<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Story Cars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Story Cars]]></description><link>https://www.story-cars.com/archive</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:05:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.story-cars.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[5 Cars That Didn't Use Car Engines: From Helicopters to WWII Torpedo Boats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Automakers have spent more than a century developing engines specifically for cars. But some engineers decided the automotive parts bin wasn't ambitious enough. Why develop another four-cylinder when you could borrow a flat-six from a helicopter? Why settle for pistons when a turbine could do the job? And if a V12 was powerful enough to propel a WWII torpedo boat, surely it could handle a Bentley. From experimental gas turbines to enormous aircraft and marine engines, these five cars...]]></description><link>https://www.story-cars.com/5-cars-that-didn-t-use-car-engines</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6acfcb360defd0cf6ef3ad8c</guid><category><![CDATA[1940s]]></category><category><![CDATA[1960s]]></category><category><![CDATA[1950s]]></category><category><![CDATA[2000s]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:41:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_be3173b329104377a10d608bf3e1f5bd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Story Cars</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 Vauxhall Concepts We Never Got]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vauxhall built its reputation on sensible saloons, practical hatchbacks, and affordable family transportation. Apparently, nobody told the design department. 10 Vauxhall Concepts We Never Got Behind the company's everyday image was a remarkably adventurous design operation responsible for gullwing sports cars, impossibly low wedges, experimental electric vehicles, and even a diesel-powered supercar. Some were functioning prototypes with serious engineering behind them. Others were little more...]]></description><link>https://www.story-cars.com/10-vauxhall-concepts-we-never-got</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ace8e9278450223e115031b</guid><category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category><category><![CDATA[1960s]]></category><category><![CDATA[1970s]]></category><category><![CDATA[2000s]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:13:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_2975f8d1c641483680f5fa36722d58b6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Story Cars</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[1956 Chrysler Norseman Concept: The Chrysler That Sank 70 Years Ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most concept cars eventually retire to museums, disappear into private collections, or meet an unceremonious end at the crusher. The 1956 Chrysler Norseman managed something considerably more unusual: it sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean before making its public debut. Designed in Detroit and painstakingly constructed by Carrozzeria Ghia in Italy, the Norseman was one of Chrysler's most ambitious experiments of the 1950s, featuring an almost pillarless passenger compartment, aluminum...]]></description><link>https://www.story-cars.com/1956-chrysler-norseman-concept-the-chrysler-that-sank-70-years-ago</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6acdaa5482466d50ea27259a</guid><category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category><category><![CDATA[1950s]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 04:01:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_b3a12d4c1623469092436829d85d8501~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Story Cars</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Most Radical Cars Zender Ever Built]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most German tuning companies were happy selling bigger wheels, wider fenders, and spoilers large enough to qualify as garden furniture. Zender decided that wasn't ambitious enough. Between the late 1970s and early 2000s, the company went from modifying Volkswagen Sciroccos to building carbon-fiber supercars, Mercedes-powered prototypes, and a handful of machines that looked suspiciously like rejected Lamborghini proposals. Founded in 1969 by Hans-Albert Zender, the German company began in a...]]></description><link>https://www.story-cars.com/the-most-radical-cars-zender-ever-built</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6acda2d0d5b85c093090cabf</guid><category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category><category><![CDATA[1970s]]></category><category><![CDATA[1980s]]></category><category><![CDATA[1990s]]></category><category><![CDATA[2000s]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 03:41:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_36b8772a788d4cac9b365f5956703dfe~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Story Cars</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[1941 Ford Soybean Car: Henry Ford's Forgotten Farm-to-Fender Experiment]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1941, Henry Ford unveiled a car that looked like an ordinary prewar sedan but had a rather unusual ingredient list. Instead of conventional steel bodywork, it featured experimental plastic panels made with agricultural materials, mounted over a tubular-steel frame and powered by a familiar Ford flathead V8. 1941 Ford Soybean Car Known as the Ford Soybean Car, the prototype was part of Ford's attempt to connect American farming with automobile manufacturing. He wanted crops to supply...]]