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1958 Chevrolet Corvette XP-700 Concept by Bill Mitchell
Designed and built under the personal supervision of Bill Mitchell, the wild-looking XP-700 used many regular Corvette components, such...
1959 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray XP-87 Concept
Having inspired the legendary C2 ‘Sting Ray’ Corvette of 1963, the 1959 Corvette Stingray concept car was one of the forefathers of an...
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...
1962 Chevrolet Corvair Monza SS
The Chevy Monza SS (XP-797) topless two-seat prototype was based on the Corvair rear-engine platform with a shortened 88-inch wheelbase....
1962 Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT
The Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT (XP-777) was a mid-engined experimental prototype automobile built in 1962 based on the early model...
1963 Oldsmobile J-TR Concept
Based on a 1963 F-85 convertible, the Oldsmobile J-TR show car is little known today, but it bears the unmistakable stamp of GM styling...
1963 Buick Riviera Silver Arrow I Concept by Bill Mitchell
The 1963 Buick Riviera Silver Arrow I Buick concept car was a production Riviera coupe specially customized by GM styling head William L....
1963 Buick Riviera
The GM styling chief, Bill Mitchell, was in London on business when a vision inspired a car. The shapes and sounds of that brief...
1965 Chevrolet Mako Shark II (XP-830) Concept
The Mako Shark II concept car was originally built in 1965 under the direction of William (Bill) L. Mitchell, Vice President of GM...
1972 Buick Riviera Silver Arrow III Concept
The 1972 Silver Arrow III, Buick Riviera concept, was designed by Bill Mitchell and introduced at the 1972 Detroit Auto Show. Based on a...
1974 Chevrolet Mulsanne Showcar Concept
Only Bill Mitchell could get away with this. Bill always managed to have a hot daily ride. Engineering prototypes that weren't...
1976 Chevrolet AeroVette
The Chevrolet Aerovette was a concept car created by Chevrolet, beginning life as Experimental Project 882 (XP-882) in the late 1960s. It...
1977 Pontiac Firebird Type K by Pininfarina
The Type K (for Kammback) concept, initially shown in 1977, was developed by Gerry Brochstein under GM executive David R. Holls. The...
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...
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...
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...
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