Cars
Who can forget the wonderful wedge-shaped concept and production cars, initially from Bertone and then from Pininfarina, Italdesign and other studios in the late 1960s, and which influenced car designers from all around the world well through the 1980s? The most impressive of these wedge-influence cars where shaped like they could fit right under a gigantic door.
- The Quirky Alfa Romeo Milano Americans Should've Bought
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- Bertone's Geneva Show Nuccio Concept Is A Wedge Shaped Ode To The 70s [video]
On the eve of the 1997 Geneva Motor Show, Lilli Bertone promised her husband, Nuccio, that she would forever carry the company in his name. And this year's Geneva Motor Show was the natural choice for the world premiere of the Nuccio concept, which...
- 1970 Lancia Stratos Zero: Birth Of A Legend [photos & Video]
The Lancia Stratos is a rally legend and one of the most iconic sports cars of all time with legions of fans. One of those fans, German businessman Michael Stoschek, even went as far as commissioning Pininfarina to build a one-off modern-day iteration...
- Lamborghini Cnossus Concept Design - What Do You Think?
This here is the Lamborghini Cnossus, a design study for a supercar concept named after the ancient Greek city of Cnossus (Knossus) on the island of Crete. The eye-catching Cnossus was designed by Russian student Victor Filipchenko with the help of his...
- Ferrari Zobin Concept Study
The Ferrari brand has always managed to captivate the mind and imagination of designers from all over the world. This latest concept study for a Ferrari supercar come to us from Iran and independent designer Siamak Ruhi Dehkordi. The 33-year-old Iranian...
Cars
Lamborghini Ganador Supercar Design Study Goes Wedge
Who can forget the wonderful wedge-shaped concept and production cars, initially from Bertone and then from Pininfarina, Italdesign and other studios in the late 1960s, and which influenced car designers from all around the world well through the 1980s? The most impressive of these wedge-influence cars where shaped like they could fit right under a gigantic door.
Even today, young designers look at concepts like Bertone's 1970 Lancia Stratos HF Zero concept for inspiration in their work. Mohammad Hossein Amini Yekta is one such designer who wanted to bring "wedge: into the 21st century with a new concept study for a Lamborghini sports car named the Ganador.
Read more »- The Quirky Alfa Romeo Milano Americans Should've Bought
Remember when Alfa Romeo thought it could win over American buyers lusting after BMWs with a wedge-shaped sedan that had power window switches on the roof? Read more »...
- Bertone's Geneva Show Nuccio Concept Is A Wedge Shaped Ode To The 70s [video]
On the eve of the 1997 Geneva Motor Show, Lilli Bertone promised her husband, Nuccio, that she would forever carry the company in his name. And this year's Geneva Motor Show was the natural choice for the world premiere of the Nuccio concept, which...
- 1970 Lancia Stratos Zero: Birth Of A Legend [photos & Video]
The Lancia Stratos is a rally legend and one of the most iconic sports cars of all time with legions of fans. One of those fans, German businessman Michael Stoschek, even went as far as commissioning Pininfarina to build a one-off modern-day iteration...
- Lamborghini Cnossus Concept Design - What Do You Think?
This here is the Lamborghini Cnossus, a design study for a supercar concept named after the ancient Greek city of Cnossus (Knossus) on the island of Crete. The eye-catching Cnossus was designed by Russian student Victor Filipchenko with the help of his...
- Ferrari Zobin Concept Study
The Ferrari brand has always managed to captivate the mind and imagination of designers from all over the world. This latest concept study for a Ferrari supercar come to us from Iran and independent designer Siamak Ruhi Dehkordi. The 33-year-old Iranian...