Stories By SmallCarsClub
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Fiat
Fiat Cinquecento Fionda
09.02.2026The Fiat Cinquecento Fionda, created by the Italian coachbuilder Coggiola, was one of the most striking...
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Fiat
Fiat Cinquecento Cita
09.02.2026The Fiat Cinquecento Cita was a one-off concept born from Fiat’s ambitious plan to mark the...
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Fiat
Fiat Cinquecento Birba
07.02.2026The Fiat Cinquecento Birba was an imaginative concept created by Carrozzeria Maggiora and unveiled at the...
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Fiat
Fiat Cinquecento Rush
07.02.2026The Fiat Cinquecento Rush was born from Bertone’s particularly inspired period in the spring of 1992...
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Italdesign
ItalDesign Biga
06.02.2026Unveiled at the 1992 Turin Motor Show, the Biga traced its origins to a proposal Giorgetto...
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Volkswagen
Volkswagen Chico
05.02.2026Volkswagen began thinking about creating a miniature city car almost forty years ago, when the first...
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Opel
Opel Twin
04.02.2026Unveiled in 1992, the Opel Twin put forward an idea that was remarkably futuristic for its...
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Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi mR.1000
03.02.2026Presented at the 1991 Tokyo Motor Show, the Mitsubishi mR.1000 was a 2-seat mid-engine coupe powered...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu Mira Milano
03.02.2026Daihatsu Mira Milano made its debut at the 1991 Tokyo Motor Show. It is a uniquely...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu FX-228
02.02.2026The 1991 Daihatsu FX-228 Concept debuted as a convertible interpretation of the fourth-generation Daihatsu Cuore at...
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Fiat
Fiat 127 Holiday
02.02.2026The Fiat 127 Holiday was a low-volume reinterpretation of Fiat’s new supermini, developed in 1972 by...
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Fiat
Fiat 500 F Decathlon
02.02.2026Introduced in 1965, the Fiat 500 F marked the most mature stage in the evolution of...
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UrbaCar
UrbaCar
01.02.2026The UrbaCar, a niche, do-it-yourself (DIY) kit car design from the 1970 – the design was...
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POEM
POEM Eleksuria
31.01.2026The Eleksuria became the first vehicle produced by POEM, entering the market on December 1, 1997....
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TNB
TNB E-Van
31.01.2026In the 1990s, Malaysia’s national utility company Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) experimented with its first battery-electric...
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Blow
Blow Funny Rider
30.01.2026The Funny Rider is a custom front-end conversion kit for Japanese kei trucks, designed with the...
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Subaru
Subaru CM1
30.01.2026Subaru CM1 is the futuristic kei-car concept. It was unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show 1991...
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Proton
Proton EMAS
30.01.2026The Proton EMAS is a family of concept cars created by Italdesign Giugiaro and developed by...
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Suzuki
Suzuki CUE
29.01.2026The Suzuki CUE Concept debuted in 1991 as a kei car prototype at the 30th Tokyo...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu Marienkafer
28.01.2026Daihatsu created this quirky single-seater in 1990. It looks like an electric golf cart with a...
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Citroen
Citroën Scarabée d’Or
28.01.2026The Citroën Scarabée d’Or prototype made its debut in March 1990 at the Geneva Motor Show....
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Lada
Lada Elf / VAZ 1152
28.01.2026The Lada Elf (know also as VAZ 1152) was a prototype of a compact two-seat vehicle...
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Lada
Lada Gnome / VAZ 1151
28.01.2026The VAZ 1151 Gnome concept car was developed in 1990 and unveiled at the Moscow Motor...
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BMW
BMW E1 (Z15)
27.01.2026The second-generation BMW E1 prototype, internally designated Z15, was unveiled on September 9, 1993, at the...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu Hijet Dumbo
25.01.2026The 1989 Dumbo was a boxy concept van derived from the production HiJet microvan, yet despite...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu BC-7
25.01.2026This electric three-wheeled microcar debuted at the 1989 Tokyo Motor Show as a compact vision of...
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Plymouth
Plymouth Voyager III
25.01.2026In the 1980s, carmakers were grappling with new pressures that often ran counter to what buyers...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu Sneaker
25.01.2026Daihatsu Sneaker was a quirky concept microcar notable for its unusual fifth wheel mounted at the...
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Peugeot
Peugeot Agades by Heuliez
24.01.2026Unveiled in 1989 at the Paris Salon, the bright blue Agades was conceived as a compact...
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Mazda
Mazda Pair
24.01.2026The Mazda Pair Concept debuted at the 1987 Tokyo Motor Show as an unusual micro-van and...
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Suzuki
Suzuki Elia
23.01.2026The Suzuki Elia concept debuted at the 1987 Tokyo Motor Show, immediately standing out thanks to...
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Toyota
Toyota EV-30
23.01.2026The Toyota EV-30 was a two-seat electric concept car powered by zinc-bromine batteries and first unveiled...
