1931 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Merlin Over the years, Rolls-Royce´s revered Merlin engines have found various uses not limited to marine... Read More
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1937 BMW 328 Wendler Coupé In June of 1937 Hans Kepler ordered a bare chassis from BMW to be bodied... Read More
1938 Lancia Astura Bocca Pininfarina Cabriolet... Read More
1938 Phantom Corsair In the late thirties Rust Heinz was certain he had the vision of America’s first supercar: a... Read More
1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt Two years after GM released the first American concept car, Chrysler responded with this Thunderbolt, “the car... Read More
1948 Norman E. Timbs Buick Streamliner Mechanical engineer Norman E. Timbs created this dramatic streamliner in the 1940s which in... Read More
1949 Veritas C90 Spohn Coupé When Veritas GmbH was first founded in 1948, their primary vocation was taking pre-war BMW... Read More
1952 Alfa Romeo Disco Volante Spider One of the most original stylistic offerings from Alfa Romeo is the ‘Disco Volante’... Read More
1953 Alfa Romeo BAT 5 The Giulietta Sprint success story in 1953 and 1954 was not the only thing bringing... Read More
1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 Bertone Drophead Coupé In 1953 the managers of Brown & Bigelow pitched in to buy this... Read More
1953 Cadillac Le Mans The 1953 Le Mans concept car was one of the stars of Motorama, General Motors’ traveling... Read More
1954 Alfa Romeo BAT 7 The Berlinetta Aerodinamica Tecnica 7, or B.A.T. 7, took up the styling dictates of the... Read More
1954 Chevrolet Corvette GM Styling Concept Gallery Zora’s first step was to make a new ladder-type frame that was cutoff... Read More
1954 Desoto Adventurer II In 1954 Ghia designed the Adventurer II as a prototype to showcase their own version of... Read More
1954 Dodge Firearrow III Sport PHOENIX, Arizona (November 10, 2008) – A rare, record-breaking 1954 Dodge Firearrow III Sport Concept... Read More
1954 Plymouth Belmont Roadster Built for the 1954 Chicago Motor Show, the Belmont was a sports roadster designed Virgil Exner’s... Read More
1955 Alfa Romeo BAT 9d In 1955 Bertone turned in the final design for the B.A.T. project, a series of... Read More
1955 Chevrolet Biscayne The 1955 Chevrolet Biscayne began life as a prototype to showcase the new Chevrolet 265 in³ V8... Read More
1955 Chevrolet Corvette EX87 Built for outright top speed, this prototype Corvette was built by Zora Duntov. He successfully piloted... Read More
1955 Ghia Streamline X Coupé Built at the request of Chrysler executive Virgil Exner, the Gilda was an exercise in... Read More
1955 Imperial Convertible Being chairman of board can have its perks and Kaufman Thumra (K.T.) Keller knew all about it.... Read More
1955 Lancia Aurelia B56 ‘Florida’ In 1955, Pininfarina and Lancia were aiming squarely at the American market with this Aurelia... Read More
1956 Buick Centurion A spectacular four-passenger coupe with a fiberglass body and an all-glass top, the red and white Centurion... Read More
1956 Cadillac Eldorado Seville Prototype The U.S. auto industry had fully embraced quad headlamps by 1958, the transition in part... Read More
1956 Chrysler Plainsman Chrysler’s Plainsman is the only concept station wagon known to exist from the 1950s and ‘60s. Like... Read More
1956 Enzmann 506 Between 1956 and 1961, some 100 cars were built in Schupfen by the Enzmann Brothers. Most were... Read More
1956 Soletta 750 Salzmann Prototype Willy Salzmann was fascinated by the search for innovative ideas applicable to the construction of... Read More
1957 Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale Prototype The Sprint Speciale proto-type shown at the Salone di Torino in October of 1957... Read More
1957 Jaguar E1A Following much of the same design principles as the D-Type, E1A was Jaguar’s first move towards the... Read More
1958 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz ‘Raindrop’ Prototype This Eldorado Biarritz might look standard, but it’s one a few ‘dream cars’ that... Read More