></description><link>https://www.story-cars.com/1941-ford-soybean-car-henry-ford-s-forgotten-farm-to-fender-experiment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6acd7f37b72cdcb74b80c6de</guid><category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 02:58:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_0e649ae9a61945dcaabfd754811c2909~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_941,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Story Cars</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chevrolet Concept Cars: History of 197 Concepts, Show Cars &#38; Prototypes (1953–2025)]]></title><description><![CDATA[From fiberglass Motorama experiments to rotary Corvettes, turbine trucks, fuel-cell laboratories and 2,000-hp electric hypercars, Chevrolet has spent seven decades testing ideas that a showroom could not always accommodate. Some were brilliant. Others made more sense with the curtains closed. Concept cars are where manufacturers negotiate with the future. For Chevrolet, that negotiation has included show-stopping Corvette bodies, real race-developed chassis, ordinary compact cars with...]]></description><link>https://www.story-cars.com/chevrolet-concept-cars-history-of-197-concepts-show-cars-prototypes-1953-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6acd5decb7527e2ed75ca8b6</guid><category><![CDATA[2010s]]></category><category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category><category><![CDATA[1950s]]></category><category><![CDATA[1960s]]></category><category><![CDATA[1970s]]></category><category><![CDATA[1980s]]></category><category><![CDATA[2000s]]></category><category><![CDATA[2020s]]></category><category><![CDATA[1990s]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:34:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_6acfe5716c334190aa964209ef8d9796~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_819,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Story Cars</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford Concept Cars: History of 312 Concepts, Show Cars and Prototypes (1941–2025)]]></title><description><![CDATA[From plastic body panels and atomic-age scale models to quad-turbo V12s, fuel cells and seven-motor EVs, Ford has spent more than eight decades finding out what happens when an idea gets built. Sometimes it changes the industry. Sometimes it just gives the industry a very strange photograph. The production Model T changed transportation, but Ford’s concept cars tell a different story: the experiments it could afford to try before committing to a showroom. Some had functioning powertrains and...]]></description><link>https://www.story-cars.com/ford-concept-cars-the-technical-history-of-312-concepts-show-cars-and-prototypes-1941-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6acd59052f872f7879e71e0a</guid><category><![CDATA[1940s]]></category><category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category><category><![CDATA[1950s]]></category><category><![CDATA[1960s]]></category><category><![CDATA[1970s]]></category><category><![CDATA[1980s]]></category><category><![CDATA[2000s]]></category><category><![CDATA[2020s]]></category><category><![CDATA[1990s]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:09:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_305018f1dcfd4e238bc0e155d8143c08~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_600,h_483,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Story Cars</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 Dead Car Brands: Their First Cars, Last Cars, and Why They Disappeared]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of the biggest names in automotive history are no longer around. Pontiac, Saab, Plymouth, Packard, and Oldsmobile were once fixtures of the industry, each with its own identity, loyal following, and place in the market. Today, they exist primarily in museums, private collections, and the memories of enthusiasts. Not every brand disappeared because it built bad cars. Some were casualties of corporate restructuring, others struggled to compete with larger manufacturers, and several simply...]]></description><link>https://www.story-cars.com/10-dead-car-brands-their-first-cars-last-cars-and-why-they-disappeared</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac7b69c86e1da51f6f92a43</guid><category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category><category><![CDATA[1920s]]></category><category><![CDATA[1930s]]></category><category><![CDATA[1900s]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:59:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_b93c9e56e2e74019afb20578106dab26~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Story Cars</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2006 Lamborghini Miura Concept]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2006 Lamborghini Miura Concept was a modern reinterpretation of one of Lamborghini’s most important cars, created to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original Miura. Designed by Walter de Silva, it kept the impossibly low roof, wide rear shoulders, short overhangs and basic proportions of Marcello Gandini’s 1966 original, then cleaned everything up for the 21st century. Lamborghini showed it at the 2006 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, and for a few minutes the...]]></description><link>https://www.story-cars.com/2006-lamborghini-miura-concept</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac1d583cc408d61441d831a</guid><category><![CDATA[2000s]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:30:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_65247a39981c4ac48f95eb832b78cd67~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_750,h_563,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Story Cars</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2006 Lada Raid Concept]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2006 Lada Raid Concept was AvtoVAZ’s attempt to return to serious international rally-raid competition with a purpose-built machine aimed directly at the 2008 Dakar Rally. Shown at the 2006 Moscow International Automobile Show, it combined Niva-inspired styling with plans for a 3.8-liter Porsche engine, six-speed sequential gearbox, four-wheel drive, tubular spaceframe and a 500-liter fuel tank. It looked like a Niva that had spent several years preparing exclusively for sand dunes. Work...]]