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Solved - NEH 2857: 1954 drawing by John Samsen for 1958 or 59 model De Soto
« on: August 12, 2013, 07:47:05 AM »
What's this a sketch for, from when and by whom - for 1 point?:

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Re: NEH 2857
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2013, 03:00:31 AM »
Buick Le Sabre
Proposal for modelyear 1960
Design: Syd Mead
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Re: NEH 2857
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2013, 04:32:36 AM »
Quote from: hermanoto on August 14, 2013, 03:00:31 AM
Buick Le Sabre
Proposal for modelyear 1960
Design: Syd Mead

Wrong on all counts I'm afraid!
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Re: NEH 2857
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2013, 08:35:02 AM »
De Soto ?
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Re: NEH 2857
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2013, 08:56:46 AM »
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Re: NEH 2857
« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2013, 10:12:04 AM »
The painting is of a De Soto Concept from 1960 by John Samsen
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Re: NEH 2857
« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2013, 11:12:14 AM »
Quote from: Lofotleif on August 14, 2013, 10:12:04 AM
The painting is of a De Soto Concept from 1960 by John Samsen

That's right.
The caption on the picture actually says it's a 1965 sketch for a 1968 De Soto but that is clearly wrong..
The sketch is dated by John Samsen in the bottom right and I think it says 12th November 1959, so you're not far off with 1960..  At first I thought it said 1955 and the caption was a decade out, but I don't think it looks quite as early as 1955.  But if anyone knows better...
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Re: Solved - NEH 2857: De Soto proposal by John Samsen - 1959
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2013, 12:33:39 PM »
According to information I found, from an old interview with John Samsen, this particular proposal drawing was done by him, in 1955, as a proposal for the 1959 DeSoto.
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Re: Solved - NEH 2857: De Soto proposal by John Samsen - 1959
« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2013, 02:27:23 PM »
Quote from: 4popoid on August 14, 2013, 12:33:39 PM
According to information I found, from an old interview with John Samsen, this particular proposal drawing was done by him, in 1955, as a proposal for the 1959 DeSoto.

Thanks.  That's almost what I had it filed as (1955 drawing for a 1958 model) but looking very closely I thought that maybe his date in the bottom right, that I originally thought said '55', did in fact read '59', so I changed my mind!

I'll change it back again..!
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