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1973 Lincoln Mark I by Ghia
In the early ’70s, the Lincoln division at Ford Motor Company was facing the same dilemma as its cross-town rival in the Motor City,...


1973 Mitsubishi Pajero Concept
The first Japanese all-wheel-drive passenger car was the experimental Mitsubishi PX33, built in pre-war 1936. But Mitsubishi began to...


1973 Fiat 126 Minimaxi by Moretti
First shown in 1970, the Minimaxi cars (based first on the Fiat 500 and later the Fiat 126) became the mainstay of Moretti production in...


1973 De Tomaso Montella Concept by Ghia
The year was May 21, 1971, and American car enthusiasts had just fallen in love with the recently introduced mid-engine Pantera sports...


1973 Daihatsu EV1 Concept
The Daihatsu EV1 was a concept car designed by Daihatsu as an electric test vehicle and first unveiled at the 1973 Tokyo Motor Show. Only...


1973 Daihatsu BCX-III Concept
This concept of a four-seat luxury car was presented at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1973. The car's main features were an electric motor,...


1973 Coggiola Sylvia Concept
The Coggiola Sylvia was a concept car built by Coggiola in 1973. The car was a liftback coupe based on the Opel GT with a 2430mm...


1973 Citroën GS Buggy by Heuliez
In 1973, Heuliez proposed these two designs for a buggy using the underpinnings of the GS. It's unclear where this concept ended up....


1973 Chevrolet XP-898 Concept
The 1973 Chevrolet XP-898 concept car was built with a frameless fiberglass foam sandwich body and chassis. This two-seater sports coupe...


1973 Chevrolet XP-897GT Two-Rotor by Pininfarina
Ed Cole, president of GM, who had become an ardent rotary engine advocate, ordered up a sports car concept designed around the developing...


1973 Chevrolet XP-895 Reynolds Concept
The first all-aluminum bodied car, a Chevrolet Corvette study vehicle, is being shown for the first time by the builder, Reynolds Metals...


1973 Autobianchi A 112 Giovani by Pininfarina
Perhaps motivated by the unexpected success of the Citroën Méhari, Pininfarina set off to design a lightweight multi-purpose vehicle...
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