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1958 Fiat 1400 B Berlina by Savio

Shown below is the 1958 Fiat 1400 B Berlina by Savio. Little is known about this vehicle, comment if more is known. Images: Fiat

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1958 Fiat 1100-1200 by Moretti

Shortly after the release of the 750, in 1954, Moretti introduced the 1200. Using a 1204cc twin-cam engine with 62bhp, it was built with...

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1958 Dual-Ghia 400 Prototype by Ghia

The 1958 Dual-Ghia 400 prototype inspired Chrysler's 1957 Dart show car. This one-of-a-kind 400-horsepower 140-mph show car debuted at...

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1958 Chrysler Imperial D`Elegance Concept

The Imperial was designed by Virgil Exner and hailed by Chrysler as 'The Finest Car America Has Yet Produced.' A very bold statement...

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1958 Chevrolet Corvette XP-700 Concept by Bill Mitchell

Designed and built under the personal supervision of Bill Mitchell, the wild-looking XP-700 used many regular Corvette components, such...

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1958 Cadillac Skylight Convertible Concept by Pininfarina

One of a series of Pininfarina proposals for Cadillac that never progressed beyond the concept stage. Between 1958 and 1961, the Italian...

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1958 Buick XP-75 Concept by Pininfarina

This was a two-passenger coupe with twin white leather bucket seats. It was hand-built by Pininfarina in Turin, Italy. Its wing-like rear...

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1958-1963 Alvis TD 21

One of the most beautiful English cars in the fifties was the Alvis TD21, a four-seater sedan with a sleek, two-door body. Initially...

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1958 Abarth-Fiat 750 Record Monza by Zagato

In 1958, Abarth updated their small ‘750 GT Zagato' racecar and renamed it ‘750 Record Monza Zagato'. The most significant upgrade was a...

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1958 Abarth-Alfa Romeo 1000 GT Berlinetta Prototype by Bertone

The Abarth-Alfa Romeo 1000 GT Berlinetta was a prototype built by Abarth in collaboration with Alfa Romeo in 1958. Development The...

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1958 Abarth 750 Spider by Allemano

Exceedingly rare and beautifully Fiat Abarth 750 Spider with coachwork by Allemano. While most of Carlo Abarth's offerings were closed...

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1959 Fiat-OSCA 1500 Concept by Bertone

The end of the fifties was characterized by a strong American influence on styling, which was felt in the automobile industry and all...

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1959 Intermeccanica IMP 700 GT Coupe

The Steyr-Puch IMP (short for Intermeccanica-Puch) was an aluminum two-seater coupe with a top speed of 160 km/h. Intermeccanica came...

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1959 Ford Levacar Mach I Concept

Ford Motor Co.'s Levacar Mach I appeared in the Ford Rotunda in the spring of 1959. A full-sized prototype, this was a one-person "flying...

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1959 Fiat 2100 Rocket by Francis Lombardi

Fiat used the 1959 Turin Motor Show to introduce their new 6-cylinder flagship saloon, 1800/2100. Carrozzeria Francis Lombardi has been...

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1959 Fiat 2100 Coupe by Pininfarina

This 1959 Fiat 2100 Coupe was built by Pininfarina and presented at the 1959 Turin Motor Show. An image below shows Battista Farina in...

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1959 Fiat 1800/2100 Coupe by Vignale

The 1959 Fiat 1800/2100 Coupé "En Plein" was designed by Vignale and presented at the 1959 Frankfurt Motor Show. It also featured in the...

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1959 Fiat 1800 Cabriolet by Monterosa

Founded in 1946 near Turin by Giorgio Sargiotti, Monterosa began as a carrozzeria producing special bodies. Their earliest examples were...

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1959 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Coupe Speciale by Pininfarina

The first 400 Superamerica, chassis 1517SA, appeared at the 1959 Salon de Torino as a Coupé Speciale for Fiat boss Gianni Agnelli. In...

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1959 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray XP-87 Concept

Having inspired the legendary C2 ‘Sting Ray’ Corvette of 1963, the 1959 Corvette Stingray concept car was one of the forefathers of an...

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1959 Cadillac Starlight by Pininfarina

In the same year, 1959, an interesting joint development of Cadillac and another Italian coachbuilder, Pininfarina, was shown. At the...

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1959 Oldsmobile F-88 Mark III

Harley Earl was a big man, well over six-foot-six. He was not only physically imposing but a towering figure in American automobile...

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1959 Scimitars by Brooks Stevens

Scimitar Station Wagon/All-Purpose Sedan — Famed auto designer Brooks Stevens created three Scimitar models for display at the 1959...

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1959 Cadillac Cyclone Concept Car

The Cadillac Cyclone is a concept car built in 1959 by Cadillac. The Cyclone was never mass-produced as a production model. It currently...

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