1973: Design proposals for the original Cadillac Seville
These photos show an early Cadillac proposal, code named “LaSalle“. It was completed during the winter of 1972-73. The “La Scala” depicted below, was the alternate 1973 design. The car established...
View Article1975: Big changes for Ford’s small cars.
There were rumors afloat in 1975 that the Pinto and Mustang I would get GM-esque center pillar vents, as well as point front ends to help visually reduce the mass of their bumpers. This was to be...
View Article1975: Was Chevy developing a FWD minivan in the 70s?
The van craze and the miniaturization movement have both been with us for some time now, and its been obvious that sooner or later the two would meet. Chevrolet would be the first Detroit automaker to...
View Article1975: Lincoln’s Seville?
Cadillac had the Seville, Lincoln had the…..the what? It was probably a safe bet that Lincoln was working on a car to counter Caddy’s so called “international sized” sedan. The Zephyr was only...
View Article1975: Granada and Monarch wagons?
One of the most persistent rumors of the mid-late 70s was of a forthcoming Granada and Monarch station wagon. With Chrysler’s introduction of its Aspen and Volare wagon, Ford could not afford to wait...
View Article1975: Pacer Pace Car?
Although it never happened, the idea of a Pacer Indianapolis 500 Pace car was brilliant. Then name made it a natural, and after all, wouldn’t an American Motors car be appropriate for the Indy being...
View Article1975: Out of the Ashes?
In late 1975,Pontiac showed a rather interesting version of their Ventura compact, called the Phoenix. The Phoenix was, in essence, a plastic Ventura. The car used plastic for all major body panels,...
View Article1975: Ford trades with Honda
Rumor was that Ford, was preparing a spinoff of the Honda Civic, as a mid year 1976 entry. THe Honda-Pinto, or “Honto” was the first major step in the Honda-Ford “association”, in which Ford was to...
View Article1979: Chrysler prepares for the Iacocca cars
The original body Aspen/Volare, received some much needed attention in the form of a face-lift. The entire Ford Fairmont front end treatment, with minor detail changes, was grafted onto the Chrysler...
View Article1979: Ford light weighting was Limited
In February 1979, an experimental Ford LTD with body and chassis components made of graphite reinforced plastic composites was to be shown to the annual Society of Automotive Engineers meeting in...
View Article1975: 1976-77 Matador Madrid LX
With so much riding on the success of the Pacer, AMC hadn’t given much time to anything else. There were rumors in the breeze of a new Hornet, although AMC would sit on that one and see how much the...
View Article1975: Chrysler copies FoMoCo
These two near identical twins were Chrysler’s answer to the Granada/Monarch series. The Dodge Aspen, and Plymouth Volare, basically the same car with minor trim changes. The Volare two door...
View Article1979: Iacocca’s Rabbit Beater
Study these renderings carefully because they preview what could have been four door sedan versions of the Omni/Horizon, that never made it to the states. A direct competitor to Volkswagen’s first...
View Article1979: Chevrolet’s Gremlin
This car could have been the T-car, or simply a 2-seater Chevette, rumors generated with reckless abandon. It’s hard to tell what power source was proposed, or even what wheels were driven, but one...
View Article1979: Fiero Could Have Been the New Goat?
Titillate and tantalize til you can’t stand it another second. The purported 2-seater Poncho early on was reported to be the Firebird replacement. Then it was reported to be a new Goat, having a...
View Article1979: The Future Takes Form at Damiler-Benz
Sizing up the future of private transportation was the main theme of a project Daimler-Benz undertook with the West German government. The project was to design a vehicle that provided adequate...
View Article1979: Electric Limousine?
Manufactured by the Electric Auto Corporation, Troy, Michigan, this super-luxury limousine incorporated all of the features of its original Cadillac base. With a top speed of 70-mph and a cruising...
View Article1979: Third Gen F-Body goes Next Gen
Based on clues from Chevrolet prototype vehicles, tidbits of evidence were put together to produce this look at what could have been the 3rd generation General Motors F-body. this shell, which would be...
View Article1979: Chrysler hopes the first “Iacocca cars” will put the future in its pocket
If the artist’s concept of the 1980 Chrysler Cordoba seemed to bear a distinct resemblance to the designs of a competing auto firm, don’t rush off to your eye doctor. There was a perfectly logical...
View Article1975: A 1977 C4 Corvette?
It was 1975, and a new Corvette should have been on the way. Not some dream car. A new production Vette. As you can see the idea car had more than a passing resemblance to the 2-rotor Corvette...
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