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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...
1952 Abarth 1500 Biposto
The Abarth 1500 Biposto was an experimental coupe designed by Franco Scaglione, who worked for Bertone at the time. It was displayed at...
1969 Holden Hurricane
The Holden Hurricane was an experimental research vehicle, revealed in May 1969. The car has a mid-mounted 4147cc V8 Holden engine,...
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...
1970 Ferrari 512S Modulo by Pininfarina
The Ferrari Modulo was a concept car designed by Paolo Martin of Pininfarina and produced in 1970. It was initially shown at the Geneva...
1991 Alfa Romeo Proteo by Stola
The Alfa Romeo Proteo concept, unveiled at the 1991 Geneva Motor Show, was a high-performance, high-tech two-seat sports car proposal....
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Four-Rotor Concept
With his retirement looming, the window of opportunity for a mid-engine Corvette was narrowing. Famed Corvette engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov...
1960 Innocenti 950 S Ghia Spider
At the 1960 Turin Auto Show, BMC's Italian partner Innocenti showed a small Spider built upon Sprite underpinnings. The car was the first...
1959 Ghia Selene
A very talented man called Tom Tjaarda became one of GHIA's leading stylists, and he made a big impression with the 1959 Selene, a sort...
Tom Tjaarda
Tom Tjaarda (1934 – 2017) was an automobile designer noted for his work on a broad range of automobiles — estimated at over eighty — from...
Battista "Pinin" Farina
Battista "Pinin" Farina (later Battista Pininfarina; 1893 - 1966) was an Italian automobile designer and the founder of the Carrozzeria...
Fiat 124 Sport Spider "Duetto"
The Fiat 124 Sport Spider is a convertible sports car marketed by Fiat for model years 1966-1985. Designed by and manufactured at the...
1976 Cadillac Seville
The Seville, introduced in May 1975 as an early 1976 model, was Cadillac's answer to the rising popularity of European luxury imports as...
1977 Pontiac Phantom
The Pontiac Phantom (also called the General Motors Phantom and given the internal code name "Madame X") is a concept car created by...
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....
1961-1962 Mako Shark I (XP-755)
The XP-755 concept car, also known as the Mako Shark, was designed by Larry Shinoda under the direction of General Motors Styling and...
1965 Chevy Corvair
The Corvair second generation arrived for the model year 1965, noted for its lack of a "B" pillar and a new fully independent suspension...
1963 Corvette Sting Ray
The 1963 Corvette Sting Ray not only had a new design but also newfound handling prowess. The Sting Ray was also a somewhat lighter...
1963 Buick Riviera
The Buick Riviera is a personal luxury car that was marketed by Buick from 1963 to 1999, with the exception of the 1994 model year. As...
Bill Mitchell
William L. "Bill" Mitchell (1912 – 1988) was an American automobile designer. Mitchell worked briefly as an advertising illustrator and...
1958 GM Firebird III Concept
The third in a series of gas turbine-powered experimentals, Harley Earl, took his imagination to new places with his final dream car –...
1955 The Damsels of Design
The Damsels of Design is another bold forward move by modern maverick-Earl and one newspaper writer penned, "Earl, being an adventurous...
1953 XP-21 Firebird 1
The 1953 XP-21 Firebird 1 was the first gas turbine automobile ever to be built and tested in the United States. Designed strictly as an...
1953 Chevy Corvette
Influenced by the English and European sports cars being raced on road racing circuits after World War II, Earl decided that General...
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