Question of the Day: What Concept Car Would You Take Home?
If you're at all familiar with the lifespan of concept cars, chances are you know their ultimate fate: either to be coddled in museums for the rest of their days or scheduled for an intimate date with the crusher.
We're thankful that many manufacturers have seen the light and began saving their one-offs in private collections. Sadly, no matter how valiant their efforts, many still slip through the cracks.
We point to the Buick Signia, which we found months ago parked in a lot filled with other vehicles to be scrapped. By no means are we saying it is (or ever was) an attractive vehicle, but we think it could have been placed with some institution nonetheless.
Which makes us wonder - if you could give a concept car a safe, loving foster home, which vehicular flight of fancy would you park in your garage? Have your say in 'comments'.
Comments
CHARLES G.
Not to name any particular models, but some concepts do need a good crushing.
dante
Alfa Romeo B.A.T. cars. Any of them.
When I went to school in Detroit there was a junk lot with an AMC Eagle-based show car with a Subaru BRAT-type pick up bed. It was supposed to have been destroyed in the '70's, but for whatever reason was still around, albeit without most of its front end.
Bryce
Lincoln MKR
John
Cadillac Cien and Cadillac Sixteen!
ziggy
Ford Model U
I was very disappointed that they didn't produce it. Could have been a nice competitor in the small SUV market.
FPF422
what about that Holden 50's low from one or two years ago... or maybe the Maybach coupe...
Sol
Dodge Copperhead
Ducati Minor
The 1971 Pontiac Firebird Pegasus. GM built some wonderful, if not always practical, concept cars. The fact that the General, with help from Ferrari, would assemble such a silly machine is a testament to romantic vision. This was truly more of a Ferrari than the Fiero could ever be.
For those of you unfamiliar, here's the Motor Trend link:
http://www.motortrend.com/classic/features/c12_0603_1971_pontiac_firebir...
Mark
It's got to be that Holden concept car, the Effijy... sex on wheels!
Cal Montanez
Lincoln MKR and Jaguar C-XF.
Kroum
Saab Aero X.
Luis Bruna
The Mercedes-Benz 2003 Vision CLS which ended up as a production car almost unaltered. Also the 2002 Vision GST which ended up as the R-Class losing all the appeal the concept car had
the duke
Got to be the Mazda Kabura from the 2006 NAIAS. Affordable rwd hatch. Sweet.
Texan_as_well
Ford Tonka, Suzuki X-Head, tons others I can't think of.
chuck goolsbee
The Jaguar F-type or XK-180 Concepts.
--chuck
http://chuck.goolsbee.org
94 taurus owner
ford interceptor
jaguar c-xf
dodge m80
saab aero-x
volvo xc60
Bryce
Interceptor, Super Chief, and the Bronco with the diesel
jappy1512
can you show us some concept cars in the future. thanks
nosirrahg
I've always been a Buick fan, and actually liked the 2000 LaCrosse concept - I thought it was a very modern car that was immediately identifiable as a Buick. When I heard Buick was going to produce a LaCrosse I was excited; unfortunately the production model has no connection to the concept other than the name.
MGBYG
The original Viper concept with funky windshield...
Otherwise, most were just polyester-resin-over-urethane-foam dream machines covered in lexan and dynoc...
will
Mazda Nagare/Ryuga, Bertone Alfa Romeo Carabo, Daihatsu Mudmaster-C.
Jeff
Saab Aero X. Mmmmmmm.
Formowner
Cadillac Sixteen.
The new CTS is a great effort but there's simply no other automobile with Sixteen's wondrous presence. None of the world's Audis, BMWs, Lexuses and Mercedes have ever achieved the elegant, refined look of this awesome concept. GM will lose by not building it.
Eljay
Toyota Alessandro Volta.Yummuy!
Greg
BMW Mille Miglia concept. Ohhh baby.
Ahmed
Maybach Exelero
or
Saab aero X
FantasyFreddy
Tesla
VW GX-3
VW new minibus
Airstream/GM mini-motorhome
Ford mini-motorhome with electronic lava-lamp!
The Jetsons fly family car
FantasyFreddy
Oh yeah, and the new Mercedes F700, but I would like it much better if it ran on straight vegetable oil!
FantasyFreddy
Honda CRZ too!! (I forgot!)
Jake
Definitely would have to be the Jaguar XF.
naranhito
2003 Lancia Fulvia Coupe Concept all the way.
Wes
Toyota Crown Concept. Ford Interceptor, that not too many people liked, but I liked it!
LucasKrown
The "ur-saab", Saab Aero X, Cadillac Sixteen, Holden Efijy, Buick Riviera Concept, Dodge Tomahawk, BMW Concept Coupé Mille Miglia..
94 taurus owner
Oh Oh and the cadillac sixteen
mercedes F700
that gmc motorhome thing
ford airstream
vw microbus
and the camaro
and the challenger
94 taurus owner
the mercedes gst
and the r class
Leo H
The Ferrari "Dino" that was on every website some weeks ago !!!
nick
Any of the chrysler concepts from the late 1990's. Chrysler had the best designs, it was a shame that they could not execute them.
Butch
Four that come to mind just reading this:
Ford GT-40(the design before the production model): http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2002/01/gt40/
Ford Interceptor:/concept-cars/ford-interceptor-concept-set-to-swagger-in-detroit/
Ford Reflex (Ford missed a nice opportunity to start something if they had produced this in some form): http://media.ford.com/newsroom/release_display.cfm?release=22296
Lincoln MKR: /concept-cars/behind-the-wheel-of-lincolns-mkr-concept/
Austin
BMW Mille Miglia
Chrysler ME-412
John G
The Alfa Romeo Canguro and Brera
JL
give us a photo album of those so famous and not so famous cars please; let us rank these from top to drop
Winding Road » Archive » eBay Auction of the Day: 1998 Ford
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ACarDesigner
IAD Venus
jws
I always thought the Chrysler Atlantic was a stunning show car...
FantasyFreddy
forgot:
Peugeot Flux
Peugeot 908RC
I hope Peugeot comes back to USA!!
V-Beetle
VW Concept one convertible-I would Keep this one in a fireproofed,rustproof,stormproof garage and wax it EVERY FREAKING DAY!(I don't know why,I just loved the C1.)
VW Concept one
VW Microbus
VW W12 Nardo
V-Beetle
http://www.shorey.net/Auto/German/VolksWagon/Beetle/1994%20VW%20Concept%...
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