I saw this interesting car at the Peterson Museum in 2009. To quote the information card:
Liberty Mutual / Cornell
Survival Car
The alarming rise in automobile collision fatalities during the 1950s prompted Liberty Mutual Insurance Company to partner with Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory to create Survival Cars in 1957 and 1961. Based on a 1956 Ford, this vehicle was their first car and made its debut in 1957. It showcased a large number of now-common safety features such as seatbelts, padded interior surfaces, and head restraints. It also boasted less well received features such as a central driving position, an abundance of windshield wipers, and double-folding doors that minimized the hazard of opening a wide door into a busy street. The Survival Car was seen by millions of Americans on television and at public venues throughout the country, but failed to gain widespread acceptance in part because of its ungainly styling and negative associations.
(Car provided by the Collections of the Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan)
