First Soybean Car (1941)
In the year of Our Ford, 1941... in Dearborn, Michigan, a 78-year old Henry took an ax to the trunk of his new car. Why? SOYBEANS! We dig into the prototype soybean car that never was, and consider a world where vehicles come from and return to the earth (that never was, but might still be, maybe.) Plus, join us for some movie and bird chat in the MouthGarf Report, and another classic barn burner I See What You Did There.
Episode 293 of the Debut Buddies podcast, hosted by Nate Ragolia, Michael J. O'Connor, Kelly Attaway, Chelsea Hollander, titled "First Soybean Car (1941)" was published on March 23, 2026 and runs 90 minutes.
March 23, 2026 ·90m · Debut Buddies
Summary
In the year of Our Ford, 1941... in Dearborn, Michigan, a 78-year old Henry took an ax to the trunk of his new car. Why? SOYBEANS! We dig into the prototype soybean car that never was, and consider a world where vehicles come from and return to the earth (that never was, but might still be, maybe.) Plus, join us for some movie and bird chat in the MouthGarf Report, and another classic barn burner I See What You Did There.
Episode Description
In the year of Our Ford, 1941... in Dearborn, Michigan, a 78-year old Henry took an ax to the trunk of his new car. Why? SOYBEANS! We dig into the prototype soybean car that never was, and consider a world where vehicles come from and return to the earth (that never was, but might still be, maybe.) Plus, join us for some movie and bird chat in the MouthGarf Report, and another classic barn burner I See What You Did There.
Sources:
https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-resources/popular-topics/soy-bean-car/
https://supercarblondie.com/henry-ford-soybean-car-concept-car/
https://en.eduardobenzdesign.com/heritage-of-hemp-and-soy%3A-the-forgotten-roots-of-modern-ecomobility/
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