Concept Cars & Prototypes from Chicago Auto Show 2/6

1950S

1958 Ford De Paolo Concept Car

This Ford concept car appears in the 1966 book Automobiles of the Future by Irwin Stambler. The description of the vehicle appears below....

1950S

1958 Chevrolet Corvette XP-700 Concept by Bill Mitchell

Designed and built under the personal supervision of Bill Mitchell, the wild-looking XP-700 used many regular Corvette components, such...

1950S

1959 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray XP-87 Concept

Having inspired the legendary C2 ‘Sting Ray’ Corvette of 1963, the 1959 Corvette Stingray concept car was one of the forefathers of an...

1960S

1961 Chrysler TurboFlite Concept by Ghia

The radical two-door coupe with a retractable flight cockpit-style roof canopy featured a prominent winged spoiler high over the rear...

1960S

1961 Chevrolet Corvair Sebring Spyder Concept

The XP-737 Sebring Spyder roadster was built in three basic versions by GM Styling, all based on the same car and all with a wheelbase...

1960S

1962 Mercury Palomar Concept

Mercury's Palomar two-door hardtop station wagon featured a roof with an opening rear section. When open, the rear seat rose, and a small...

1960S

1962 Ford Cougar 406 Concept

Debuting at the 1962 Chicago show, the Ford Cougar 406 featured top-hinged, electrically operated gull-wing doors and came equipped with...

1979 Dome Zero P2

The original prototype's failure to achieve Japanese market homologation led to the development of the Dome Zero P2 prototype, a car made...

1960S

1962 Chevrolet Corvair Monza SS

The Chevy Monza SS (XP-797) topless two-seat prototype was based on the Corvair rear-engine platform with a shortened 88-inch wheelbase....

1950S

1958 Simca Fulgur

The Fulgur, developed by Simca in 1958, gives another idea of what the cars of the future may look like. The Simca Fulgur was a concept...

1960S

1963 Oldsmobile J-TR Concept

Based on a 1963 F-85 convertible, the Oldsmobile J-TR show car is little known today, but it bears the unmistakable stamp of GM styling...

1960S

1963 Oldsmobile El Torero Concept

Oldsmobile presented the "el Torero" show car, based on a custom version of the 1963 Olds 98 convertible. The exterior wore multiple...

1960S

1963-1964 Chrysler Turbine Car by Ghia

Chrysler Corp.’s experimental Turbine Car appeared at the 1964 Chicago Auto Show. It was billed as the first car created explicitly for...

1960S

1964 Mercury Comet Super Cyclone Concept

What if you are dissatisfied with the 1964 Comet Caliente and wanted to build a sleek fastback coupe? You'd need to present a...

1960S

1964 Dodge Charger Roadster Concept

Debuted at the Milwaukee Auto Show on November 16-24, 1963, the new Charger roadster stole the show at the Dodge exhibit. The customized...

1960S

1964 American Motors Tarpon Concept

Derived from the American, the Tarpon was the car that AMC could have, should have, but didn't make in response to the Mustang. Instead,...

1960S

1965 Plymouth VIP Concept

Bold is the look of the "V. I. P.", Plymouth’s new idea car, which will be shown for the first time at the Chicago Auto Show, starting on...

1960S

1965 Lincoln Continental Town Brougham

Based on a 1963 Lincoln 4-door sedan, the 1965 Continental Town Brougham show car had a 131-inch wheelbase, 8-inches longer than the...

1960S

1965 Dodge Charger II Concept

Unveiled at the 1965 Auto Show circuit, the Charger II gave the public a close look of what Dodge would be releasing in January of 1966....

1960S

1966 Chrysler 300X Concept Car

Based on a modified 1966 Chrysler 300, the 300X prototype was filled with futuristic ideas in the cockpit. Replacing the conventional...

1960S

1967 Ford Mach 2 Concept

Strongly influenced by GT styling, the Ford Mach 2 concept car featured a midship 289 cubic inch V-8, raised carburetor intake ports on...

1960S

1967 AMC AMX-III Concept

The AMX III, not to be confused with the better-known AMX/3, was essentially a Javelin station wagon. First shown at the Chicago Auto...

1990S

1990 Dodge Viper RT/10 Concept Car

Completed in April of 1990, the Dodge Viper RT/10 Concept was the second Viper concept produced. It was the first Viper to have a V10,...

1960S

1968 Dodge Charger III Concept

The 1968 Dodge Charger III Concept is an experimental two-seater only 42 inches high, 184 inches long, and 73 inches wide. Features...

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