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The first concept-car produced by Peugeot
in 1984 - 600 horse power
Seen at the Peugeot Adventure Museum in Sochaux.
La Peugeot Quasar
C'est le premier concept car
construit par Peugeot en 1984 - 600 chevaux -
Exposée au Musée de l'Aventure Peugeot à Sochaux.
1961 Mako Shark, Corvette concept car leading the way to future designs.
The XP-755 concept car, also known as the Mako Shark, was designed by Larry Shinoda under the direction of General Motors Styling and Design head Bill Mitchell. With the 1963 Corvette C2 design locked down, in 1961 as a concept for future Chevrolet Corvette the groundwork for the XP-755 was laid down. Building on the design of the 1958 XP-700 "double bubble", the XP-755 added design elements of the soon to be released C2 Corvette. In keeping with the name, the streamlining, pointed snout, and other detailing was partly inspired by the sleek, fast-moving shortfin mako shark. The '61 Corvette tail was given two additional tail lights (six total) for the concept car. The concept was also inspired by Bill Mitchell's 1959 Stingray racer XP-87 which also influenced the 1963 Corvette Sting Ray.
The Mako Shark debuted at the New York Coliseum at the 1962 6th International Automobile Show,[1] and the car was a success on the auto show circuit. With many of the Mako's design elements making into production on future Corvettes, it was successful in building hype for the forthcoming next generation of Corvette.[2]
Like many show cars, the Mako Shark underwent styling and detail changes over time. The hood and front facia were modified and the interior was updated. The car also lost the distinctive "double-bubble" canopy. The car was retroactively dubbed the Mako Shark I when the Mako Shark II debuted. The car now resides in the GM Heritage Collection.
An apocryphal story has it that Mitchell had an actual mako shark mounted on the wall in his office, and ordered his team to paint the car to match the distinctive blue-gray upper surface blending into the white underside of the fish. After numerous attempts to match the shark's color scheme failed, the team hit upon the idea of kidnapping the fish one night, painting it to match their best efforts on the car, and returning it to the office. Mitchell never realized the difference and pronounced himself pleased with the team's duplication of nature's handiwork on the car.
Bill Mitchell's design brief for the XP-830 was as follows:
"a narrow, slim, center section and coupe body, a tapered tail, an all-of-a-piece blending of the upper and lower portions of the body through the center (avoiding the look of a roof added to a body), and prominent wheels with their protective fenders distinctly separate from the main body, yet grafted organically to it."
This concept influenced the redesigned C3 Corvette of 1968. Chevrolet created two of them - only one of which was fully functional. The non-running show car sported futuristic details, such as square section side pipes and a squared-off steering wheel. This car debuted at the 1965 New York Auto Show. The second running show-car made its debut at the 1965 Paris Motor Show with more conventional steering wheel and exhaust. The car did have a retractable rear spoiler, and a square section bumper that could be extended for added protection. The Mako Shark II was powered by a 427 Mark IV engine, which became available on production Corvette models. The paint scheme was similar to the original Mako Shark, with blue/gray on top fading into silver/white at the rockers.
In 1965, the Mako Shark II was also on display 1964/5 New York World's Fair in the General Motors Futurama Pavilion.
After the show car made the rounds on the show circuit, it was returned to GM where it was dismantled.[8] The running car would be given a reprieve and return to the show car circuit in modified form.
1961 Mako Shark, Corvette concept car leading the way to future designs.
The XP-755 concept car, also known as the Mako Shark, was designed by Larry Shinoda under the direction of General Motors Styling and Design head Bill Mitchell. With the 1963 Corvette C2 design locked down, in 1961 as a concept for future Chevrolet Corvette the groundwork for the XP-755 was laid down. Building on the design of the 1958 XP-700 "double bubble", the XP-755 added design elements of the soon to be released C2 Corvette. In keeping with the name, the streamlining, pointed snout, and other detailing was partly inspired by the sleek, fast-moving shortfin mako shark. The '61 Corvette tail was given two additional tail lights (six total) for the concept car. The concept was also inspired by Bill Mitchell's 1959 Stingray racer XP-87 which also influenced the 1963 Corvette Sting Ray.
The Mako Shark debuted at the New York Coliseum at the 1962 6th International Automobile Show,[1] and the car was a success on the auto show circuit. With many of the Mako's design elements making into production on future Corvettes, it was successful in building hype for the forthcoming next generation of Corvette.[2]
Like many show cars, the Mako Shark underwent styling and detail changes over time. The hood and front facia were modified and the interior was updated. The car also lost the distinctive "double-bubble" canopy. The car was retroactively dubbed the Mako Shark I when the Mako Shark II debuted. The car now resides in the GM Heritage Collection.
An apocryphal story has it that Mitchell had an actual mako shark mounted on the wall in his office, and ordered his team to paint the car to match the distinctive blue-gray upper surface blending into the white underside of the fish. After numerous attempts to match the shark's color scheme failed, the team hit upon the idea of kidnapping the fish one night, painting it to match their best efforts on the car, and returning it to the office. Mitchell never realized the difference and pronounced himself pleased with the team's duplication of nature's handiwork on the car.
