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1964 Ed Roth’s “Surfite”
Surfite was a genuine surfer’s car. An Austin Mini Cooper chassis was under its unique custom surfboard carrier body, powered by a 1269cc...
1967 Ed Roth’s “Mega Cycle”
Mega Cycle started in the mid-60s to imagine what a 21st century El Camino would look like. Original concept sketches were drawn up by a...
1969 Alfa Romeo 33 Iguana by ItalDesign
Unveiled at the November 1969 Turin Salon was the first concept by Giorgietto Giugiaro for his new firm, ItalDesign. Dubbed "Iguana", a...
1963 Gene Winfield “Strip Star”
Customizing legend Gene Winfield constructed Strip Star for Bob Larivee’s Promotions Incorporated show circuit, a traveling exhibition...
1966 George Barris “Love Machine”
George Barris: the designer of the original Batmobile, in the 1960s designed the “world’s first x-rated car” The Love Machine. Its main...
1965 Ed Roth “Rotar”
Rotar stands for "Roth Air Car." Ed used two Bell Auto Parts-built 650cc Triumph twins laid on their side. A high-pressure prop was...
1965 Ed Roth “Road Agent”
Road Agent was the first of many of Ed Roth's custom rear-engine show cars. Ed used a Corvair engine and a uniquely turned upside-down...
1969 Autobianchi Runabout
The Autobianchi Runabout was designed by Marcello Gandini of Bertone and was shown at the 1969 Turin Motor Show. The car featured a...
1966 Ford Mustang GT350 Wagon
Until auto restorer and customizer, Bob Hoshiko purchased the October 1966 copy of Car and Driver at a literature swap meet, the Mustang...
1966 Pontiac Banshee XP-798 Concept
Interesting was the 1966 Banshee Show Car code named XP-798. This was JZD's concept of a "Mustang Fighter" with all-wheel independent...
1962 Ford Mustang Concept 1
While many concept cars have pointed the way towards production models, others have not. One vehicle that falls decisively into the...
1963 Ford Mustang Concept II
The Ford Mustang II is a small, front-engined (V8), open "two-plus-two" concept car built by the Ford Motor Company in 1963. Although...
1965 Ford Mustang Proposals
The 1965 Ford Mustang is unquestionably an automotive design icon, and nearly every generation of Mustang has some connection to that...
1966 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Concept
In late 1966, Ford designers prepared a Mustang concept to preview some of the design updates for the 1969 model. The Mustang Mach I was...
1963 Bill Thomas Cheetah
Designed by Bill Thomas, the Cheetah ultimately didn’t have the market success the Cobra did, but the Cheetah’s performance was superior...
1967 Mazda Cosmo Sport 110S
The Mazda Cosmo Sport (sold overseas as the 110S) – the world's first volume production sports car powered by a two-rotor rotary engine -...
1966 The Munster’s DRAG-U-LA
DRAG-U-LA, along with the Munster Koach, was one of two cars on the television show The Munsters designed by prolific show car designer...
1964 - 1966 The Munsters Koach
The Munster Koach is the family car that was used in the television series, The Munsters. The show's producers contracted George Barris...
1964 Renault R8 Sport Coupe
Renault's first collaboration with coachbuilder Ghia is the development of a sports coupe based on the standard Renault R8 base. The car...
1960 Kaiser-Willys Jeep Wide-Trac
The Kaiser-Willys Jeep Wide-Trac concept was built to be an affordable, easy to assemble all-terrain truck that was inexpensive for...
1962 Ford Seattle-ite XXI
Ford's second atomic car entry was unveiled on April 20, 1962, at the Seattle World's Fair. The show car contained a lot of pipe-dream...
1964 Chrysler Marsh Screw Amphibian
Screw propulsion is a novel form of vehicular locomotion that is essentially as old as the automobile itself but never quite caught on....
1964 Willys Capeta
In 1964, Willys presented a sports car known as the Capeta, a Portuguese word for "Devil". With a body made of fiberglass, the Capeta was...
1964 Orbitron
The Orbitron is a bubble top show car built by Ed "Big Daddy" Roth in 1964. The car was designed by Ed "Newt" Newton. Newt designed the...
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