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I bet that enjoyed understeer.
Cool, Awesome & Amazing Custom/One-off/Prototype Cars
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"Dan Gurney exiting the old pits at Watkins Glen to demonstrate the Mustang I concept car to the fans attending the 1962 US Grand Prix. The prototype Mustang was powered by a mid-mounted V4 engine/transaxle Ford had developed for an FWD import fighter for the US market. Instead, it became the Ford of Germany Taunus (Ford instead proceeded with the less expensive to build Falcon for the US). The engine/trans was also installed in the Saab 96."
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I've always liked the VW EA 128 prototypes. They used the brand new Porsche flat-6, but detuned to 90 hp. Even so, both the wagon and sedan could do the ton. VW wanted to make an American sized compact but overshot the mark and ended up with a car that was mid-sized by American standards and threatening the Mercedes-Benz S-class. VW couldn't justify the development costs when the Beetle was still selling millions.
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It's a Cadillac Eldorado under the skin.
eBay Find: The One-Off 1970 Cadillac NART Zagato
If eBay has brought nothing else to this world, its contribution as a goldmine for rare and (sometimes) valuable cars validates its existence.
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Front end aside, want it so much.
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Front end also aside, I think that was the inspiration for Finn McMissile.
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Never seen this thread before, hence the late quote.A rejected design proposal for the Mk.4 Golf, circa 1997.
So that's where Audi got the inspiration for the A3 8L.
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Ferrari Prototipo during the development of the Enzo Ferrari. Ferrari stuck a V12 into a 348 body and ran it as a test mule.
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Niki Lauda with the Ferrari 6 wheeler prototype F1 car.
Taking inspiration with the Tyrell 6 wheeler F1 car. Ferrari experimented to see of they could also go with 6 wheels for their f1 cars.
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Original Koenigsegg CC Prototype. You can really see the Ferrari F40 influence in it. It's shape is a little different from the final CC8S model.
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The Pink Playboy Cars. Since 1964, Playboy has awarded the Playmate of the Year with a car. From 1964 to 1975 the car was painted pink. Many of them were repainted because they attracted unwanted attention from creepy horndogs. They were often sold, and the new owners would be unaware of what they had and so they would be lost to time. Here they are as they were originally awarded.
1964: Donna Marie, Ford Mustang. Fate unknown.
1965: Jo Collins, Sunbeam Tiger. Still in existence in British Columbia. Repainted red.
1966: Allison Parks, Dodge Charger. Fate Unknown.
1967: Lisa Baker, Plymouth Barracuda. Fate Unknown.
1968: Angela Dorian, AMC AMX. Still in existence, restored.
1969: Connie Kreski, Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. Fate Unknown.
1970: Claudia Jennings, Mercury Capri. Fate unknown.
1971: no car, winner got a boat instead.
1972: Liv Lindeland, DeTomaso Pantera. Still in existence. Repainted red and black and modified.
1973: Marilyn Cole, Volvo 1800ES. Still in existence in the Netherlands. Restored around 1990. Involved in an accident in 2005.
1974: Cindi Wood, Mercedes-Benz 450SL. Fate unknown.
1975: Marilyn Lange, Porsche 911S. Fate unknown.
1964: Donna Marie, Ford Mustang. Fate unknown.
1965: Jo Collins, Sunbeam Tiger. Still in existence in British Columbia. Repainted red.
1966: Allison Parks, Dodge Charger. Fate Unknown.
1967: Lisa Baker, Plymouth Barracuda. Fate Unknown.
1968: Angela Dorian, AMC AMX. Still in existence, restored.
1969: Connie Kreski, Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. Fate Unknown.
1970: Claudia Jennings, Mercury Capri. Fate unknown.
1971: no car, winner got a boat instead.
1972: Liv Lindeland, DeTomaso Pantera. Still in existence. Repainted red and black and modified.
1973: Marilyn Cole, Volvo 1800ES. Still in existence in the Netherlands. Restored around 1990. Involved in an accident in 2005.
1974: Cindi Wood, Mercedes-Benz 450SL. Fate unknown.
1975: Marilyn Lange, Porsche 911S. Fate unknown.
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Buick gsx prototype with special seats only on the prototype and silver paint
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That M5 ute is awesome.
That thing just looks sexy.
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ZZ Top's Cadzilla:
I think it's a Boyd Coddington creation...
More info if you are interested:ZZ Top's Cadzilla:
I think it's a Boyd Coddington creation...
Billy Gibbons “CadZZilla”… A Stunning Piece Of Automotive Art - ThrottleXtreme
Of all the hot rods built at Boyd Codington’s Garage, none of them would ever come close in popularity to the enormously popular
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The G-Class-Based Heuliez Intruder Is What Every Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet Wants To Be When It Grows Up - The Autopian
By taking one Mercedes-Benz G-Class and addding one roadster body, Heuliez made something that makes a Brabus G63 look modest.
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I'm particularly amused by the photos they staged in the field that make it look like it's some sort of SLK concept car:
