1964 Concept Cars
Alfa Romeo Canguro
Most of the Alfa Romeo TZ2s received their bodies from the Milan-based coachbuilder, Zagato. Two, however, received custom coachwork by Bertone and Pininfarina. The example bodied by Bertones own Giorgetto Giugiaro and was dubbed Canguro. This example......
Chevrolet CERV II
Five years after their first single-seat, open-wheel CERV (Chevrolet Experimental Racing Vehicle), Zora Arkus-Duntov and his team designed CERV II, a mid-engine, four-wheel-drive Le Mans-type prototype racer. Their intent was a Corvette race car to......
Chevrolet Corvette GS IIB
A descendant of the 1963 original GS II that was built by the Chevrolet Engineering Center and shipped to Chaparral Cars of Midland, TX in 1964. After two months of testing it was returned to GM and destroyed. An updated GS IIB was built and shipped......
Chevrolet Corvette XP-819
This engineering exercise was created under the auspice of a Safety Proposal, a program headed by Frank Winchell. The concept car was designed to test the feasibility of a V8-powered rear-engine Corvette. Winchell claimed after the experience with the......
Dodge Hemi Charger Concept
In 2007, the car became part of the John M. OQuinn collection and has been operated sparingly. Now, in 2011 the car became available for purchase again. As it appeared for the auction the car is finished in a striking dark-red finish with double-white......
Pontiac Banshee Concept
Semon E. Bunkie Knudsen began working for General Motors in 1939 with the Pontiac Division. In 1955, he became general manager of the Detroit Diesel Division, and in 1956 he became a vice-president of the company and general manager of the Pontiac......
Studebaker Avanti R4
The Avanti R4 engine was dreamed up by Andy Granatelli while he was waiting for the Avantis pre-production problems to be solved. The R4 was a high-performance variation of the unsupercharged R1 engine, as the R3 was a hi-po R2. Although the R4 engine......
1963 Concept Cars
AC MA-200 Concept
AC Cars have been in production in Britain since 1901 when John Weller set up a workshop in South London to build automobiles. The first car was shown at the Crystal Palace motor show in 1903. The company produced shells, fuses, and at least one car......
Buick Riviera Silver Arrow I
Buicks iconic 1963 Riviera luxury sport coupe actually began as a Bill Mitchell concept attempting to marry the high-end sporting character and passion of an Italian Ferrari to the shear-edged luxury look of a British Rolls-Royce.He thought of it......
Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT Concept
An important part of GM Design history is represented by the Corvair Monza GT. Developed under the leadership of GM Design chief Bill Mitchell, this stunning concept was the work of Larry Shinoda, whose accomplishments as the designer of the Sting Ray......
Chevrolet Corvair Monza SS Concept
The 1963 Corvair Monza SS concept car was one of two Corvair Concepts to make its public debut at the 1963 New York Auto Show. Created in the GM Design studio, Larry Shinoda working under Bill Mitchells direction, penned both this stunning SS roadster......
Chevrolet Corvair PF Concept
This is a 1963 Pininfarina Corvair Coupe Speciale prototype built on a Chevrolet Corvair chassis. The car features Pininfarinas first introduction of a headlight design that they called oriental eyes, which every car manufacturer has copied. Tom Tjarda......
Chevrolet Corvette Rondine Pininfarina
The Second Generation of the Chevrolet Corvette was produced from 1963 through 1967. This version saw the introduction of the Sting Ray coupe and the distinctive split rear window and fake hood vents, along with an independent rear suspension. By 1963,......
Chrysler Turbine
Chrysler built 50 experimental gas turbine cars in 1963 which they loaned to a sampling of preferred customers for evaluation in everyday driving conditions. High fuel consumption, high production costs, and difficulties experienced by drivers who were......
Ford Mustang Prototype
The vehicle is one of 10 pre-production chassis specially modified by shortening the chassis, increasing the 260 cubic-inch engine to a 302 cubic-inch engine, adding 3 carburetors (Ford Engineering) and designing and fabricating a two passenger coupe......
Jeffries Mantaray Custom
grand prize to be awarded at the Oakland Roaster Show in 1964. After working on the first Cobra for Carroll Shelby in 1962, Jeffries started work on his Mantaray project. Using parts of the chassis from a prewar Maserati Grand Prix car that he had......
Pontiac Grand Prix X-400 Concept
In 1962, GM Styling built the 1963 Pontiac X-400 Convertible out of a stock Catalina Convertible. The X-400 has a supercharged 421 Pontiac engine built by racer Mickey Thompson. One X-400 show car was built each year for 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963 and 1964.......
Shelby Bordinat Cobra Concept
Fords styling department built two concept cars on Cobra chassis in the mid-1960s. Both were designed by the head of Ford Styling at that time, Eugene Bordinat. One was a roadster which came to be called the Bordinat Cobra. The other one, a coupe,......
Shelby Cougar II Concept
Fords styling department built two concept cars on Cobra chassis in the mid-1960s. Both were designed by the head of Ford Styling at that time, Eugene Bordinat. One was a roadster which came to be called the Bordinat Cobra. The other one, a coupe,......