50s concept cars. Oldsmobile was an unusually forward thinking gm division in the 50s and the golden rocket concept car was a truly ambitious exercise. 1956 chevrolet corvette impala. It was a wild design with a shark nose fiberglass body gull wing roof panels and a 275 horsepower 235 ci. This page displays chevrolet concept vehicles from today and the past.
If you find errors inaccuracies. These 1950s concept cars encapsulate the spirit of the space age. 50s 90s 1954 1955 1956 alfa romeo concept american bertone concept bmw concept buick concept cadillac concept chevrolet concept chrysler concept citroen concept daewoo concept dodge concept ferrari concept fiat concept ford concept ghia concept honda concept isuzu concept italdesign concept italdesign prototype italian lamborghini concept. Concept cars of the 50s and 60s what others are saying the general motors firebird ii a gas turbine powered engineering concept car was introduced at the 1956 gm motorama.
V8 with a curb weight of a svelte 2500 pounds. Earl used it as his everyday ride for a few years ultimately putting 45000 miles on it. 1999 scout the first edag concept car. Leisure oriented independent and unique.
For packard fans car production itself would soon become a dream as the company ceased to be an automotive brand after the 1958 model year. The world was just starting to get over the horrors of world war ii and they were dealing with the fears resulting from the cold war with the soviet union. The iconic denim clad rancher. 50 years edag concept cars.
But unlike most concept cars that followed the lesabre was no trailer queen. In a sea of 50s gm dream cars the corvette impala often gets lost. Although rarely seen the request still exists and remains one packard dream not totally forgotten.