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Volkswagen
Volkswagen Scooter
22.01.2026This Volkswagen Scooter concept was presented at the Geneva Motor Show in 1986. A more ambitious...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu BCX-5
21.01.2026The 1985 Daihatsu BCX-5 Concept was an early vision of an electric urban commuter, conceived long...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu Trek
21.01.2026The Tokyo Motor Show has always been a magnet for ideas that would look wildly out...
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Ford
Ford Urby
21.01.2026The Ford Urby was a concept car developed in 1985 by Carrozzeria Ghia for Ford, created...
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Nissan
Nissan Be-1
21.01.2026Nissan Be-1 made its debut as a reference model at the 26th Tokyo Motor Show in...
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Citroen
Citroën Ami Buggy “Rip Curl” Vision
18.01.2026The French company Citroën is reviving its partnership with Rip Curl. Another joint project is a...
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Bolloré
Bolloré Bluecar
17.01.2026The Bolloré Bluecar is a compact electric hatchback with four seats and three doors, developed by...
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Pininfarina
Pininfarina B0
16.01.2026The Pininfarina B0 (pronounced “B Zero”) is an electric concept car created by Pininfarina in partnership...
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Bolloré
Bolloré BlueCar Concept
16.01.2026Developed with input from Renault’s engineering team, the Bolloré Bluecar electric prototype was built by battery...
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Articles
World’s Least Powerful Gullwing Door Sports Car Finally Gets The Rotary Power It Deserves
16.01.2026If you have even a passing interest in obscure JDM curiosities, the Mazda Autozam AZ-1 is...
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Articles
This cute R32 GT-R looks like an AI glitch but it actually exists
16.01.2026What if the wildest GT-R at the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon wasn’t a Nissan at all?...
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Articles
After 66 Years, the Trabant Finally Lost Its Nürburgring Title — and the Unlikeliest Car Claimed It
11.01.2026Some records are built on raw speed. Others reward endurance, restraint, and a healthy sense of...
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SS / Jaguar
SS VB (Ultra Lightweight model VB)
03.01.2026The SS VB (Ultra Lightweight Model VB) was the second experimental microcar developed by SS Cars...
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SS / Jaguar
SS VA Lightweight Military Vehicle
03.01.2026If you’re asked to picture a dune buggy, most people will probably imagine something very close...
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Ford
Ford Ghia Trio
27.12.2025Italian coachbuilder Ghia has a long-standing reputation for creating some of the most elegant and desirable...
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Renault
Renault Vesta
27.12.2025Renault Vesta was conceived as a research and development study focused on the future of small...
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Ford
Ford Econocar
27.12.2025In the wake of the fuel shortages of the late 1970s, Ford Motor Company created this...
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City Mobile
Jephcott / City Mobile Micro
26.12.2025The Jephcott Micro is a single-seat, fully enclosed microcar. With this 1987 prototype it was representing...
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Hotzenblitz
Hotzenblitz
26.12.2025Hotzenblitz was a compact German electric city car developed by Hotzenblitz-Mobile GmbH & Co. KG in...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu Tanto Custom Kuromeki
21.12.2025Rounding out the lineup—quite literally—is another Kuromeki concept presented at the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon, this...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu Move Kuromeki
21.12.2025At the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon Daihatsu presented two concept based on the current seven-generation of...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu Move #ootd
21.12.2025At the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon Daihatsu showcased two concepts built around the latest seventh-generation Move....
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu Hijet Panel Van Extend3
21.12.2025At the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon Daihatsu presented the Hijet Panel Van Extend3 concept. It opts...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu Hijet Truck PTO Dump Daihatsuumei
21.12.2025Debuted at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2026, this kei truck features an extreme power take-off conversion...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu Cuore Boneschi
20.12.2025The Daihatsu Cuore Boneschi was a one-off concept created by Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Boneschi on the...
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Articles
Smart #2 Begins to Take Digital Form as the ForTwo’s Successor
19.12.2025Do you remember the Smart ForTwo, the brand’s once-ubiquitous city car? Of course you do —...
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Articles
Smart Prepares the #2 as a New Take on the Modern City Car
18.12.2025The original Smart brand was shaped by the ForTwo, but that chapter came to an end...
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Nextem
Nextem Vaquita
17.12.2025As cities increasingly adopt cleaner and more efficient mobility solutions, the Vaquita is one of several...
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CAM
CAM EV Microvan
17.12.2025Small cars often rely on friendly styling to charm buyers, but some push the idea to...
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Zagato
Zagato Milanina 2
16.12.2025The Zagato Milanina is a striking example of forward-looking design and experimental thinking, conceived in the...
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Joagar
Joagar Station Wagon
15.12.2025In the 1950s, Joaquim Garcia—a musician, carpenter, and mechanic from Jaboticabal, Brazil—built a series of fully...
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Joagar
Joagar 2-seat car
15.12.2025In the 1950s, Joaquim Garcia — a musician, carpenter, and mechanic from Jaboticabal in the state...
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Joagar
Joaquim Garcia’s first car
15.12.2025In the 1950s the pioneer Joaquim Garcia, a musician, carpenter, and mechanic from Jaboticabal, São Paulo,...
