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Maybe not, but it's more visually interesting than the re-badged cookie-cutter lead sled that bore the name Centurion from 1971-73:1956 Buick Centurion Concept Car
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I don't think it works, even in a concept-car way, but am still glad the out-there attempt was made.
1941 Brooks Stevens Western Flyer Motorhome.
Must be a Pontiac. First thing I thought of.⇧ Now, that's a fin.
There's a car like that at The Goodwood Revival. If you have never heard of the event, just Google the name. It's a bit like The Fedora Lounge Weekender, but with whistles and bells.Fiat 600D Multipla MPV Classic / LHD / 1963
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The difference between concept and reality sometimes blurs. Ford designers were given carte blanche to design a car that had every conceivable gizmo, what they came up with cost Ford dearly. I blame Bob Hope, when asked what he thought of it he replied: "It looks like it's sucking a lemon."Maybe not, but it's more visually interesting than the re-badged cookie-cutter lead sled that bore the name Centurion from 1971-73:
Concept cars are an interesting...uh, concept...to me. The designers are allowed to let their imaginations run a little wild, the companies present them in a "Here's what we could produce if money, technology, and public safety weren't a concern" way, and if the car actually goes into production it's rarely even close to the original concept. They're a tease--fun to look at, but the odds are slim that you'll ever own one.
Back in the era of the 1950 - 1961 Motorama shows by GM, design concept cars were mostly never meant to go into production. GM executives ended up driving & owning most of them once they came off the motorama show circuit. The cars could eventually be resold to dealers & private individuals by their executive owners. Today most design concept cars don't actually run & when GM is finished with those that do run most are crushed due to product liability. Or they go into a GM museum.Maybe not, but it's more visually interesting than the re-badged cookie-cutter lead sled that bore the name Centurion from 1971-73:
Concept cars are an interesting...uh, concept...to me. The designers are allowed to let their imaginations run a little wild, the companies present them in a "Here's what we could produce if money, technology, and public safety weren't a concern" way, and if the car actually goes into production it's rarely even close to the original concept. They're a tease--fun to look at, but the odds are slim that you'll ever own one.
1956 Buick Centurion Concept Car
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I don't think it works, even in a concept-car way, but am still glad the out-there attempt was made.