Overhead Sketch of Roof Pillars for the Cornell-Liberty Safety Car, 1956
THF255141 / Overhead Sketch of Roof Pillars for the Cornell-Liberty Safety Car, 1956
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Artifact Overview
Industrial designer Raymond Loewy produced a series of design drawings for the "Safety Car" built in 1957 by Cornell University and the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. The finished concept car incorporated more than 60 safety improvements from seat belts, to padded interior surfaces, to accordion-style folding doors.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1956
Subject Date
circa 1956
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2001.74.1.12
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
original signature lower right in ink:
Raymond Loewy
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Cornell Aeronautical Labs did some of the first crash testing of automobiles. In 1957 Cornell teamed with Liberty Mutual Insurance to build this unusual looking concept car that incorporated the lessons learned in testing. The car did not actually run, but it featured ideas like seat belts, head rests, and padded interiors that are incorporated into today's cars.
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Cornell and Liberty Mutual created a "safety car," now in our collection, to bring more attention to crash protection from the public — and from automakers.