1980s Concept Cars & Prototypes 19/19

1988 TVR White Elephant

The White Elephant is a one-off TVR prototype powered by a Holden V8 5 liter 440hp engine with a Borg Warner T5, 5-speed manual...

Jay Ohrberg “The American Dream” Cadillac Limousine

Looking at the photos of this behemoth of an automobile, it’s very easy to dismiss it as a photoshopped creation that does not exist in...

1987 Chevy Blazer XT-1

Chevrolet dubbed the XT-1 a truck, while it appears as a van intended to attract buyers who enjoy being outdoors. The four-wheel-drive...

1987 Chevrolet Express

More than just another aerodynamic concept vehicle, the Chevrolet Express, initially shown in 1987, was the latest iteration of General...

1987 Subaru Jo-Car

Subaru's colorful Jo-Car was one of several automotive fashion statements at the 1987 Tokyo Motor Show. If you look past the colours, it...

1987 Porsche 928 Studie H50

In 1986 Porsche and German aftermarket shop AMG built a prototype custom 928 four-door saloon. One cannot help but conjecture that this...

1988 Porsche 989 Panamera

The Porsche 989 was a 4-door performance-oriented touring sedan developed by Porsche between 1988 and 1991. This vehicle was never...

1987 Chrysler Lamborghini Portofino

In 1986, Kevin Verduyn designed a concept car model for Chrysler called the Navajo. The concept never went beyond the clay model stage....

1989 Chevrolet California Camaro Iroc-Z

The design of the 1989 Chevrolet California IROC Camaro concept car offered several surprises to Camaro fans who had thought they knew...

1986 Citroën Eole

Revealed at the Geneva Motor Show in 1986, the Eole was designed entirely by computer, bypassing the normal stages of such a car’s...

1986 The Wraith Car (Turbo Inceptor)

The Wraith (the movie) was dreamed up featuring a mysterious character and an even more mysterious car. The Turbo Interceptor Driven by...

1985-1993 Mosler Consulier GTP

The Consulier GTP, conceived by Warren Mosler in 1985, was a 2200 lb (998 kg) mid-engined sports car built in two series. The first...

1988 Ford Splash

Jack Telnack, Ford's Vice President - Design, turned four students of Detroit's Center for Creative Studies loose in the summer of 1988...

1982 ItalDesign Capsula

Not a formal research but a real construction hypothesis for future cars, innovative but inspired by first years cars, before the...

1988 Jeep Concept 1

The 1988 Concept 1 was hinted toward the production Jeep Grand Cherokee of 1992. The Concept 1 featured a flush front end, including...

1988 Chevy Corvette Callaway Sledgehammer

This Sledgehammer reached 254.76 mph at the Transportation Research Center (TRC) in Ohio and became the world’s fastest street-legal car...

Cadillac Seville (1980–1985) Second Generation

While the first-generation Seville had proved quite successful, it failed in its primary mission of winning over younger import buyers....

Buckin’ Broncos! History & Concepts of the Famed Ford Bronco

Ford considered an array of names before settling with Bronco. Donald Frey, former Ford VP and General Manager, was keen on the equine...

Unter Wasser? Nautical Volkswagens Float To The Surface

An unusual, yet unknown emergence of nautical Volkswagens washed up in the mid-1980s.