Cool, Awesome & Amazing Custom/One-off/Prototype Cars

[Dennisch]

Somebody rebodied a W123 with 190SL parts.

 

[Downhill Dino]

First pic: "That's not real, gotta be a photoshop"

Second pic:

 

[Turbo]

Citroen had some pretty bizarre concept cars back in the day.

1972 Citroen Kar-A-Sutra by Mario Bellini





1986 Citroen Xanthia (Xanthia, not Xantia)





1986 Citroen Adventure by Sbarro





1972 Citroen Camargue by Bertone







1972 Citroen SM Coupe Prototype by Frua





1972 Citroen DS GT19



1974 Citroen SM Présidentielle






1967 Citroen-DS-ID by Panhard

1984 Citroen Eco 2000





1980 Citroen Karin





1936 Citroen TPV Prototype- the original 2CV





1956 Citroen C10 Beetle

 

[Carbon_6]

Looking at some of those concepts, they're not what you'd call Citroën crazy.

Then you see the likes of the C10, Karin, and especially the Kar-A-Sutra, and think: "OK. There's the crazy."

 

[ScottPuss20]

Citroen had some pretty bizarre concept cars back in the day.
1972 Citroen DS GT19

I need this car in my life.

 

[CSMDuty11]

1967 Citroen-DS-ID by Panhard

Looks an awful lot like a Panhard 24, except for the vent in the slightly longer front fender.

 

[Turbo]

1964 Panhard LM64 Prototype

 

[Downhill Dino]

Could easily pass for an Alpine in that era.

 

[Turbo]

Could easily pass for an Alpine in that era.

So could I, but nevertheless, the shark-fin design is still pretty neat.

 

[Heldenzeit]

Early pre-production 959. No major changes from the production cars aside from the fog lights. Missing a brace under the front trunk and a few small trim changes.

 

[adb]

1964 Panhard LM64 Prototype

Would daily.

 

[Turbo]

2014 Mercedes-Benz Royale One-Off







Yes, this is an actual car. It was designed to commemorate the official vehicle of ruthless dictators, the Mercedes 600.
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[Dennisch]

Looks like someone kidnapped and tortured the lead designer or Mitsuoka to achieve that. What a pile of ****.

 

[TheCracker]

They've certainly gone to town on that 'discount motoring store' chrome trim.

 

[Jean Foisy]

Vector WX8 use MKIV Supra headlight.

 

[Turbo]

Vector WX8 use MKIV Supra headlight.

Appalling... that looks like a cheap kit car at best.

 

[Jean Foisy]

Appalling... that looks like a cheap kit car at best.

For you. Again

 

[Turbo]

For you. Again

I'm pretty sure the general public would agree, but okay then.

 

[Downhill Dino]

Dissing a Vector? Tsk tsk, they may be basically vaporware but man are they awesome.

 

[Turbo]

1983 Alfa Romeo Z33 by Zagato prototype... the first Alfa SUV design.







1966 Alfa Romeo Giulia Several by Carrozzeria Casale one-off. Carrozzeria Casale was well known for building hearses.

 

[Jean Foisy]

1983 Alfa Romeo Z33 by Zagato prototype... the first Alfa SUV design.







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You say what i put is not good and then you put this toaster

 

[Obelisk]

You say what i put is not good and then you put this toaster

A cool car can look like a toaster.
An amazing car can look like a box.
An awesome car isn't always defined by its looks.

What makes that "toaster" cool is that it's the first ever SUV design by Alfa Romeo. You have to learn that the book cover is not the best indicator of the contents of the book.

 

[TexRex]

A cool car can look like a toaster.
An amazing car can look like a box.
An awesome car isn't always defined by its looks.

What makes that "toaster" cool is that it's the first ever SUV design by Alfa Romeo. You have to learn that the book cover is not the best indicator of the contents of the book.

Yeah...

I'm not about to defend a vaporware supercar from the company that brought us the burnt-to-a-crisp bad guy car from Rising Sun, but there's something to be said for the pot-kettle implication.

And what of the Tempo Libero? It's basically a 33 Giardinetta with what appears to be two inches of height added between the top of the wheel arches and beltline and three inches in greenhouse height--skewing proportions unfavorably--and another vertical inch in the suspension over the 33 Permanent 4 while retaining the 13" wheels and diminutive 165/70 donuts, skewing proportions to further detriment. Then there's the extra length ahead of the front wheels despite having the same Alfasud-derived boxer four.

And what of the signature Zagato roof bubble? It's still there, but either the car offers stupid quick linear acceleration or was parked on an incline for a long time in sweltering heat, because it seems to have pooled up at the rear of the roof.

 

[Turbo]

You say what i put is not good and then you put this toaster

The difference is... that toaster you speak of was practical, innovative, doesn't look like a pile of crap, and also isn't vaporware.

 

[TexRex]

isn't vaporware

Uhm...how many did Alfa end up producing? Oh, none? Interesting.

What was its legacy? The Stelvio, you say? Its genesis, the Kamal show car, bowed two whole decades later. Some legacy...

 

[Turbo]

Uhm...how many did Alfa end up producing? Oh, none? Interesting.

What was its legacy? The Stelvio, you say? Its genesis, the Kamal show car, bowed two whole decades later. Some legacy...

I never tried to imply the Z33 was anything super special, but it sure is a lot more functional than that Vector.

 

[TexRex]

I never tried to imply the Z33 was anything super special, but it sure is a lot more functional than that Vector.

I never implied you implied it was anything super special, I quoted you implying (with no room for varied inference) it wasn't vaporware...it was.

 

[kikie]

I like this one a lot:

Fiat Giannini 350HP.

And this one:

 

[Turbo]

Early Mazda MX-5 prototypes, circa mid-1980s.

 

[bremics]

Early Mazda MX-5 prototypes, circa mid-1980s.

Are those the mid-engine prototypes?