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......
1959 Concept Cars
Cadillac Cyclone XP-74 Concept
The Cyclone looked more like a jet aircraft than a car, its two fenders resembling rockets. The two flat door Segments could be slid back. The revolutionary design was matched by the radar-sensing crash avoidance system and the Plexiglas bubble-top that......
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Racer
consisted of chief designer Bob Veryzer and his team of Peter Brock, Gene Garfinkle, Chuck Pohimann and Norm Neumann.Two full-size models were created a coupe based on a theme by Brock and a roadster variant done by Pohlmann. Final design for......
Fiat Model 18S
The Maserati brothers founded OSCA in 1947 and this car was designed by Giovanni Michelotti. It was his first build after he opened his own studio in 1959. The car is Fiat-based including the floorpan, firewall, and drivetrain. The 1600cc 4-cylinder......
GMC Firebird III
The two-passenger Firebird III features a double bubble cockpit, multiple winglets, and a toned-down power plant guided by an aircraft-inspired control system. Dual power sources – a primary 225-horsepower Whirlfire GT-305 gas turbine engine and a two-cylinder......
Scimitar Concept
The Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation, a mining and chemical company, entered the aluminum business in the mid-1950s. Thomas S. Nicholson was the chairman of Olin and a friend of industrial designer Brooks Stevens. The aluminum had many practical applications......