1950s 9/9

1955 Packard Request

Due to a steady flow of requests to bring out a modern interpretation of its classic pre-war grille, Packard developed the "Request"...

1955 Packard Saga Concept Car

This fabulous Packard concept car is the first of four built by the Mitchell-Bentley Corporation for Packard who used the car at auto...

1958 GM Firebird III Concept

The third in a series of gas turbine-powered experimentals, Harley Earl, took his imagination to new places with his final dream car –...

1953 XP-21 Firebird 1

The 1953 XP-21 Firebird 1 was the first gas turbine automobile ever to be built and tested in the United States. Designed strictly as an...

1953 Chevy Corvette

Influenced by the English and European sports cars being raced on road racing circuits after World War II, Earl decided that General...

1951 GM LeSabre

Designed by legendary GM stylist Harley Earl, the LeSabre embodied the styling of early fighter jets in its basic design. This is...

The Great "Double-Decking" 1959 Citroën U55 Cityrama Currus

"That's gotta be photoshopped" was my natural reaction, and maybe yours, too. But indeed, the 1959 Citroën U55 Cityrama Currus was very...

"Hull Yea!" The 1953 Timossi-Ferrari Arno XI Racing Hydroplane

Imagine plopping a Ferrari Grand Prix engine into a boat...well, here's the story! The 1953 Timossi-Ferrari Arno XI Racing Hydroplane was...

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