, 2018, 10:09:22 AM: I just know for whom this drawing was made.
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Post by: kwgibbs on November 09, 2018, 04:17:12 PM: It looks like a proposal sketch for a electric car for an electric co.?
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Post by: Wendax on November 09, 2018, 06:01:49 PM: It isn't for an electric company.
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Post by: D-type on November 10, 2018, 03:25:44 PM: Was it a Ford project?
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Post by: kwgibbs on November 10, 2018, 03:41:17 PM: was it an American motors project for a single-seat business commuter?
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Post by: Wendax on November 10, 2018, 04:53:39 PM: Twice no
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Post by: D-type on November 10, 2018, 05:57:07 PM: Is the company this was for a motor manufacturer?
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Post by: kwgibbs on November 10, 2018, 10:48:46 PM: was it a car proposal for a driving without a steering wheel?
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Post by: Wendax on November 11, 2018, 03:15:10 AM: Quote from: D-type on November 10, 2018, 05:57:07 PM
Is the company this was for a motor manufacturer?
No

Quote from: kwgibbs on November 10, 2018, 10:48:46 PM
was it a car proposal for a driving without a steering wheel?
That was obviously part of the artist's fantasy, but I don't think that was the main aim.
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Post by: kwgibbs on November 11, 2018, 09:05:57 AM: was it a proposal for being in tight places?
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Post by: Wendax on November 11, 2018, 09:13:43 AM: No
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Post by: kwgibbs on November 11, 2018, 10:21:22 AM: even though it was just a drawing,did it mention anything about what car or vehicle it was based on ?
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Post by: Wendax on November 11, 2018, 10:58:00 AM: No
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Post by: Wendax on November 25, 2018, 03:10:55 AM: up again
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Post by: oko94 on November 25, 2018, 03:15:42 AM: Was this designed for an automotive supplier ?
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Post by: Djetset on November 25, 2018, 03:33:54 AM: Was it a magazine proposal for a future commuter car?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on November 25, 2018, 04:52:04 AM: Was it made by a car designer or by an artist?
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Post by: Wendax on November 25, 2018, 05:25:30 AM: Quote from: oko94 on November 25, 2018, 03:15:42 AM
Was this designed for an automotive supplier ?
Yes

Quote from: Djetset on November 25, 2018, 03:33:54 AM
Was it a magazine proposal for a future commuter car?
No

Quote from: Oguerrerob on November 25, 2018, 04:52:04 AM
Was it made by a car designer or by an artist?
I don't know
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Post by: oko94 on November 25, 2018, 06:17:54 AM: Designed between 1963 and 1968 ?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on November 25, 2018, 06:47:23 AM: For Mopar?
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Post by: Wendax on November 25, 2018, 02:05:47 PM: Quote from: oko94 on November 25, 2018, 06:17:54 AM
Designed between 1963 and 1968 ?
I don't have an exact year, and the sources are contradictory, but you may be right.

Quote from: Oguerrerob on November 25, 2018, 06:47:23 AM
For Mopar?
No
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Post by: oko94 on November 25, 2018, 03:26:08 PM: Is the automotive supplier specialized in electric/electronic systems ?
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Post by: Wendax on November 25, 2018, 05:15:14 PM: No
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Post by: oko94 on November 25, 2018, 05:38:43 PM: Is the automotive supplier specialized in materials ?
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Post by: Wendax on November 26, 2018, 01:30:59 AM: That's one of its field of activity, and that's what this picture is about.
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Post by: oko94 on November 26, 2018, 01:54:29 AM: Dupont ?
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Post by: Wendax on November 26, 2018, 06:59:15 AM: No
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Post by: oko94 on November 26, 2018, 08:38:44 AM: Is the automotive supplier specialized in plastics ?
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Post by: Wendax on November 26, 2018, 09:28:04 AM: It is better known for another product.
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Post by: oko94 on November 26, 2018, 09:45:11 AM: Was Copper Development Association involved ?
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Post by: Wendax on November 26, 2018, 12:02:49 PM: No
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Post by: oko94 on November 26, 2018, 05:52:31 PM: Is the automotive supplier specialized in metallic materials ?
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Post by: Djetset on November 26, 2018, 05:58:21 PM: Was the Company a GRP glass fibre resin specialist?
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Post by: Wendax on November 27, 2018, 02:17:42 AM: Quote from: oko94 on November 26, 2018, 05:52:31 PM
Is the automotive supplier specialized in metallic materials ?
No

Quote from: Djetset on November 26, 2018, 05:58:21 PM
Was the Company a GRP glass fibre resin specialist?
Getting much closer now, but the material we are looking for is not GRP.
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Post by: Oguerrerob on November 27, 2018, 02:41:33 AM: Bakelite?
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Post by: Arunas on November 27, 2018, 02:58:57 AM: That's hard one, but I've found it! :)

It is ~1967 Uniroyal [Royalex dept.] Microcar Commuter concept.

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Artist's concept of a unique all-purpose vehicle made of Royalex. A commuter car during the week, it converts to a sturdy "yard boy" and plows snow, cuts grass!
Title: Re: Wendax 2721
Post by: Wendax on November 27, 2018, 05:13:51 AM: Well done! Royalex is a composite material, mainly ABS with a vinyl coating, often used for boats.