1959 Cadillac Cyclone XP-74 The Cyclone, a 1959 show car with an aircraft-inspired design, explored futuristic technology. An early version... Read More
1959 Cadillac Cyclone XP-74 Gallery The Cyclone, a 1959 show car with an aircraft-inspired design, explored futuristic technology. An early... Read More
1959 Chevrolet Corvette CERV I Zora Arkus-Duntov masterminded several experimental cars, including the Chevrolet Engineering Research Vehicle (CERV) which has... Read More
1960 Alfa Romeo 2000 Praho Before the launch of the Alfa Romeo 2600, Carlo Felice Bianchi Anderloni of Carrozzeria Touring... Read More
1960 Plymouth XNR The XNR was designed and envisioned by Chrysler design chief Virgil Exner who took many liberties to... Read More
1961 Chevrolet Corvette Mako Shark The 1961 Chevrolet Corvette Mako Shark (XP-755 Shark) show car was designed by Larry Shinoda... Read More
1962 AC-Shelby Cobra Prototype The Shelby Cobra story begins with this car which was first assembled by AC Cars in... Read More
1962 Ford Mustang I Concept In the 1960’s Ford wanted to create a compact sports roadster that would both challenge... Read More
1963 Apollo GT Prototype After making the IMP-Intermeccanica’s ideal sportcar-Paula and Jack Reisner went on the manufacture this Coupe for... Read More
1963 Chevrolet Corvette Pininfarina Rondine Gallery For the 1963 Paris Motor Show, Pininfarina prepared a bespoke Corvette C2 known as... Read More
Lamborghini 350 GTV As released at the 1963 Turin Auto Show, the 350 GTV must have stirred much attention. Not... Read More
1964 Aston Martin DB5 ‘James Bond’ After Aston Martin’s departure from racing, they needed a new marketing strategy and James... Read More
1964 Dodge Hemi Charger Concept Car The first Charger was this concept car meant to showcase the upcoming 426 HEMI.... Read More
1964 Dodge Hemi Charger Concept Car Gallery The first Charger was this concept car meant to showcase the upcoming 426... Read More
1964 Ford GT40 Prototype In the early sixties, Henry Ford decided that his company would brand its products with motoring... Read More
1964 Orbitron VAN NUYS, Calif. – A lost artifact from the pinnacle of the Custom era has been found, and... Read More
1964 Shelby Competition Cobra 427 ‘Flip-Top’ In 1964 Shelby needed an answer to the upcoming Corvette threat and specifically the... Read More
1965 Ford GT40 Mark II Prototype During the 1965 24 Hours of LeMans, Ford received much attention for two large-displacement... Read More
Lamborghini 4000 GT ‘Flying Star II’ One of the very last cars designed by Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera was this unique... Read More
1966 Aston Martin DBSC Coupé When Aston Martin was looking to replace the aging DB6, they turned to Italy to... Read More
1966 Bizzarrini 5300 Spyder S.I. Prototype 1966 Bizzarrini 5300 Spyder (SI) Prototype (Convertible/Roadster) Serial #A3*245 Factory prototype of only 2-... Read More
1966 Vauxhall XVR In a bid to improve Vauxhall’s sporting image the design center in Luton, England produced the Xperimental... Read More
1966→1967 Lamborghini Miura P400 Prototipo Before the first production Miura was completed on April 20th of 1967, Lamborghini produced five... Read More
This is a prototype of the Iso Rivolta Daytonas. The body was penned by Giorgio Neri and Luciano Bonacini of... Read More
1967 Jaguar Pirana In 1967, this prototype Jaguar was made conjunction with The Daily Telegraph as a redesigned Jaguar E-Type.... Read More
1967 Lamborghini P200 Marzal The 1967 Marzal was a prototype by Bertone which led the way for the Espada produced... Read More
1968 Bizzarrini Manta Concept Built from Bizzarrini parts, the Manta was one of Giorgetto Giugiaro’s first independent designs as an... Read More
1968 DAF 55 Siluro At the 2005 Auto RAI exhibition in Amsterdam, a design prototype from the Dutch manufacturer DAF... Read More
1968 DAF 55 Siluro Gallery The Siluro is based on the DAF 55, a small passenger which sold close to... Read More
1968 Ferrari 250 P5 Pininfarina Concept Designed by Pininfarina in 1968, the Ferrari P5 was first shown at the 1968... Read More