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1981 Lamborghini LM001 Prototype
The Lamborghini LM001 was a prototype off-road vehicle designed and built by Lamborghini. It was first revealed at the 1981 Geneva Auto...
1981 Wolfrace Sonic Supercar Concept
The Sonic was the brainchild of the alloy wheel manufacturer, Wolfrace. The company wanted to create an eye-catching concept car to...
1981 Lancia Beta Coupé HFZ Concept
Group 3 spec. competition Betas used 1890cc engines with 175bhp. Group 4 iterations used 16 valve heads and pushed out over 200bhp....
1981 SAAB 906 Turbo
Here’s another interesting Saab concept conceived and created by designer Leif Mellberg (the designer of Saab EV1 prototype, Saab 900...
1981 Zagato Chicane
The 1981 Zagato Chicane was a design study with enclosed rear wheels. It was displayed at the Turin Motor Show. Images: Concept Car Central
1981 Volkswagen Auto 2000 Concept
The Volkswagen Auto 2000 is a concept car first shown by Volkswagen in 1981. It was part of a German government-sponsored program to...
1981 Toyota SV-2 Concept
The Toyota SV-2 was a Celica-based sporty vehicle concept. With its bouffant hairstyles, tight spandex miniskirts, and large,...
1981 Toyota F120 Concept
The Toyota F120 was a concept car from 1981 for the V10 series Camry Liftback/Vista. The F120 represented the transition from rear-wheel...
1981 Toyota EX-11 Concept
The Toyota EX-11 was an experimental car featuring advanced electronics. Shown at the 1981 Tokyo Motor Show. The EX-11 demonstrated...
1981 Renault Eve Concept
The Eve (Economy Vehicle Elements) was a study in fuel economy, following an agreement with the French Government's Energy Saving Agency....
1981 Renault Alpine GTA by Heuliez
Heuliez stylists created the car in 1981 to participate in a competition to develop the successor to the famous Alpine A 310. In the...
1981 Opel TECH I Concept
The research vehicle TECH 1 was a further development that created a buzz at the IAA in 1981. The engineering study demonstrates Opel’s...
1981 Nissan NX-018 Concept
Nissan March debuted at the 1981 Tokyo Motor Show with the rather inauspicious name of NX.018. The car was a salvo into the...
1981 Mercedes-Benz Auto2000 Concept
The "Auto 2000" research car represents a movement towards an economical, low-emission future. The V8 petrol engine featured cylinder...
1981 Mazda MX-81 Aria by Bertone
A futuristic 4-seat coupe based on the 323. To be seen is the steering wheel replaced by a rectangular belt. Bertone designed it with...
1981 Lola Ultimo by Michelotti
The Lola Ultimo powered by a Chevrolet V8 mid-engine was ordered by a Canadian and was belatedly shown on the Geneve Auto Salon in 1981....
1981 Lada X-1 Concept
The 1981 Lada X-1 Concept (predecessor to the 1982 Lada X-2 Concept) represents a remarkable and enigmatic chapter in the world of...
1981 Ford Super Gnat by Ghia
The two-passenger Super Gnat is proof that small, fuel-efficient cars don't have to look like boxes. Despite its compact 148-inch length...
1981 Ford Shuttler by Ghia
For Ghia, the possibilities for a city-coupe continued to beckon at the start of the 1980s. The result of this inspiration was the Ghia...
1981 Ford Probe III Concept by Ghia
Back in 1981, when the development of the Ford Sierra (project Toni) was reaching the latter stages of its development, management felt...
1981 Ford EXP-II by Ghia
This concept was based on the Ford Escort and designed by Ghia. A few pre-production EXPs were built just for conceptual design and...
1981 Ford EXP Concept
This concept was based on the Ford Escort. A few pre-production EXPs were built just for conceptual design and advertisement. These...
1981 Ford Cockpit by Ghia
The Cockpit was one of Ford Motor Company’s concept cars of the late 1980s and 1990s – is projected to achieve fuel economy better than...
1981 Ford Avant Garde by Ghia
Based on the American Ford Escort, the Avant Garde was built to study aerodynamics and drag coefficency. The underbody was smooth, the...
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