Just before the Geneva Motor Show in March 1968, Giovanni Michelotti was about to organise the presentation of the new Triumph Stag on...

When Rover took over control of Alvis in 1965 plans were made to revive Alvis car production It was decided that Rover would design a...

Made in 1968, the Banshee II was the second in the Banshee series. The 1968 Pontiac Banshee II had aerodynamic fiberglass skins over...

Stereotype displaying total formal maturity of the two-box aerodynamic sedan, enormously popular in the decade to follow, just remember...

Peter Monteverdi (Swiss BMW dealer) presented this car in 1968. It was designed by Pietro Frua and based on a BMW 2000Ti. Release plans...

A dual action trunk lid based on the principle of the dual action station wagon tailgate has been applied with exciting results to a new...

Design by Virginio Vairo and coachbuit by Vignale. In 1968 Vignale presented a prototype, designed by Virginio Vairo, and based on the...

The Simun was a Ghia proposal for Maserati’s new 2 door 4 seat Coupé. Presented at the Turin Motorshow in 1968, this prototype designed...

In 1968, Italian automotive design was leading the world. Seemingly every auto show yielded a variety of wonderful new cars, not least...

Presented at the Turin Motor Show, a prototype for a convertible based on the Fulvia Sport Coupé which remained a one-off, though some...

Created by Nuccio Bertone in 1967, the one of a kind Lamborghini Miura Spyder was intended as a design exercise, aimed at keeping demand...

Evolved from Bertone’s Marzal show car, the Lamborghini Espada was long, low, and somewhat “geometric” inside and out. The Lamborghini...

Initially in the automotive tuning kit business, Construzione Automobili Intermeccanica was founded in 1959 in Italy's automobile...

The Serenissima Ghia (also known as the Aghema) was a mid-engined GT concept car designed by Tom Tjaarda and displayed at Turin in 1968....

Torino Machete is a racy new idea car from Ford Division. A modified version of the 1968 Fairlane Torino GT Fastback, the show car was...

The 1968 Thunderbird Saturn Show Car started as a design exercise at the Ford Design Center in Dearborn, Michigan, and when approved for...

Triple-Jointed The Techna, a functional engineering experimental car of the future unveiled by Ford Motor Co., features new ideas in...

Likely, you have never heard of Officine Stampaggi Industriali (OSI) or the Bisiluro (Silver Fox). But in the 1960s, the OSI was one of...

Ford Fiera is a modified version of the 1968 Ford XL Fastback. The one-of-a-kind Ford Division show car features a youthful GT-oriented...

The Michelotti Shellette results from a collaboration between yacht designer Phillip Schell and famed automotive stylist Giovanni...

The City Taxi project started from an analysis of urban traffic conditions and the practical qualities of a public vehicle; he identified...

Carrozzeria Francis Lombardi was founded in 1947 in Vercelli by noted racing driver Carlo ‘Francis’ Lombardi. The company was originally...

Unlike Pininfarina, Touring, or Vignale, Savio's atelier in Turin has never been particularly well known, although it dates back to 1914....

The Ferrari P6 was designed by Pininfarina and first shown to the public at Turin Salon in 1968. The car was to feature a mid-mounted...