Ford Designer Lowell E. Overly in the Soybean Car, 1941
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Lowell Overly made molds for the soy-plastic instrument knobs used in Ford automobiles in the 1930s. Given Overly's experience, Henry Ford appointed him to work with chemist Robert Boyer and Ford's design department on an experimental "soybean car" with a complete soy-plastic body. One functional prototype was built in 1941, but World War II ended further work on the concept.
Lowell Overly made molds for the soy-plastic instrument knobs used in Ford automobiles in the 1930s. Given Overly's experience, Henry Ford appointed him to work with chemist Robert Boyer and Ford's design department on an experimental "soybean car" with a complete soy-plastic body. One functional prototype was built in 1941, but World War II ended further work on the concept.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
13 August 1941
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.189.P.16353
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.3758 in
Width: 11.25 in
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