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1970 Nissan 126X Concept

The Nissan 126X concept of 1970 has to be one of the all-time classic concept cars. Also displayed at the 1970 Tokyo Motorshow, the 126X...

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1970 Mercury El Gato Concept

To say this Cat was before its time would be a serious understatement. Sporting a bold lime green paint job, El Gato (Spanish for "The...

1970S

1970 Mazda RX-500 Concept

The Mazda RX 500 was the star attraction at the 17th Tokyo Motor Show in 1970. It was developed by the research and design staff at the...

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1970 Mazda EX-005 Concept

The Mazda EX-005 debuted at the 1970 Tokyo Motor Show and was a bubble approximately the size of an office chair. Actually, it was a...

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1970 Lincoln Mark III Dual Cowl Phaeton Concept

Lincoln came up with a racy show car for the 1970 auto shows based on the Continental Mark III. Based on a styling exercise done under...

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1970 Lancia Stratos HF Zero by Bertone

In 1969, when Nuccio Bertone bought a Lancia Fulvia from a friend and stripped it down to use as the basis for a wild, Gandini-styled...

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1970 Jeep XJ002 Bolide Concept

This photo is a 1969 Kaiser Jeep factory shot of the XJ002 "Bolide" concept. The word Bolide means "a large meteor that explodes in the...

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1970 Honda Hondina by Zagato

The Hondina Youngstar was a Zagato-bodied roofless "beach car" with no doors and bug-eye headlights, which was based on the Honda N360....

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1971 DAF Buggy

A proposal by Dutch coachbuilder Harry Geeris for an off-road vehicle based on the DAF 66 with that car’s continuously variable...

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1971 Volvo 1800 ESC Viking by Coggiola

Presented at the 1971 Paris Auto Show, Coggiola's Volvo 1800-based ESC Coupe was technically built for studying safety and comfort. It...

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1971 Volkswagen Karmann Cheetah by ItalDesign

Presented in March 1971 at Geneva Autoshow. The cooperation with Karmann comes up with the design of a roadster with low production...

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1971 Toyota SV-1 Concept

Toyota SV-1 (a high-performance sports coupe, prototype of the Celica LB). Shown at the Tokyo Motor Show in Oct/Nov 1971, the SV-1 was...

1970S

1971 NSU Ro-80 by Pininfarina

Less a forecast of future design trends than the NSU Ro-80 itself was this blocky, 1971 special-body exercise by Pininfarina. Based on...

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1971 Nissan ESV Concept

This was a safety vehicle that previewed the 810 series Bluebird. The ESV had a periscope bulge on the roof and possibly ABS braking, and...

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1971 Nissan 216X Concept

The 216X utilized a transverse-mounted 2-liter 4-cylinder power plant. While in motion, the bumpers were designed to extend automatically...

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1971 Mercury Montego Sportshauler Concept

The Mercury Sportshauler is a concept car built by Mercury in 1971. The Mercury Montego-based Sportshauler concept vehicle was a huge...

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1971 Mazda RX510 Concept

The Mazda RX-510 was a concept car created to promote the soon-to-be-released RX-3 / Savanna. It was first exhibited at the 1971 Tokyo...

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1971 Matra Laser by Michelotti

Though often ignored in favor of more famous 1970s concept cars, the one-off 1971 Matra Laser still has styling that can grab the...

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1971 Lancia Stratos HF Prototype by Bertone

Bertone stunned the world at the 1970 Turin Motorshow with their Lancia Stratos HF Zero design. Nuccio Bertone initially wanted to call...

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1971 Lancia Dunja by Coggiola

Coggiola's 1971 Dunja was intended to be produced in the near future. Based on the Lancia Fulvia, the Dunja was characterized by its...

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1970-1971 Lamborghini Urraco Prototypes by Bertone

Uracco is the nickname of one of the most ferocious bulls in bullfighting. The design of the Italian sports car is the work of the famous...

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1971 Lamborghini Countach LP500 by Bertone

Gandini designed the Lamborghini Countach for Bertone in 1971. "Countach," in the dialect of Italy"s Piedmont, is an expression of...

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1971 Ford GT-70 by Ghia

The 1971 Ford GT70 was a mid-engined GT sports car based on Ford’s GT70 rally car. It was built and designed by Ghia in Turin. Filippo...

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1972-1974 Fiat ESV Prototypes

The American NHBS (National Highway Safety Bureau, later the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA) in 1971 announced a...

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