Alfa Romeo Alfetta Spider (Pininfarina) (1972)
When the Alfetta models were introduced in 1975, only a Sprint and Berlina appeared, and enthusiasts wondered where the new Spider was. In 1972 Pininfarina had proposed a replaceme
Volvo Tundra (Bertone) (1979)
It was rejected by Volvo and a very similar design was instead sold to Citroen where it was produced as Citroen BX. One of the prototypes commissioned by a carmaker, at the beginni
American Motors AMX/3 (Vignale) (1970)
In 1970 American Motors made an splash with this all new mid-engined Dick Teague designed supercar. The car was derived from the front-engined AMX coupe, which was AMC’s mainstre
Mercedes-Benz C111-III (1978)
The career of the diesel engine is unstoppable. Mercedes-Benz sets nine new records with the C111-III: 100 kilometres at 316.484 km/h 100 miles at 319.835 km/h 500 kilometres at 32
Nissan 126X (1970)
The Nissan 126X concept of 1970 has to be one of the all time classic concept cars. Also displayed at the 1970 Tokyo Motorshow, the 126X had striking styling and many novel feature
Chevrolet XP-898 (1973)
X-898 Fiberglass-Foam Vehicle It looks a bit like post-1982 Corvettes, but the one-off XP-898 of 1973 was actually built on the chassis of Chevy’s small four-cylinder Vega. It’
NSU Ro-80 (Pininfarina) (1971)
Less a forecast of future design trends than the NSU Ro-80 itself was this blocky, 1971 special-body exercise by Pininfarina. Designed by Paolo Martin. Based on the NSU Ro-80 (powe
Ferrari Rainbow (Bertone) (1976)
The Rainbow signalled Bertone’s return, after nearly 15 years, to the Ferrari theme, this time with a freer interpretation. While the design of the Dino 308 GT4 represented a ble
Jaguar XJ Spider (Pininfarina) (1978)
A strong emotional impact and great suggestive power in this concept realised on very prestigious mechanicals. Soft and aerodynamic shapes, devoid of edges, for an “organic&#
Mazda RX-500 (1970)
The Mazda RX 500 was the star attraction at the 17th Tokyo Motor Show in 1970. It was developed by the research and design staff at the Toyo Kogyo Company and was a mobile test bed