97/195/1-1/25 Artwork, 'The Post War Car', board/gouache/pencil, Charles Frederick Beauvais, Sydney, 1945

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Artwork, 'The Post War Car', board/gouache/pencil, Charles Frederick Beauvais, Sydney, 1945

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Artwork, 'The Post War Car', board/gouache/pencil, Charles Frederick Beauvais, Sydney, 1945

Artwork of the car of the future painted by Beauvais to be used in his article 'The Post War Car' in the Argus Weekend Magazine, 27 January 1945. Beauvais described his car of the future as the 'All-Australian Car'. His design placed the engine at the back and the streamlined contour of the body would enhance fuel economy, speed and comfort.

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1945

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