NMA E-Newsletter #319: Cars That Never Made It


They were pure fantasy on wheels, machines designed to make the heart race and the mind ask, “What if?” These 1950s concept cars were automotive art built to attract public attention, test wild engineering ideas and give motorists a fleeting glimpse down the highway of tomorrow.

1957chryslerdiablo
1957 CHRYSLER DIABLO

buick 56
1956 BUICK CENTURION II

1954fordlatosca
1954 FORD LA TOSCA

1951buicklesabre
1951 BUICK LeSABRE

1959gmfirebird
1959 GM FIREBIRD III

1955lincolnfutura
1955 LINCOLN FUTURA

1951buickxp300
1951 BUICK XP-300

1955fordmystere
1955 FORD MYSTERE

1959cadillaccyclone
1959 CADILLAC CYCLONE

1954oldsmobilerocketf88
1954 OLDSMOBILE ROCKET F88

1958fordx2000
1958 FORD X-2000

1953cadillacghiacoupe
1953 CADILLAC GHIA COUPE

1955lincolnindianaplis
1955 LINCOLN INDIANAPOLIS

195mercuryd524
195? MERCURY D524        This car was never shown to the public.

1952chryslerdelegance
1952 CHRYSLER D’ELEGANCE

1954desotoadventurer
1954 DE SOTO ADVENTURER II

1953fordx100
1953 FORD X-100

1956packardpredictor
1956 PACKARD PREDICTOR

1956oldsmobilegoldenrocket
1956 OLDSMOBILE GOLDEN ROCKET

1956pontiacclubdemer
1956 PONTIAC CLUB DE MER

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