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5 Concept Cars Worth Recreating

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Help Me Mister Wizard!,,
The Van won't enlarge, and it my favorite to be remade!

 

Totally cool stuff, here. Barris could have just painted the Futura black and called it done.

 

The Futura has been recreated. I'm sure there are threads somewhere on the HAMB with a link to the websites featuring it.

See jayohrberg.com for one of them. Not really exact, but close.


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I've always liked the Futura better,although the Batmobile makes my Top 10 TV/Movie Cars list.The l' Universelle also grabs my attention.I was a child of the 70s,so I saw a lot of good and bad vans during that era and I've always wanted to do a van project,maybe a Corvair or an Econoline.

 

There,

 

I really liked Jay when he played "Mr. Roadster". Visited his shop a few times, besides making all the 'T' stuff in his line he was renovating a nice '34 Three window for Norm Grabowski...an ex-B'Ville coupe.
Jay changed costumes like a true thespian, refusing to get 'typecast' in any one role.
Er, up until lately.

 

Anybody got anymore info on the Corvette Impala? Very tasty. Jay

 

@Jive-Bomber Jay -

Another vote for the re-creation of the 1956 Chrysler Norseman:

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Marty Martino started re-creating the Norseman in 2004:

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... but I don't think much (if any) progress has been made since 2007

 

What about the '53 olds 'Vette?

 

I vote the 1955 Chrysler Falcon....

 

Me too.

Neat idea for a thread, Jay.

 

It's so clean and streamlined. Looks almost as if it's moving. The "Forward Look" at it's best.

 

The Ford "Mystiere" is another. I just cant find a picture here at work.

 

Here it is....

 

The '54 Corvette Corvair fastback is one of my favorites!!!

 

Man, I love the styling of the Mystere. You can really see where FoMoCo were headed.

 

The '53 Buick Wildcat (1) does it for me. Although no recreation needed as I think it still exists.

 

I've always loved the Norseman, IMO the neatest concept car of the 50's.

How about the 1957 Oldsmobile F-88 Mark II? I've never seen to much info on this one, but I like it.

 

I love the Buick Centurion...luckily it didn't get crushed like so many others!

 

George Barris vastly improved on that ugly Futura by converting it into the Batmobile.

 

The 1959 Cadillac Cyclone, Harley Earl's last design for GM.

And the duplicated stock concept car would be the starting point for a custom! So here's the before and after:

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Here's a photo a friend just recently posted on her facebook page

 

I visit the "Corvette Forum" once in a while, and there is a thread from a guy who has this very project underway.

 

Awwwww man. Awesome post. I love this period of design in American car manufacturers. WTF happened to that stylized vision anyway ?? You could almost see any of their concepts being purchased and driven. I like this one, another Ghia involvement....this time for Cadillac....1953 coupe :

 

The Norseman still exists, it's just in the cargo hold of the Andrea Doria..............

 

How about Virgil Exner's Duesenberg recreation.

 

There was story that there may have been maybe 2 Lincoln Futura and Barris got both of them, A Virgin Futura would be definitely Badass ! but I like all concept cars

 

1930s GM/Fisher


Tucker Carioca 1955