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... smaller at almost a million square feet total, with about threefourths of it dedicated solely to manufacturing. Ultimately, of course, Beech had no need to build the Plainsman or any other automobile. By late 1947 it was flying high again on $22.5 million in new government orders prompted by the onset of the Cold War and political crises in Berlin, Palestine, India, and China. With that, Beech abandoned its automaking ambitions and apparently never looked back. It was just as well. Within three years the Tucker was a bad dream, K-F was struggling to recover from management blunders, and even established independents were showing signs of distress. In the end, Beech was lucky that events turned as they did. Innovative though it was, the Plainsman might have developed into a major corporate headache had it gone into production. After all, the aircraft business involves war only part of the time, while the car business is almost always hell on wheels. Just ask your friendly local Edsel dealer. Top: The Plainsman arguably looked dumpiest from behind. "Blind" rear roof quarters and a smallish backlight limited driver vision—odd given the empfwsis on that to the sides and forward. Above left: The Plainsman was tentatively priced at $4000-$5000, which was'lofty for 1946 and would surely have meant few sales. But once military ...
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