1979 Concept Cars
Buehrig Prototype
Richard Kughn, a Detroit businessman, teamed up with automotive designer Gordon Buehrig to produce a new vehicle in the late 1970s. The result of this union was the Buehrig Motor Car Company. Their car was based on the Chevrolet Corvette platform and......
Ford Probe I Concept
The Ford Probe I was the first Probe Concept created. The Probe Concepts that followed were the Probe II, Probe III, Probe IV and Probe V. The Probe cars followed an aerodynamic theme. The Probe I was very angular that had a relatively open cockpit......
Volkswagen ARVW Concept
Aerodynamics play a key role in every modern vehicle. The less drag a vehicle generates when moving through the air, the less energy it consumes and the more quietly it moves.Over the years, automakers have experimented with extreme vehicle shapes......
1978 Concept Cars
Jaguar XJ Spider Concept
The 1978 Jaguar XJ Spider was bodied by the famous coachbuilder Pinin Farina and produced for the London Motor Show. It had taken only five months to complete. Some styling was borrowed from the E-type such as the oval-shaped front air intake and its......
Nissan AD-2
The AD-1 concept was introduced at the 1975 Tokyo Motorshow. Based on the 1400 Cherry F10 running gear, the AD-1 was a personal sports coupe. The AD-1 utilized a cantilever roof design that made room for remarkably thin front pillars. The concept came......
Vauxhall Equus Concept
The Equus was the last concept car designed for Vauxhall (1978) under the aegis of Wayne Cherry, then head of European design for General Motors. Vauxhall did not resume producing show cars again until 2003.The Equus was an elegant but simple two-passenger......