Bill Mitchell's design brief for the XP-830 was as follows:
"a narrow, slim, center section and coupe body, a tapered tail, an all-of-a-piece blending of the upper and lower portions of the body through the center (avoiding the look of a roof added to a body), and prominent wheels with their protective fenders distinctly separate from the main body, yet grafted organically to it."
This concept influenced the redesigned C3 Corvette of 1968. Chevrolet created two of them - only one of which was fully functional. The non-running show car sported futuristic details, such as square section side pipes and a squared-off steering wheel. This car debuted at the 1965 New York Auto Show. The second running show-car made its debut at the 1965 Paris Motor Show with more conventional steering wheel and exhaust. The car did have a retractable rear spoiler, and a square section bumper that could be extended for added protection. The Mako Shark II was powered by a 427 Mark IV engine, which became available on production Corvette models. The paint scheme was similar to the original Mako Shark, with blue/gray on top fading into silver/white at the rockers.
In 1965, the Mako Shark II was also on display 1964/5 New York World's Fair in the General Motors Futurama Pavilion.
After the show car made the rounds on the show circuit, it was returned to GM where it was dismantled.[8] The running car would be given a reprieve and return to the show car circuit in modified form.
A brief replay of the ever popular, one year only, 1963 Corvette split window coupe. This outrageously beautiful Corvette concept from 2009 with it's more Camaro-esque side profile and it's Cadillac-esque front facade became a movie star in a Transformer movie back in the day. Too bad it never became a star at the local Chevrolet dealer's showroom floors. VM
Photos from the 2022 Lime Rock Race Track Labor Day event.
Drives Today article:
This stunning concept made its debut at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show and offered a glimpse of an alternative Corvette C7 or C8 even, had GM chosen to take a different direction to the one it did with the C7 and then its current mid-engined C8 offering. In many ways this concept chimes more with current automotive engineering values, offering as it did a hybrid powertrain, with a V8 engine featuring cylinder deactivation and mild hybrid technology. Introduced four years before the C7, the Stingray concept not only showcased the last front-engined Corvette, but it echoed the legendary 1963 Corvette Stingray, with its split rear window treatment, as well as the 1959 Stingray Racer.
2009 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Concept
The concept came about as the result of an internal design challenge for a retro-styled but modern Corvette and it was designed with reverse clamshell hood and scissor doors that were push-button operated. With its tapered roof line, prominent quad exhausts and wide hips, this stunning-looking concept appears to be moving when standing still and it still looks as impressive today as it did when it was unveiled 12 years ago.
Inside, the designers had responded to negative reviews about the C6’s interior and produced an interior with lots of carbon fibre and ultra-comfortable body-hugging seats and the obligatory infotainment system with configurable instrument cluster. GM said of the concept: “Interactive touch controls allow the driver to customize the power and efficiency of his or her ride and share it with friends via the in-car camera system and advanced telemetrics.”
Engine-wise, the Corvette Stingray was envisioned with a high-performance electrified set-up for around town driving, combined with a V8 engine with cylinder deactivation for a so-called ‘mild hybrid’ system that was quite the fashion at the time. As a concept car it was more a styling exercise than a technical showcase, with the exact engine/drive train specs left to GM’s marketing to describe what was envisioned. Would it have made a better-looking C7 or C8? Well, beauty as they say is in the eye of the beholder, but there’s no missing this Stingray, that’s for sure!
Two detailed views of the 1941 Chrysler Newport LeBaron concept car seen and photographed at Lime Rock Car Show in 2023, Note the separate windshield for the rear passenger compartment along with it's own rear view mirror, a nice touch for the "back seat driver!"
*More of the car can be seen here: flic.kr/p/2p2B9Uz
Conceptcar made for www.rebrick.com Lego building challenge "CELEBRATE THE FUTURE OF MCLAREN AUTOMOTIVE"
I decided to use the www.rebrick.com challenge as a chance to step out of my usual concept car building scale. This is my interpretation of a city scale hypercar. You can place this model next to any Speed Champions car and it will fit it very well. It was fun also to use a not so common color as green. Thanks to the PAB wall possibilities I got tons of the 1x2 and 1x4 green slopes to make this model in greenish flavour.
For my video youtu.be/FKceEugtOxg,
Italian, Concept Car,
1964, New York World Fair, Show Car,
V8, OHV,
390 cubic inch,
330 bhp,
Blackhawk Automotive Museum - Danville, California, USA
Conceptcar made for www.rebrick.com Lego building challenge "CELEBRATE THE FUTURE OF MCLAREN AUTOMOTIVE"
well this has been one eventful week so I'll use this shot to sum it up.
1) Recovering well from surgery-worked 3 days & went to the auto show here in Detroit.
2) Took this shot with my new Nikon D300 -got a steal!
3)Picked up our new car this Thursday-a Dodge Journey-color is Deepwater Blue-luv it!
I realize I have been neglegent in my comments-laptop is off line & thats where I do all my commenting at night. Plan on calling linksys tomorrow to get things straightened out & hope to be up soon =-)
Paris Motor Show 2010.
