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![1959 Fiat 1800/2100 Coupe by Vignale](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_04c74acf475d4a238e61613d4b83a268~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_04c74acf475d4a238e61613d4b83a268~mv2.webp)
1959 Fiat 1800/2100 Coupe by Vignale
The 1959 Fiat 1800/2100 Coupé "En Plein" was designed by Vignale and presented at the 1959 Frankfurt Motor Show. It also featured in the...
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![1959 Abarth 850 Coupe Scorpione by Allemano](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_d8ebfc3271b04f9d935166bb96a8bbb9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_d8ebfc3271b04f9d935166bb96a8bbb9~mv2.webp)
1959 Abarth 850 Coupe Scorpione by Allemano
The Fiat-Abarth 750/850 is a series of sporting cars by the Italian firm Abarth & C. of Turin, Italy, in the 1950s and 1960s. The cars...
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![1961-1965 BMW 3200 CS by Bertone](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_e422bfdc21664faab97ec6a532ec16bb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_e422bfdc21664faab97ec6a532ec16bb~mv2.webp)
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...
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1965 Autonova Fam
Sibona-Basano made several prototypes from designs by Pio Manzù, like Autonova GT or Autonova Fam from 1965. With assistance from NSU,...
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![1964 Autonova GT](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_93bab837dcd8476c8d4dc236d013f7ca~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_93bab837dcd8476c8d4dc236d013f7ca~mv2.webp)
1964 Autonova GT
These two prototypes, Autonova GT (1964) and Autonova Fam (1965) represented two different types of automobiles, but they revealed a...
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![1965 Opel Experimental GT Concept](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_5408c5b3b6d04329a83e7eb6cf58872a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_5408c5b3b6d04329a83e7eb6cf58872a~mv2.webp)
1965 Opel Experimental GT Concept
1965 Experimental GT: When we look at this icon of automotive design, it immediately becomes clear that this vehicle already embodied...
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![1965 Colani Volkswagen RS Racing Prototype](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab08cf_0314207b3a924df988d2adf876249cea~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/ab08cf_0314207b3a924df988d2adf876249cea~mv2.webp)
1965 Colani Volkswagen RS Racing Prototype
A limited edition of the final super version of a racing car based on a VW chassis was destined to be built by the former German aircraft...
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![1965 Abarth 1000 Coupe Speciale by Pininfarina](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab08cf_1b053d67a96d4c88a386b18a78a25951~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/ab08cf_1b053d67a96d4c88a386b18a78a25951~mv2.webp)
1965 Abarth 1000 Coupe Speciale by Pininfarina
Among the most interesting styling themes offered by the Fiat 850 - the latest creation for the Turin Firm - Pinínfarina have studied, in...
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![1967-1974 Iso Rivolta S4 Fidia by Ghia](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_912ec1fd09224072ad0500aca9793092~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_912ec1fd09224072ad0500aca9793092~mv2.webp)
1967-1974 Iso Rivolta S4 Fidia by Ghia
After ISO founder Renzo Rivolta passed away in 1966, son Piero Rivolta took over the company that produced the Rivolta GT and Grifo...
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![1967 Ferrari Dino 206 Competizione by Pininfarina](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_6007ba95aea8452a852c5c2bdfb66021~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_6007ba95aea8452a852c5c2bdfb66021~mv2.webp)
1967 Ferrari Dino 206 Competizione by Pininfarina
This is one of the most beautiful and famous Pininfarina Prototypes ever created on behalf of Ferrari. Unveiled by Pinifarina at the...
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![1967 BMW Glas 3000 V8 Fastbackcoupe by Frua](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_9677117faaa54d05a78ef12ef145bda6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_9677117faaa54d05a78ef12ef145bda6~mv2.webp)
1967 BMW Glas 3000 V8 Fastbackcoupe by Frua
Since the beginning of the sixties, Pietro Frua actively worked on the projects for a small German company Glas; in principle, at that...
