Revolutionary Rides: The Top 10 Concept Cars of the 1970s
The 1970s were a time of change and innovation in the automotive industry, with manufacturers pushing the boundaries of design and...
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1968 Bizzarrini Manta by ItalDesign
The origins of the Manta concept go back to the mid-sixties when legendary engineer Giotto Bizzarrini began to develop the P538...
1969 Abarth 1600 by ItalDesign
It is Abarth's last proposal before his addiction to FIAT. It was realized on the model of 1600, it had to be a coupé 2+2 intended to...
1970 Porsche Tapiro by ItalDesign
In 1970 the dream car for Turin Motor Show was intentionally extreme in shapes and technical solutions but anyway thought for mass-...
1971 Volkswagen Karmann Cheetah by ItalDesign
Presented in March 1971 at Geneva Autoshow. The cooperation with Karmann comes up with the design of a roadster with low production...
1971 Alfa Romeo Caimano by ItalDesign
A prototype based on Alfasud mechanics and platform, with only one limitation imposed by Alfa Romeo: it is a dream car with no chance of...
1972 Maserati Boomerang by ItalDesign
Developed over the chassis of the Maserati Bora, it is an extreme dream car, irrational, able to reach a top speed of close to 300 kph,...
1972 Lotus Esprit by ItalDesign
The Lotus Esprit was conceived in an era of optimism when car manufacturers commissioned radical, futuristic concept cars. The Lotus...
1973 Lotus Esprit IDGG 01 by ItalDesign
After Italdesign presented the Esprit Concept in 1972 to universal acclaim, Colin Chapman was determined to get the car on sale as...
1974 Maserati Medici I by ItalDesign
The luxury super-saloon is nowadays considered a must-have model for most prestige manufacturers. But the legendary designer Giorgetto...
1974 Hyundai Pony Coupé by ItalDesign
Born from the Hyundai Pony sedan floor, it will be the greatest source of inspiration for a production car designed to leave its mark:...
1976 Maserati Medici II by ItalDesign
The luxury super-saloon is nowadays considered a must-have model for most prestige manufacturers. But the legendary designer Giorgetto...
1976 BMW Karmann Asso di Quadri by ItalDesign
The BMW Asso di Quadri concept was penned by Giugiaro at the request of coachbuilder Karman. Based on a BMW 320 (e21), it featured a...
1976 Alfa Romeo New York Taxi by ItalDesign
The Alfa Romeo New York Taxi is a concept car designed by Italdesign sometime in 1976 at the invitation of the New York Museum of Modern...
1978 Lancia Megagamma by ItalDesign
The Lancia Megagamma is a small, almost one-box, concept MPV, designed by Italdesign and introduced at the 1978 Turin Motor Show. In...
1978 ItalDesign M8 Concept
A large aerodynamic saloon concept by Giugiaro with a 0.24 drag coefficient. Source of inspiration for the Medusa, M8 is the first study...
1979 Isuzu Asso di Fiori by ItalDesign
It is the ideal successor of Isuzu 117 Coupé, designed in 1966. It's "the fifth Copernican revolution" by Giugiaro that will give birth...
1980 Lancia Medusa by ItalDesign
The most aerodynamic car in the world. The energy crisis at the end of the '70s brings a general second thought about cars, also paying...
1980 Fiat Panda 4x4 Offroader by ItalDesign
With this 4WD version, the versatility of the Panda project finds its completion, thanks to ItalDesign's patent on four-wheel-drive. The...
1980 Fiat Panda 4x4 Strip by ItalDesign
Versatile, essential, young, Panda is an off-road vehicle for free time, mountain, beach, and work. Created on the Panda 4×4 mechanics,...
1974-1983 DeLorean DMC 12 by ItalDesign
Having made a brilliant career, John Zachary DeLorean quarreled with the leadership of General Motors and, in 1973, leaving everything,...
1982 Lancia Orca by ItalDesign
The Lancia Orca is a prototype car from the Italian brand Lancia. The car was developed by Italdesign, with its mechanics based Lancia...
1982 Lamborghini Marco Polo by ItalDesign
The Marco Polo was merely a styling exercise by Ital Design that few people know about. Not a running prototype, this Giugiaro design was...
1983 Renault Gabbiano by ItalDesign
Presented at Geneva Motor Show in 1983, it marks the beginning of the cooperation with Règie Renault, which will take to the production,...
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