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56 plymouth plainsman

 

'GM Stiletto'

 

not sure if I posted this one but I like that the 59 buick and 60 olds come together in this one

 

64 nova was pretty ahead of its time. i see a lot of modern cars with this styling.

 

pininfarina 63 rondine

 

clay caddy, lots of 61's styling here

 

more cadillac, showing 57/8/9 styling though most of 59 was pretty far out from this

 

period photo of 59 to 60 work. the dual afterburners on the passenger side woulda been neat

 

57 buick lido







pininfarina really off their game on this one

 

1961 pontiac xp-178 scorpion

 

cool golden rocket drawing

 

not convinced this was built by gm or even given out to one of the other designers, it's very 'kustom'
1953 cadillac elegante special

 

new FAVORITE, though I have many favorites





you can tell especially in the second photo that the cockpit is moved backward or that the rear wheels have been moved up. much sportier. still very much like an airplane though much more jet-age than the 1940s-50s prototypes and almost unlike the sleek and angular shark shapes that bill mitchell took into the 60s.

 

its a 1958 buick xp-75 (skylark III) designed by GM in clay and then actually built into two running/driving cars by pininfarina. either the internet is wrong (when has that ever happened?!) or pininfarina had a close relationship with GM...

 

its no wonder mercs are so prevalent in the kustom world

 

i certainly like the golden rocket in not gold

 

67 eldorado, the downhill years

 

63 xp-784



and the instrument panel

 

64 xp-825, i guess the late 60s eldos werent too bad though

 

Isn't that a flower car?

 

The Plymouth Plainsman, post 151, looks like they took the top off a different car and put it on the roof backward.
Movin/on

 

Yes! the late 50s to mid 60s mercury breezeway roof, and i'd guess a bunch of others used that roof

I wonder if there's a window that goes up and down (like a limo) between the drivers and passengers like the breezeway's window did

 

1954 ford atmos

 

1955 lincoln indianapolis. seriously needs a drop, geez.

 

57 dodge dart

 

1960 firebird

 

56 packard predictor

 

interesting how the xp300 used old aviation design but looked like a fish with a big open mouth and gills (though not bad at all in my opinion, that's for sure). but then the 60s brought in jet design while using aquatic ideas like the mako shark (ugly)