Solved: Wendax 654 - Curtis Wright Light Car

[Wendax]

Wheelarches are available at extra cost 

For one point, please respond and identify this car.

[Wendax]

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[Bill Murray]

Can't find a similar photo so go with a guess.

Nash Rambler Wagon Prototype???

Cheers
Bill

[Wendax]

The looks may be similar, but this one isn't a Rambler.

[Wendax]

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[pguillem]

Is it american ?

[Wendax]

Yes, it is.

[pguillem]

but not a major manufacturer ?

[Bill Murray]

This is probably a throwaway answer, but it looks maybe like a prototype for the Keller/Bobbi-Kar range of vehicles

[Wendax]

but not a major manufacturer ?

You are right.

[Wendax]

This is probably a throwaway answer, but it looks maybe like a prototype for the Keller/Bobbi-Kar range of vehicles

No connection to Keller or Bobbi-Kar as far as I know.

[pnegyesi]

Was this a short living manufacturer or built by an individual?

[Wendax]

Was this a short living manufacturer or built by an individual?

Built by a short-lived manufacturer. I don't know how many were built, but it was intended for sale.

[pnegyesi]

was this their only model?

[Otto Puzzell]

Are the hood and front fenders fiberglass?

[Wendax]

Yes

[Otto Puzzell]

Was William Stout involved?

[Wendax]

Not that I know

[pnegyesi]

Hehe, I typed in plastic cars 1949 Kurtis and the first image result was the puzzle car:
An engineering and manufacturing project which, if successful, may employ 1,k000 people is under way at the old Los Alamitos Augar Co. plant under direction of Curtis Wright, auto and light plane builder.

Several years ago, Wright built a roadable helicopter with folding rotor blades which he proposed to manufacture to fill the need for a car that would fly—or an airplane that could be driven on the highway.  The helicopter now sits in the midst of automobile assembly lines as Wright prepares to manufacture3 a light motor car.  Later, he said, he hopes to build a package "windmill" with separate motor to be attached to his three passenger coupe at the owner's option.

But for the time being, Wright plans to manufacture a four-cylinder auto designed to carry up to six passengers, depending on the model.  The car will sell for #1350 for picku7p truck to $1465 for the suburban sedan.  Skeleton tooling for the car now is completed, dealers will have show models within a month and delivery of production models is promised within from 60 to 90 days, the manufacturer said.

So it is a 1949 Curtis Wright light car

[Otto Puzzell]

How did you know to type 1949 and Kurtis?

[pnegyesi]

I was looking for Frank Kurtis. I have seen (and touched) a Kurtis sports car in 1996 which had a partly fibreglass body. And it was built around 1948.
And you know, in 1951 there were three plastic bodied cars at the Los Angeles show.
I am not Geoff Hacker, but I do seriously love the story of plastic bodied cars.

And it is pure coincidence that this is a Curtis and Google kindly substituted my "Kurtis" guess with "Curtis"

[Wendax]

So it is a 1949 Curtis Wright light car

Wright you are  

BTW, no connection to the Curtiss-Wright Aircar.