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
1953 CADILLAC GHIA COUPE
1956 BUICK CENTURION II
1955 LINCOLN INDIANAPOLIS
1955 LINCOLN FUTURA
1955 FORD MYSTERE
1954 OLDSMOBILE ROCKET F88
1954 FORD LA TOSCA
1954 DE SOTO ADVENTURER II
1953 FORD X-100
1952 CHRYSLER D'ELEGANCE
1956 OLDSMOBILE GOLDEN ROCKET
1951 BUICK XP-300
1951 BUICK LeSABRE
1959 GM FIREBIRD III
1954 MERCURY Concept - D524 - never shown to public
1959 CADILLAC CYCLONE
1958 FORD X-2000
1957 CHRYSLER DIABLO
1956 PONTIAC CLUB DE MER
1956 PACKARD PREDICTOR
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1953 CADILLAC GHIA COUPE
1953 CADILLAC GHIA COUPE -
1956 BUICK CENTURION II
1956 BUICK CENTURION II -
1955 LINCOLN INDIANAPOLIS
1955 LINCOLN INDIANAPOLIS -
1955 LINCOLN FUTURA
1955 LINCOLN FUTURA -
1955 FORD MYSTERE
1955 FORD MYSTERE -
1954 OLDSMOBILE ROCKET F88
1954 OLDSMOBILE ROCKET F88 -
1954 FORD LA TOSCA
1954 FORD LA TOSCA -
1954 DE SOTO ADVENTURER II
1954 DE SOTO ADVENTURER II -
1953 FORD X-100
1953 FORD X-100 -
1952 CHRYSLER D'ELEGANCE
1952 CHRYSLER D'ELEGANCE -
1956 OLDSMOBILE GOLDEN ROCKET
1956 OLDSMOBILE GOLDEN ROCKET -
1951 BUICK XP-300
1951 BUICK XP-300 -
1951 BUICK LeSABRE
1951 BUICK LeSABRE -
1959 GM FIREBIRD III
1959 GM FIREBIRD III -
1954 MERCURY Concept - D524 - never shown to public
1954 MERCURY Concept - D524 - never shown to public -
1959 CADILLAC CYCLONE
1959 CADILLAC CYCLONE -
1958 FORD X-2000
1958 FORD X-2000 -
1957 CHRYSLER DIABLO
1957 CHRYSLER DIABLO -
1956 PONTIAC CLUB DE MER
1956 PONTIAC CLUB DE MER -
1956 PACKARD PREDICTOR
1956 PACKARD PREDICTOR