1956 Concept Cars
Buick Centurion Concept
The Buick Centurion Concept was first shown to the public at the 1956 Motorama Show. The body was constructed from fiberglass and the interior was inspired by the cockpit of an airplane. The bubble top roof was a bold and dynamic design move. The aerodynamic......
Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Concept
This one-of-a-kind 1956 El Dorado Brougham Town Car is one of the rarest concept cars. Known as XP-48 it was featured in the General Motors 1956 Motorama Highway of Tomorrow and later that year was featured in the Paris, France Auto Show. It is......
Chrysler Plainsman Concept
The Plainsman debuted at the 1956 Chicago Auto Show as a Chrysler Corporations Idea Car. Like popular Chrysler minivans which followed decades later, the Plainsman greatly anticipated user needs. It had many pioneering firsts including a full power......
Claveau FWD Prototype
This prototype was introduced at the 1955 Paris Auto Show. It wears a design courtesy of Emile Claveau, has front-wheel drive, and is powered by a two-stroke, 3 cylinder engine sourced from DKW. The engine was mated to a four-speed gearbox but a......
Fiat Eden ROC
If you live near a lake resort and need to ferry passengers from a cabin to their ski boat, it would be hard to beat this nautically themed Fiat for summer fun.This is a 1956 Fiat Eden ROC, and is one of two known to exist and has been in the owners......
GMC Firebird II Concept
The Firebird I, Firebird II, and Firebird III Concepts were designed by Harley Earl, powered by gas turbine engines, and inspired by jet aircraft. The legendary Firebird concept cars were a bold prediction of technologies to come.The Firebird II,......
Mercury XM Turnpike Cruiser
Concept cars bring the future to the present, allowing motorists to give their feedback before significant investment is made by the manufacturer. Concept cars are expensive, but not nearly as expensive as putting it into production and having it fail.......
Nash Rambler Palm Beach Concept
After the American Motors Corporation merged with the Nash Company, CEO of Nash-Kelvinator George Mason hired Batista Farina at Pinin Farina as a consultant to the new in-house styling department.Pinin Farina had creative input on the full range......
Oldsmobile Golden Rocket Concept
Oldsmobiles 1956 Golden Rocket featured a seating system in which a roof panel was raised and the seat was elevated and rotated toward the entering occupant when the door was opened. Buttons on the steering wheel allowed the column to tilt downward,......
Packard Predictor Concept
The Packard Predictor was one of the companys last triumphs. The Predictors design is credited to Richard Teague and it was built on a stock Clipper chassis by Ghia. Ghia completed the project in an amazing 90 days, just in time for the Predictor to......
Pontiac Club de Mer
The 1956 Pontiac Club De Mer was the unique masterpiece of GMs Motorama car show for 1956. The body was made out of anodized brushed aluminum and was a scant 38 inches high. The engine compartment housed a 300 horsepower Stato-Streak V8 engine with......