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![1962 Chevrolet Corvair Coupé Speciale by Pininfarina](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_d8e447db4b204e779123d187fe784430~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_d8e447db4b204e779123d187fe784430~mv2.webp)
1962 Chevrolet Corvair Coupé Speciale by Pininfarina
The 1962 Chevrolet Corvair Coupé Speciale by Pininfarina was designed by Tom Tjaarda when he worked for Pininfarina. This was the second...
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![1960 Chevrolet Corvair Coupé Speciale by Pininfarina](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_c473516be0164ab4926b09d248dff026~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_c473516be0164ab4926b09d248dff026~mv2.webp)
1960 Chevrolet Corvair Coupé Speciale by Pininfarina
In 1960, Pininfarina put forward a project of their own, providing the attractive, if controversial, rear-engine Corvair chassis with a...
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![1960 Chevrolet CERV I Research Vehicle](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_9aa3a9a59b72482c81d36bfae64d8b84~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_9aa3a9a59b72482c81d36bfae64d8b84~mv2.webp)
1960 Chevrolet CERV I Research Vehicle
CERV stands for Chevrolet Engineering Research Vehicle. The 1960 CERV-I is the first of four high-performance research vehicles produced...
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![1960 Bristol GT 407 Z by Zagato](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_3e2ce85daf9e4c25a0c0b5b3a7069862~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_3e2ce85daf9e4c25a0c0b5b3a7069862~mv2.webp)
1960 Bristol GT 407 Z by Zagato
The Bristol GT 407 Z was a concept car built by Zagato in 1960. The GT 407 Zagato coupé was a styling exercise displayed at the Turin...
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![1960 Bristol GT 406 Z by Zagato](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_f729babb2a824f41916b4554b220c8d2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_f729babb2a824f41916b4554b220c8d2~mv2.webp)
1960 Bristol GT 406 Z by Zagato
The last of the six-cylinder Bristols, the 406, was made between 1958 and 1961, though the basic steel-framed alloy-paneled...
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![1960 Alfa Romeo Super Flow IV by Pininfarina](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_d3e59bec41a44430a50bf7cc8b93edb0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_d3e59bec41a44430a50bf7cc8b93edb0~mv2.webp)
1960 Alfa Romeo Super Flow IV by Pininfarina
The 1960 Alfa Romeo Super Flow IV by Pininfarina is a one-off concept car that was built on the chassis of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta...
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![1960 Alfa Romeo 2000 Sprint 'Praho' by Touring](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_16e1b3362743421ea1bab211dd36bf12~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_16e1b3362743421ea1bab211dd36bf12~mv2.webp)
1960 Alfa Romeo 2000 Sprint 'Praho' by Touring
A one-off elegant coupé based on Alfa's 6-cylinder flagship. The 1960 Alfa Romeo 2000 Sprint Praho by Carrozzeria Touring has chassis no...
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![1960 Abarth Monoposto da Record by Pininfarina](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_f58ff48940ac4db2b60f53b2312fdd2b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_f58ff48940ac4db2b60f53b2312fdd2b~mv2.webp)
1960 Abarth Monoposto da Record by Pininfarina
In the 1950s, Abarth designed and built its race cars, making itself pretty well-known in the international motorsport community. To help...
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![1960 Abarth Fiat 1000 by Zagato](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_f88f721e914e4410b0331e92269a28de~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_f88f721e914e4410b0331e92269a28de~mv2.webp)
1960 Abarth Fiat 1000 by Zagato
The first Fiat 600-based Abarth to be fitted with the more significant 982 cc development of the 600 engine was the Zagato-bodied...
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![1961 Rover T4 Gas Turbine](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_9b8bcbc873b942e18ca9449551a068cb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_9b8bcbc873b942e18ca9449551a068cb~mv2.webp)
1961 Rover T4 Gas Turbine
One of several gas-turbine-powered cars Rover and BRM worked on in the late 50s and early 60s, the T4 was based on a Rover P6 prototype....
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![1961 Triumph Conrero Le Mans by Michelotti](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_edd92f884de74cc58047986aaba0bce8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_edd92f884de74cc58047986aaba0bce8~mv2.webp)
1961 Triumph Conrero Le Mans by Michelotti
Born in Turin, Italy, in the last year of World War I, Virgilio Conrero served as a mechanic in the Regia Aeronautica during the next...
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![1961 Toyota Toyopet X Concept Car](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_3d49d8db4b184f4899f758090aeb412e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_3d49d8db4b184f4899f758090aeb412e~mv2.webp)
1961 Toyota Toyopet X Concept Car
The 1961 Toyota Toyopet X was a prototype coupé using a 2nd generation Crown chassis and engine based on an earlier Pininfarina concept...
