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1997 Volkswagen W12 Syncro
The W12 Syncro prototype was first unveiled at the 1997 Tokyo Motor Show, while the "roadster," a more advanced version of the W12...
1990 Oldsmobile Expression
The concept debuted at the Chicago Auto Show in 1990 before the height of minivan sales or the consumer move to SUVs. It was more like a...
1992 BMW Columbus by ItalDesign
There was nothing mini about this minivan as the highly unusual Italdesign Columbus took the odd shape of an enormous seven-seater...
1980s Wingho Concordia II
This car is from the 1986 film, Black Moon Rising, starring a unibrow Tommy Lee Jones, a disinterested Robert Vaughn, and Linda Hamilton....
1986 I.A.D. Alien Concept
IAD (International Automotive Design), a design consultancy based in the UK, introduced the Alien concept at the 1986 Turin Motor Show....
1965 NASA-GM MOLAB
To better maneuver the lunar landscape, NASA commissioned General Motors with the task of designing a series of manned lunar vehicles,...
1916 German Protos
Tires were not particularly reliable before, trucks drove on massive tires for a long time, simply unable to make enough strong...
1926 Mobile Home
Besides being a postcard photo by Zeitung, I couldn’t find any more information. Comment if you know more about it! 📷: Scherl...
Craziest 15 Jeep Concepts From the 20th Century
1960 Kaiser-Willys Jeep Wide-Trac The Kaiser-Willys Jeep Wide-Trac concept was built to be an affordable, easy to assemble all-terrain...
1939 Schlörwagen
The Schlörwagen (nicknamed "Göttinger Egg" or "Pillbug") was a prototype aerodynamic rear-engine passenger vehicle developed by Karl...
1974 Redd Foxx “Lil Redd Wrecker”
It was painted initially blue and named the Turnpike Hauler. It was built from scratch by Dick Dean from an Ed Newton design for Bob...
1972 Citroën Kar-A-Sutra
Mario Bellini created an outrageous concept that he dubbed Kar-a-Sutra. He worked on it in collaboration with two of the world’s most...
1924-1930 Bugatti T35
1924 Bugatti Type 35 Prototype (pictured above) Grand Prix racer or daily driver—the Type 35 could be driven to the track, on the track...
1922-1927 Alfa Romeo RL Super Sport
The Alfa Romeo RL was produced between 1922–1927. It was Alfa's first sport model after World War I. The car was designed in 1921 by...
1922-1931 Lancia Lambda
The Lancia Lambda is an innovative automobile produced from 1922 through 1931. It was the first car to feature a load-bearing unitary...
1922-1939 Austin 7
The Austin 7 is an economy car that was produced from 1923 until 1939 in the United Kingdom by Austin. Approximately 250,000 units were...
1921-1925 Rumpler Tropfenwagen
Aerodynamics Rumpler, born in Vienna, was known as a designer of aircraft when at the 1921 Berlin car show he introduced the...
1919 Citroen Type A
The Citroën Type A was produced from June 1919 to December 1921 in Paris, France. It was the first car Citroën made. 24,093 were made. In...
1913 Vauxhall Prince Henry
The Vauxhall Prince Henry is known as the first true English sports car. The Vauxhall Prince Henry series took its name from its success...
1913-1919 Peugeot Bebe
From the beginning, the Peugeot was developed as a small-bodied, popular car in France. In 1905, the first Bebe was completed, and 400...
1912-1913 Rolls-Royce 40/50HP Silver Ghost “London to Edinburgh” Torpedo Tourer
Sporting, sensationally styled, and as reliable as the proverbial Swiss-watch, it is little wonder that the London-Edinburgh Silver Ghost...
1912 Fiat Tipo Zero
Battista "Pinin" Farina was 18 when he designed the radiator for the all new (late 1911) Fiat Zero. The selection of this radiator design...
1908-1927 Ford Model T
Between its debut in 1908 and its final production in 1927, more than 15 million Model T’s, the runaway best-seller of its time, were...
1969 AMC AMX-400 by George Barris
It's a little-known fact that George Barris tried to capitalize on the two-seater AMX's like-no-other-car look by offering mildly...
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