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 Ford Mustang Cougar Fastback Proposal from February 1963 was an early design concept developed before the final Mustang design was...

The 1963 Renault Ontario (Project 115), a concept designed by Ghia and overseen by designer Sergio Sartorelli, was a striking 2-door...

The 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray “Sue Earl Special” was a unique, one-off creation made to special order for Harley Earl's wife, Sue...

The 1963 Jaguar Le Mans D-Type by Michelotti is a fascinating example of automotive transformation and craftsmanship. Originally built as...

The 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Testudo, a concept car built by Bertone, represents one of the most intriguing design studies in automotive...

The Opel Kapitän P2 (1959–1963) marked a new era in Opel’s design, with a fresh grille, sharper body lines, and an angular roof profile,...

Ed "Big Daddy" Roth (March 4, 1932 – April 4, 2001) was a trailblazer in the world of custom car design and a key figure in Southern...

The VW-Porsche Escher Kleinbahn was a series of small trains produced from 1954 to 1971 for use in parks and botanical gardens. These...

The Tatra 603 was a luxury car produced by Czechoslovakian automaker Tatra from 1956 to 1975. It was the third model in the Tatra 600...

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...

In 1937 the Maserati brothers sold their company to industrialist Adolfo Orsi. Not long after the war ended, they decided their real...