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![1969 Opel Aero GT](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_8e7a334ee01345cfa7226f3ea1b0e627~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8cd09c_8e7a334ee01345cfa7226f3ea1b0e627~mv2.webp)
1969 Opel Aero GT
While attending a General Motors media event in Germany, the automaker laid out several old Opels, including this unique example of the...
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1969 Opel CD Concept
Opel traveled to the 1969 edition of the Frankfurt Motor Show to unveil a state-of-the-art concept car dubbed CD, which stood for Coupe...
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![1973 Chevrolet XP-897GT Two-Rotor by Pininfarina](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab08cf_04467b97b21747f4af8748720091aa89~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/ab08cf_04467b97b21747f4af8748720091aa89~mv2.webp)
1973 Chevrolet XP-897GT Two-Rotor by Pininfarina
Ed Cole, president of GM, who had become an ardent rotary engine advocate, ordered up a sports car concept designed around the developing...
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![1975 Opel GT2 Concept](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab08cf_ba180ceb75f34997bae82828938e5c00~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/ab08cf_ba180ceb75f34997bae82828938e5c00~mv2.webp)
1975 Opel GT2 Concept
The Opel GT2 amazed visitors to the 1975 IAA with its futuristic wedge shape and sliding doors. It announced a new, rational car age of...
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![1978 Ford GT80 by Colani](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab08cf_b17c2a4756a64b77b6d1a9013ffcef36~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/ab08cf_b17c2a4756a64b77b6d1a9013ffcef36~mv2.webp)
1978 Ford GT80 by Colani
The Ford FT80 further developed the Ford GT40 as "grand style" for Le Mans in Colani's C-Form. Luigi Colani was unique in the automotive...
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![1979 Ford Probe I Concept by Ghia](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab08cf_548c6a5dbbe44bc196ea4b126dd28cf8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_210,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/ab08cf_548c6a5dbbe44bc196ea4b126dd28cf8~mv2.webp)
1979 Ford Probe I Concept by Ghia
1979 Ghia Concept Car, Probe I represents the re-birth of the “American Dream Car” that Harley Earl’s Buick Y-Job started in 1939 and GM...
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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...
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![1981 Opel TECH I Concept](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab08cf_c9daefc302df4ad7b5a4588732bd796d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/ab08cf_c9daefc302df4ad7b5a4588732bd796d~mv2.webp)
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...
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![1981 Mercedes-Benz Auto2000 Concept](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab08cf_3a3944f9d0044719afadd0f55970c292~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/ab08cf_3a3944f9d0044719afadd0f55970c292~mv2.webp)
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...
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![1981 Ford Probe III Concept by Ghia](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab08cf_0e56398791a3497ba64656db40407301~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/ab08cf_0e56398791a3497ba64656db40407301~mv2.webp)
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...
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![1981 Citroën Xenia by Coggiola](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab08cf_6743a7e16cfa46049d8b08a85bedefb3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/ab08cf_6743a7e16cfa46049d8b08a85bedefb3~mv2.webp)
1981 Citroën Xenia by Coggiola
The Citroën Xenia was a concept car built in 1981 by Coggiola. The fashion in the early eighties was for motor manufacturers to display...
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![1982 Volkswagen Student Concept](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab08cf_dbda3ac0c61a44828ab0e6097ff45107~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/ab08cf_dbda3ac0c61a44828ab0e6097ff45107~mv2.webp)
1982 Volkswagen Student Concept
The Volkswagen Student is a concept car built in 1982. Aptly named the Student was Volkswagen's second attempt at a sub Golf budget city...
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![1983 Zender Vision 1S](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab08cf_a76d79cdf78d4de3a15d187f5083456d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/ab08cf_a76d79cdf78d4de3a15d187f5083456d~mv2.webp)
1983 Zender Vision 1S
The first car from the entire Vision family from Hans-Albert Sender was presented to the public in 1983 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The...
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