1961 Concept Cars
Buick Flamingo Concept
The Buick Flamingo was an Electra 225 Convertible with several unique design elements and novel accouterments its most dramatic visual feature was its custom pearlescent pink scheme, leading to its Flamingo name. Like many concepts, where the manufacturer......
Cadillac Jacqueline Concept
The Cadillac Jacqueline Concept was a vehicle that debuted at the 1961 Paris Auto Show. It had been created by the talented design studio, Pininfarina, to showcase their ideas to Cadillac. Their contract with Cadillac was coming to an end as the limited......
Chevrolet Corvette Mako Shark I XP-755
Later known as the Mako Shark I, the Corvette Shark of 1961 was the brainchild of Bill Mitchell. Legend surrounds the origin of the car, including Mitchells flash of inspiration after catching a shark while deep-sea fishing. The Shark looked like......
Chrysler Turboflite Concept
Designed for cruising the superhighways of the future, the 1961 Turboflite was so far ahead of its time that it incorporated design features that still have not been introduced - like the glass canopy that rose automatically when either door was opened!The......
Ford Gyron Concept
The Ford Gyron was a two-wheeled gyrocar which made its debut at the 1961 Detroit Motor Show. It was a concept car that had a very futuristic, two-wheeled design. It had a motorcycle-like design, with one wheel in the front and one in the rear. The......
Plymouth Asimmetrica Concept
Concept cars and idea cars of the 1950s were dramatic, employing an excess amount of chrome decor, wearing large tailfins, and often fitted with many futuristic designs. As designer Virgil Exner Sr.s tenure at Chrysler was nearing an end in the early......
Volkswagen Type 3 Cabriolet
The Type 3 released in 1961 gave motorists a more upmarket alternative to the Beetle. This elegant Cabriolet prototype was built for people who wanted a convertible. The folding convertible top featured a glass rear window. Sadly, it was shelved out......
1960 Concept Cars
Centaur Piranha CRV-II
The CRV, which stood for Cycolac Research Vehicle, was a research project to test the feasibility of other metals and materials in the creation of an automobile. At the time, most of the cars were built from heavy. Plastics were becoming more popular......
Citroen Projet C-60
This vehicle was intended to possibly fit between the CV and the DS. The Ami 6 had been constructed to fill this spot, but never really materialized. The C 60 was wider and longer than the Ami and used many of its styling cues such as the controversial,......
Fiat 1000 Monoposto Da Record
The Abarth %26 Company was a small Italian tuning company founded in 1949 by Carlo Abarth. Within a short amount of time, the business had established itself as a prominent tuner of vehicles. They built a reputation as a manufacturer of exhaust systems......
Pininfarina Model X
The aircraft industry inspired many unique designs during the 1930s through the 1960s. Some of those designs incorporated certain design elements, such as fins, while other designs went to another extreme, such as the Pininfarina Model X. The 1960 sedan......
Plymouth XNR Concept
This wedge-shaped 1960 show car, named after Chrysler design chief Virgil Exner, was one of the striking idea cars of this era. It featured a grille frame that doubled as its front bumpers and had an asymmetrical design in which a hood air scoop began......
Volkswagen EA97
Reportedly the EA97 project was abandoned while workers were prepping its assembly line, and after 200 pilot cars had been assembled by hand. The development of this rear-engine two-door vehicle began in 1957. It featured a more pontoon-shaped body and......