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
BMW 528 GT Coupe (Frua) (1976)
Influential and prolific Italian designer of 1950’s and 1960’s – Pietro Frua never worked for BMW, but being responsible for several Glas cars, the company which
Maserati Coupe 2+2 (ItalDesign) (1974)
Built on the chassis and mechanics of the Maserati Indy sports coupe has a front longitudinal engine of 4900 cc V8 with 320 hp. Exhibited at the 1974 Turin Motor Show next to the M
Lamborghini Urraco (Bertone) (1971)
The design of this italian sports car is the work of the famous designer Marcello Gandini, who in those years worked in the Bertone studio. Urakko is the nickname of one of the mos