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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
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
In 1937 the three surviving Maserati brothers sold out to the Orsi Group and, after WW2, founded Officine Specializzate per la...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
1961 Ghia Kart
1961 saw Tom Tjaarda resign, a decision usually attributed to friction with another American designer, Virgil Exner Junior (the father...
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...
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...
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...
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...
1961 Dodge Flite-Wing Concept by Ghia
The Dodge Flite-Wing was a concept car built by Dodge in 1961. The Flite-Wing was unveiled in New York’s Central Park on Dec. 5, 1961....
1961 Chrysler TurboFlite Concept by Ghia
The radical two-door coupe with a retractable flight cockpit-style roof canopy featured a prominent winged spoiler high over the rear...
1961 Chevrolet Corvette Kelly by Vignale
In 1960, the Carrozzeria Vignale was commissioned by the American stylist Gordon Kelly to undertake the fabrication of a one-off...
1961 Chevrolet Corvair Sebring Spyder Concept
The XP-737 Sebring Spyder roadster was built in three basic versions by GM Styling, all based on the same car and all with a wheelbase...
1961 Cadillac PF Jacqueline by Pininfarina
Cadillac Brougham Coupé Speciale 2 posti "Jacqueline," 1961 - PF's coupe was built in honor of America's first lady, Jacqueline...
1961 Cadillac La Salle XP-715 Concept
The 1961 La Salle concept was also known as XP-715, following the General Motors custom of assigning 'experimental' cars XP numbers. The...
1961-1965 BMW 3200 CS by Bertone
The 3200 CS was the last BMW with a separate chassis suitable for coachbuilding like this pillarless Coupe by Bertone. It was Giorgietto...
1961 Aston Martin DB4 GTZ by Zagato
The London Motor Show, Earls Court of 1960 introduced the most beautiful cars and the most significant Aston Martin. Each DB4GT rolling...
1961 Aston Martin DB4 GT Jet by Bertone
The highest number DB4 GT chassis (0201L) was dispatched to the famous Italian coachbuilder Bertone shortly before Christmas 1960. And...
1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta SS Spider by Pininfarina
The prototype for the famous Alfa Romeo Duetto Spider was presented at the 1961 Turin Auto Show and then went on sale in 1966. It was...
1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Goccia by Michelotti
Michelotti (1921 – 1980) designed cars – lots of cars. Have a guess how many: 50? 100? Nope. Michelotti penned 1,200 vehicles, including...
1961 Alfa Romeo 2000 Sprint Coupé by Boneschi
Designed by Rodolfo Bonetto from the coachbuilder Boneschi in 1961, it remained a one-off. Source & Images: carrozzieri-italiani
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