></description><link>https://www.story-cars.com/2006-lada-raid-concept</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac1d4877babcebbad149ea5</guid><category><![CDATA[2000s]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:23:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_0c5723dba4e94a4ea517fc37cb584fe6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_420,h_315,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Story Cars</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2006 Kia Soul Concept]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2006 Kia Soul Concept was the boxy crossover that eventually gave Kia one of its most recognizable production cars. Unveiled at the 2006 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, it combined a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, five-speed automatic transmission and front-wheel drive with rear-hinged doors, no B-pillars, a panoramic roof and an interior designed around its stereo system. For a company still best known for inexpensive transportation, the Soul looked like someone in...]]></description><link>https://www.story-cars.com/2006-kia-soul-concept</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac1d32b7babcebbad149cb1</guid><category><![CDATA[2000s]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:19:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_aef96fc5027e4e0d8eea09875c526e22~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Story Cars</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2006 Kia Pro Cee'd Concept]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2006 Kia Pro Cee'd (pro_cee'd) Concept was a three-door C-segment hatchback created to preview the sportier side of Kia’s new European Cee'd family. Unveiled at the 2006 Paris Motor Show, it took the practical five-door Cee'd and lowered the roof, widened the visual stance and gave it 19-inch wheels, four individual seats and enough brown leather to make a compact hatchback feel like a concept lounge. The Kia Pro Cee'd Concept was designed at Kia’s European Design Centre in Rüsselsheim,...]]></description><link>https://www.story-cars.com/2006-kia-pro-cee-d-concept</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac1d219a2db86bdce3de677</guid><category><![CDATA[2000s]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:15:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_cdc0896923334cdd99d962d2c530ed6a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_420,h_278,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Story Cars</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2006 Kia cee'd (KED-1) Concept]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2006 Kia cee'd (KED-1) Concept was a five-door C-segment hatchback built to preview the car that would become one of Kia’s most important European models. Unveiled at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show, it combined a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engine, oversized 19-inch wheels and near-production proportions with enough show-car detailing to make an ordinary family hatch look considerably less ordinary. The cee'd Concept was developed at Kia’s European Design Centre in...]]></description><link>https://www.story-cars.com/2006-kia-cee-d-ked-1-concept</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac1d15f417f4e92289cd0df</guid><category><![CDATA[2000s]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:10:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_12dd83d35f5a448d83009ed716b482b4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Story Cars</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2006 Infiniti Coupe Concept]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2006 Infiniti Coupe Concept was a sleek four-seat luxury sports coupe built to show where Infiniti’s design was headed next. Unveiled at the 2006 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, it combined a full-length glass roof, 20-inch wheels, camera-based mirrors and a leather-and-aluminum cabin in a shape that was futuristic without being completely detached from reality. That mattered, because much of the idea would soon reappear in the next-generation Infiniti G Coupe. The...]]></description><link>https://www.story-cars.com/2006-infiniti-coupe-concept</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac1cfc2a2db86bdce3de3b6</guid><category><![CDATA[2000s]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:04:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_9102a3cc1416406ab615727254d110ce~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_928,h_617,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Story Cars</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2006 Hyundai HED-3 Arnejs Concept]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2006 Hyundai HED-3 Arnejs Concept was a five-door C-segment hatchback created as a near-production preview of Hyundai’s next European compact car. Pronounced “Ar-nez,” it combined a 170-hp 2.0-liter VGT diesel, five-speed automatic transmission and 19-inch wheels with styling that was considerably more dramatic than the Hyundais sharing parking lots in 2006. It debuted at the Paris Motor Show on September 28, 2006, and unlike many concept cars, there was already a production car hiding...]]