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Wood and tin automobile model of a Buick sedan. Car has movable parts. Harold Kooken of Waverly, Kansas, made this model. Kooken made car models from scraps found on his grandmother's farm. He took up model making as a way to pass time during childhood due to a heart condition that limited physical activity. Kooken and a friend also made a detailed model of a Cord automobile. It was taken to a Detroit auto show in 1932 and seen by a General Motors staffer who was impressed with the work. Kooken was hired by the company, and is alleged to have helped design the 1934 Chevrolets.
Creator: Kooken, Harold
Date: between 1929 and 1932
Item Number: 223473
KSHS Identifier: 1942.27.1
Business and Industry - Automotive - Production - Buick
Collections - Museum
Date - 1920s
Date - 1930s
Objects and Artifacts - Distribution & Transportation Artifacts - Land Transportation, Motorized - Automobile Exhibition Model
Places - Cities and towns - Waverly
Places - Counties - Coffey
Places - Other States - Michigan - Detroit
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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