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Canoo Lifestyle Vehicle
Richard Kim · 2019
The Canoo Lifestyle Vehicle was a battery electric vehicle with multiple body styles sharing a common platform, including minivan, cargo van, and pickup truck, manufactured by Canoo.
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VinFast VF 8
Pininfarina · 2022
The VinFast VF 8 is a battery electric mid-size SUV styled by Pininfarina and launched by VinFast in 2022. It features dual-motor all-wheel drive, round proportions, chrome ornamentation, and a double-strip headlamp layout. Its dashboard uses a two-colour aesthetic with physical driving mode switches and a large multimedia touchscreen. Early reception highlighted poor build quality, ride, handling, braking, and driver assistance systems — alongside praise for infotainment, warranty, and range.
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Aston Martin Bulldog
William Towns · 1979
A one-off 1979 concept built to show off Newport Pagnell—and chase a title it never claimed.
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Chrysler Turbine Car
Elwood Engel · 1950
The Chrysler Turbine Car was an experimental two-door hardtop coupe designed by Elwood Engel and built by Chrysler with bodywork by Carrozzeria Ghia. It used the A-831 turbine engine, was produced in 55 units between 1963 and 1964, and featured power brakes, power steering, and a TorqueFlite transmission. All were finished in 'turbine bronze' paint.
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Ford RS200
Ghia · 1984
The Ford RS200 is a purpose-built homologation special: mid-engined, all-wheel drive, plastic-fiberglass body by Ghia, built by Reliant in Shenstone to meet FIA Group B’s 200-unit rule. It exists only to enable a rally car—not as a design statement, luxury product, or road-going evolution.
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General Motors Firebird
Harley Earl · 1953
The Firebird I is a 1953 GM concept car designed by Harley Earl. It was the first gas turbine-powered car tested in the United States. It features a single-seat cockpit under a bubble canopy, a bullet-shaped fiberglass fuselage, short wings, and a vertical tail fin. It was built for the 1953 Motorama show. GM never intended it for production.