></description><link>https://www.story-cars.com/2006-hyundai-hed-3-arnejs-concept</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac1cf34a2db86bdce3de2f8</guid><category><![CDATA[2000s]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:00:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_3c0f5006edbb4b57b24e6a869f2d62ca~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_420,h_266,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Story Cars</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2006 Hyundai HED-2 Genus Concept]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2006 Hyundai HED-2 Genus Concept was a four-seat, five-door design study that tried to combine a coupe, wagon and crossover without looking like three cars had been parked in the same space. Designed in Germany for the European market, it paired a 2.2-liter CRDi diesel engine, five-speed automatic transmission and four-wheel drive with a long, low body built around passenger space and cargo flexibility. Hyundai unveiled it at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show as a study for a possible future...]]></description><link>https://www.story-cars.com/2006-hyundai-hed-2-genus-concept</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac1cdd12291ee73d35e143b</guid><category><![CDATA[2000s]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 03:55:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_130da8b9d27f4660b9010bad739cd4b3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_420,h_280,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Story Cars</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2006 Hyundai HCD-9 Talus Concept]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2006 Hyundai HCD-9 Talus was Hyundai’s attempt to combine a sports coupe with the parts of an SUV people actually used. It had a low, sweeping roof, four-seat cabin and V8 power, but also extra ground clearance, available four-wheel drive and enough cargo room for a weekend away. The result looked a bit like a grand tourer that had been told the driveway might get rough. Hyundai unveiled the Talus in January 2006 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, where it was...]]></description><link>https://www.story-cars.com/2006-hyundai-hcd-9-talus-concept</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac1cc88a2db86bdce3dde57</guid><category><![CDATA[2000s]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 03:49:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_fc205608d8224eb7b211a17628250b4b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Story Cars</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2006 Hyundai HCD-10 Hellion Concept]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2006 Hyundai HCD-10 Hellion was a short, wide three-door crossover with a 236-hp diesel V6, four-wheel drive and removable canvas roof wrapped in bodywork that looked like a hiking backpack had evolved an exoskeleton. Hyundai built it to explore a tougher, more individualistic direction for its future SUVs and trucks. The Story The HCD-10 Hellion made its world debut on November 29, 2006 at the Los Angeles Auto Show. It was created by the Hyundai Design and Technical Center, with chief...]]></description><link>https://www.story-cars.com/2006-hyundai-hcd-10-hellion-concept</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac1caeea2db86bdce3ddb59</guid><category><![CDATA[2000s]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 03:45:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_865cb3f63561442b8bf258bbc8dee058~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_717,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Story Cars</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2006 Honda Step Bus Concept]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2006 Honda Step Bus Concept was a tiny box built around one very Honda idea: make the car smaller without making the interior smaller. With five seats, sliding front doors, a mid-mounted engine and rear-wheel drive, it packaged an unusual amount of usable space into something shaped roughly like a refrigerator with wheels. The Story Honda unveiled the Step Bus on November 29, 2006 at the Los Angeles Auto Show. It was created by Honda R&#38;D Co., Ltd.’s Wako Design Center in Saitama...]]></description><link>https://www.story-cars.com/2006-honda-step-bus-concept</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac1c9547babcebbad148d42</guid><category><![CDATA[2000s]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 03:39:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_93b3b680ec2b4a678b277c4a24832d62~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_420,h_278,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Story Cars</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2006 Honda Remix Concept]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2006 Honda Remix was Honda’s idea of a small, lightweight sports car that could still carry more than a helmet and a bad decision. Designed in California as a two-seat concept, it mixed a low roof, wraparound glass, front-wheel drive and hatchback practicality into something that looked like a CRX sent 20 years into the future. The Story Behind the 2006 Honda Remix Honda unveiled the Remix on November 29, 2006, at the Los Angeles Auto Show. It came from the Honda R&#38;D Americas Advanced...]]></description><link>https://www.story-cars.com/2006-honda-remix-concept</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac1c67d7babcebbad148767</guid><category><![CDATA[2000s]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 03:27:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8cd09c_edea6ba4da504626a749ade4dc1e5725~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_683,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Story Cars</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>