Soybean car

The New York Times in 1941 states the car body and fenders were made from a strong material derived from soy beans, wheat and corn.

[2][A][4] One article claims that they were made from a chemical formula that, among many other ingredients, included soy beans, wheat, hemp, flax and ramie; while the man who was instrumental in creating the car, Lowell E. Overly, claims it was "…soybean fiber in a phenolic resin with formaldehyde used in the impregnation" (Davis, 51).

[10] Henry Ford enlisted the genius of George Washington Carver for development then put Eugene Turenne Gregorie of his design department in charge of manufacturing.

[1] Because of World War II all US automobile production was curtailed considerably, and the plastic car experiment basically came to a halt.

[15] The frame of this automobile was made of tubular steel, to which were attached some fourteen plastic panels,[B] said to be "only a quarter of an inch (6 mm) thick.

Lowell Overly, the person who had the most influence in creating the car, says it was "...soybean fiber in a phenolic resin with formaldehyde used in the impregnation.