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1969 Opel Aero GT
While attending a General Motors media event in Germany, the automaker laid out several old Opels, including this unique example of the...


1969 Opel CD Concept
Opel traveled to the 1969 edition of the Frankfurt Motor Show to unveil a state-of-the-art concept car dubbed CD, which stood for 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...


1975 Opel GT2 Concept
The Opel GT2 amazed visitors to the 1975 IAA with its futuristic wedge shape and sliding doors. It announced a new, rational car age of...


1978 Ford GT80 by Colani
The Ford FT80 further developed the Ford GT40 as "grand style" for Le Mans in Colani's C-Form. Luigi Colani was unique in the automotive...


1979 Ford Probe I Concept by Ghia
1979 Ghia Concept Car, Probe I represents the re-birth of the “American Dream Car” that Harley Earl’s Buick Y-Job started in 1939 and GM...


1981 Volkswagen Auto 2000 Concept
The Volkswagen Auto 2000 is a concept car first shown by Volkswagen in 1981. It was part of a German government-sponsored program to...


1981 Opel TECH I Concept
The research vehicle TECH 1 was a further development that created a buzz at the IAA in 1981. The engineering study demonstrates Opel’s...


1981 Mercedes-Benz Auto2000 Concept
The "Auto 2000" research car represents a movement towards an economical, low-emission future. The V8 petrol engine featured cylinder...


1981 Ford Probe III Concept by Ghia
Back in 1981, when the development of the Ford Sierra (project Toni) was reaching the latter stages of its development, management felt...


1981 Citroën Xenia by Coggiola
The Citroën Xenia was a concept car built in 1981 by Coggiola. The fashion in the early eighties was for motor manufacturers to display...


1982 Volkswagen Student Concept
The Volkswagen Student is a concept car built in 1982. Aptly named the Student was Volkswagen's second attempt at a sub Golf budget city...
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