This red futuristic sports conceptcar is fully electronic and has an electric engine which deliveres a 150 pk.
It accelerates from 0 - 100 km/h in 5 seconds.
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Rear light of the DS X E-Tense concept. Paris Motor show 2018.
Feux arrière du concept car DS X E-Tense. Mondial de l'auto, Paris 2018
Conceptcar made for www.rebrick.com Lego building challenge "CELEBRATE THE FUTURE OF MCLAREN AUTOMOTIVE"
Hoy en día, la conectividad se ha convertido en uno de los aspectos más importantes en los automóviles, por encima, incluso, de apartados tradicionalmente destacados para el público, como el motor y sus prestaciones. A muchos usuarios les interesa más el tamaño de la pantalla táctil y las aplicaciones que pueda manejar desde ahí que la velocidad. Pero ¿sabías que todo eso ya existía en 1985? Sí, en el Citroën Eole, el primer coche conectado de la Historia.
La palabra revolución está muy presente en Citroën y lo ha demostrado con hechos en numerosas ocasiones a lo largo de la historia. Una revolución fue el Citroën Traction Avant, el primer coche europeo con tracción delantera. También fue revolucionario el primer mensaje publicitario en el cielo, una hazaña de André Citroën.
La historia del Citroën C15: la furgoneta que se lo cargaba todo
Y, así, podríamos seguir hablando de la suspensión hidroneumática del Citroën DS, que luego utilizaron otros modelos posteriores o el diseño vanguardista que siempre ha caracterizado a la marca francesa.
Otro capítulo en esta tradición revolucionaria de Citroën lo escribió el prototipo Eole en 1985, aunque su desarrollo comenzó a principios de los 80, precisamente, cuando la marca no atravesaba su mejor momento.
Mientras trabajaba en el desarrollo del Citroën BX (esta es su historia), encargó al diseñador Robert Opron y al nórdico Carl Olsen pensar cómo serían los coches de la década siguiente e, incluso, hacer un guiño futurista para adentrarse en el próximo siglo.
Y hay que reconocer que lo consiguieron, aunque con los elementos que tenían a su disposición en aquel momento. Estéticamente, el Citroën Eole destaca por su carrocería familiar, poco común en aquella época, y por sus formas exteriores aerodinámicas, que le permitían alcanzar un coeficiente de sólo 0,19, con pasos de rueda tapados y capaces de girar al mismo tiempo que la dirección, gracias a un complejo sistema hidráulico.
El prototipo estaba basado en un Citroën CX (esta es su historia), diseñado por Opron, pero con modificaciones importantes, como el frontal, con unos grupos ópticos delgados y horizontales que van de un extremo a otro, solo interrumpidos por el logo de los chevrones en el centro, o el inmenso parabrisas panorámico que debía proporcionar una visibilidad perfecta. También destacaba la feria de luces brillantes de su zaga, que evidenciaban su carácter ochentero.
Un coche del siglo XXI… en 1985
Aunque lo más interesante del Eole estaba en su interior, donde un fondo completamente plano y los casi cinco metros de longitud hacen posible un inmenso habitáculo para cuatro pasajeros. El equipo a bordo hoy nos parece normal, pero no lo era en aquella época (ni si quiera hace diez años).
En el puesto de mando había más controles y botones que en cualquier coche actual, aunque algunos de ellos servían para abrir las ventanas, pero era mucho más práctico y ergonómico que los actuales coches donde todo se gestiona desde una pantalla. En la columna de transmisión, en forma de triángulo con una arista apuntando al techo, hay también controladores de funciones por ambos lados y, sobre ella y antes del salpicadero, una amplia bandeja con un reproductor de CD, toda una novedad en 1985.
Pero, seguramente, el elemento más estrambótico del interior era una especie de iPad ubicada entre los asientos delanteros, justo detrás, con un teclado de ordenador, dos controles tipo joystick y una pequeña pantalla para jugar a videojuegos.
El Citroën Eole fue presentado en el Salón de Ginebra de 1986, aunque luego quedó en el olvido, como tantos otros prototipos.
Lógicamente, no existía la tecnología suficiente para convertirlo en un vehículo de producción en serie. Hoy se puede ver en el Conservatorie de Citroën, junto con otras viejas glorias de la marca francesa.
This car was an early-stage design experiment that Oldsmobile chose not to develop further. Other than its experimental and avant-garde appearance, little else is known about it.
Clay models are often used by automotive designers to explore and refine the visual and aerodynamic aspects of a vehicle before it ever hits the production stage. These models can sometimes remain as purely conceptual pieces, never advancing beyond the design phase. They allow designers to physically visualize and tweak their concepts.
Spotted this beauty in Montreal during Italian Week, where they were showing off their amazing cars!
Partial front view of the BMW I Vision dynamics, a concept car revealed in 2017. Festival Automobile International 2019, Paris Invalides.
Vue avant partielle de la BMW I Vision dynamics, un concept car dévoilé en 2017et présenté ici au Festival Automobile International 2019, à l'Hôtel des Invalides, Paris