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![1961 Pontiac XP-758 Scorpion Concept](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_fdf6409a84044b4daa1f79b55c3c909c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_fdf6409a84044b4daa1f79b55c3c909c~mv2.webp)
1961 Pontiac XP-758 Scorpion Concept
A concept for a sports car that would have fitted below the Corvette in the GM hierarchy. It used a shortened Tempest drivetrain which...
![1961 Plymouth Asimmetrica Roadster by Ghia](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_ead87edd81304b7b936578e40d7c2799~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/8cd09c_ead87edd81304b7b936578e40d7c2799~mv2.webp)
1961 Plymouth Asimmetrica Roadster by Ghia
Legendary designer, Virgil Exner Sr.’s tenure at Chrysler was nearing an end in the early 1960s, as his flamboyant Space Age tendencies...
![1961 OSCA 1600 GT Coupe by Touring](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_02a5435d206c4680ba63414d2be8cb61~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/8cd09c_02a5435d206c4680ba63414d2be8cb61~mv2.webp)
1961 OSCA 1600 GT Coupe by Touring
In 1937 the three surviving Maserati brothers sold out to the Orsi Group and, after WW2, founded Officine Specializzate per la...
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![1961 OSCA 1600 GT Berlinetta 'Swift' by Boneschi](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_f263e706babc4467856e7b935f2492fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_f263e706babc4467856e7b935f2492fd~mv2.webp)
1961 OSCA 1600 GT Berlinetta 'Swift' by Boneschi
In the early 1960s, industrial designer Rodolfo Bonetto designed numerous cars for Boneschi. Bonetto became one the greatest Italian...
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![1961 OSCA 1500 Convertible by Fissore](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_3eae0212f6cf40a4be4dca7f1cf35175~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_3eae0212f6cf40a4be4dca7f1cf35175~mv2.webp)
1961 OSCA 1500 Convertible by Fissore
A one-off open OSCA 1500 built by Fissore and designed by Giovanni Michelotti, who is pictured with the car. It was presented at the...
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![1961 BMC Mini Cat by Zagato](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_dc6d6d0c665f43f8b8fb415bc812bc09~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_dc6d6d0c665f43f8b8fb415bc812bc09~mv2.webp)
1961 BMC Mini Cat by Zagato
Little is known about this one-off based on the BMC Morris Minor (Mini). The design is attributed to Ercole Spada, and the execution was,...
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![1961 Lancia Flaminia Spider 'Amalfi' by Boneschi](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_71791bdfefe54e04a253e501b67a1f3d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_71791bdfefe54e04a253e501b67a1f3d~mv2.webp)
1961 Lancia Flaminia Spider 'Amalfi' by Boneschi
In the early 1960s, industrial designer Rodolfo Bonetto designed numerous cars for Boneschi. Bonetto became one the greatest Italian...
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![1961 Ghia Kart](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_6efd53354a594beab462651fb3f002ce~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_6efd53354a594beab462651fb3f002ce~mv2.webp)
1961 Ghia Kart
1961 saw Tom Tjaarda resign, a decision usually attributed to friction with another American designer, Virgil Exner Junior (the father...
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![1961 Ford Gyron Concept](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_c1fb6508428f4a0287e49e01dea1508e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_c1fb6508428f4a0287e49e01dea1508e~mv2.webp)
1961 Ford Gyron Concept
A gyroscopically controlled two-wheeled car called the Gyron. However, the two-wheeled Gyron would consume much of Tremulis’s effort and...
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![1961 Fiat 600 D Berlinetta Aerodinamica Modello 'Y' by Pininfarina](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_97c194b2e9a44ba49a84347eabc7e3cf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_97c194b2e9a44ba49a84347eabc7e3cf~mv2.webp)
1961 Fiat 600 D Berlinetta Aerodinamica Modello 'Y' by Pininfarina
Pininfarina's new Project Y. Succeeding last year's Project X, which had fore and aft wheels mounted on the center line and two side...
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![1962 Ferrari 250GT by Bertone](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_a5b90bf698a14a70819df6b906bbe5dd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_a5b90bf698a14a70819df6b906bbe5dd~mv2.webp)
1962 Ferrari 250GT by Bertone
This time, Nuccio Bertone decided to dedicate the project to himself. In 1962, Bertone built the second and last Ferrari on a 250 GT...
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![1961-1963 Dual-Ghia L 6.4 by Ghia](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_70ee89d4014c43b68d25f8a57c56085a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_70ee89d4014c43b68d25f8a57c56085a~mv2.webp)
1961-1963 Dual-Ghia L 6.4 by Ghia
Casaroll and company made this car. Production was only 26 cars, built only as a glassy two-door hardtop with styling by Ghia. The front...
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