From wild mid-engine experiments and Italian coachbuilt one-offs to aviation-themed charity cars and record-chasing EVs, the Ford Mustang has spent six decades living a double life: one you see in showrooms, and one that exists in design studios, wind tunnels, and race shops around the world. This article is a complete tour of that hidden history—a chronological guide to Mustang concepts, prototypes, and specials that never made it to mass production but helped shape the cars

The Ice Princess XF58 isn’t a car Studebaker ever made—it’s a fantasy brought to life by custom builder Richard Fletcher in 1987....

The Studebaker Ice Princess XF58 is a one-off custom car built in 1987 by designer Richard Fletcher. His goal was to create a fantasy...

The 1984 Sbarro Windy was a whimsical and minimalist beach buggy, conceived by Swiss designer Franco Sbarro as a fun, back-to-basics...

The 1984 GM Project Saturn Concept was General Motors’ bold effort to fight back against the growing success of Japanese automakers like...

The 1984 Ford Maya was a concept car designed and built by Italdesign for Ford, introduced at the 1984 Turin Motor Show. Developed to...

The 1980s were a bold time in automotive history — a decade known for wild styling, experimental engineering, and a level of ambition not...

The Hope Whisper II, developed in 1985 in collaboration with Berlin University, was a follow-up to the original 1983 Hope Whisper...

The Hope Whisper, developed in 1983 in Denmark, was a prototype electric city car aimed at offering an environmentally friendly urban...

The 1989 Chrysler Millennium was a forward-thinking concept car that previewed Chrysler’s design and technology direction for the 1990s,...

The Citroën CX Prestige “Honecker,” built in 1985 by Swedish coachbuilder Nilsson, was a stretched limousine version of the CX Prestige...

The Renault X-45 was a prototype developed as part of the company’s Véhicule Bas de Gamme (VBG) project, which aimed to create a modern,...