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General Motors
GM TPC
09.12.2025The TPC, or Two-Person Commuter, was the lightest vehicle ever developed by General Motors, tipping the...
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Matra
Matra P28
09.12.2025Matra returned to the spotlight in 1982 with one of Jean-Luc Lagardère’s concepts: the P28 “Buddymobile.”...
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Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz NAFA
08.12.2025The Mercedes-Benz NAFA was a forward-thinking 1982 concept car designed as a compact, highly maneuverable city...
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Volkswagen
Volkswagen Student
08.12.2025The Volkswagen Student is a 1982 concept car created as Volkswagen’s second attempt at producing a...
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DR Automobiles
DR Group Birba
08.12.2025The microcar market continues to expand and is now preparing to welcome the Birba, a small...
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Ford
Ford Pockar
03.12.2025The Ford Pockar—short for “pocket car”—was a compact, narrow, yet surprisingly tall vehicle finished in a...
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Renault
Renault Piccola
03.12.2025The Renault Piccola was a remarkable city-car prototype unveiled in 1982, created by Marcello Gandini shortly...
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Renault
Renault X-45
03.12.2025The Renault X-45 was a prototype developed under the company’s Véhicule Bas de Gamme (VBG) program,...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu PAC by Michelotti
03.12.2025The Daihatsu PAC (Project Automotive Commuter) was a one-off city car concept created by Italian designer...
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Hope
Hope Whisper
03.12.2025The Hope Whisper was a Danish prototype electric city car developed in 1983 as an early...
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Ford
Ford Urban / Max by Ghia
03.12.2025The Ford Urban (later called the Max) was a forward-thinking Ghia concept from the early 1970s,...
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Felber
Felber Rubis 112
03.12.2025The Felber Rubis 112, built on the foundations of the Autobianchi A112, elevated the compact city...
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Fiat
Fiat Ecos
02.12.2025The Fiat Ecos made its debut at the 1978 Turin Motor Show as a forward-looking study...
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Fiat
Fiat 126 Vettura Urbana
28.11.2025Fiat 126 Vettura Urbana (or City Car, if translate) concept is the city car study. Unveiled...
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Articles
Senda Is a Compact, Jeep-Inspired Cargo EV Built To Reach Remote, Roadless Communities
27.11.2025As electric motors and battery packs become more accessible, an increasing number of experimental vehicle concepts...
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Fiat
Fiat 126 Cavalletta
26.11.2025At the 1976 Turin Motor Show, the Fiat stand was adorned by a curious little creature....
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Fiat
Fiat 126 Minimaxi Moretti
26.11.2025First introduced in 1970, the Minimaxi models—initially built on the Fiat 500 platform and later on...
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Volkswagen
Volkswagen Chicco
26.11.2025The Chicco prototype was developed by Volkswagen Design as an experiment in packaging, usability, and low-cost...
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Michelotti
Michelotti LEM
26.11.2025The Michelotti LEM—short for “Mobile Electronic Laboratory”—was an innovative electric city car developed by designer Giovanni...
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Toyota
Toyota EV2
26.11.2025At the 1973 Tokyo Motor Show, five Japanese manufacturers united to showcase a complete range of...
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Video
You Won’t Believe the Engine Inside This Little BMW-Powered Fiat
24.11.2025The Fiat 126 was produced in a single, remarkably long generation from 1972 all the way...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu EV1
24.11.2025At the 1973 Tokyo Motor Show five Japanese manufacturers joined forces to create a full lineup...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu BCX-II
23.11.2025The 1972 Daihatsu BCX-II concept was powered by a small electric motor mounted at the rear....
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Fiat
Fiat Citycar
23.11.2025This compact two-seat Fiat Citycar was conceived as an all-electric concept, powered by a DC motor...
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Fiat
Fiat X 1/23
23.11.2025Unveiled at the 1974 Turin Motor Show alongside the new Fiat 131, the Fiat X 1/23...
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Aishang
Aishang A100C
21.11.2025Chinese company Wuling has introduced a new automotive brand for its home market called Aishang. Its...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu BCX
21.11.2025The BCX was an early electric concept car and the first in a planned series of...
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Nissan
Nissan 315X
21.11.2025Nissan may have brought electric cars to the mainstream with the Leaf back in 2010, but...
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Mazda
Mazda EV3
21.11.2025The Mazda EV3, introduced in 1973, was one of Japan’s earliest forays into electric mobility. It...
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Holden
Holden Cub
20.11.2025The Holden Cub Concept, developed in 1973, was an ambitious attempt to rethink the city car....
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Renault
Renault VBG
20.11.2025The Renault VBG Prototype was the first major assignment Robert Opron tackled after joining Renault from...
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Piaggio
Piaggio Vettura Concept
20.11.2025The Piaggio Vettura Concept, revealed in 1974, was a daring departure for the Italian scooter maker...
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Ed Roth
Ed Roth’s “Surfite”
20.11.2025Before the Beatles dominated the charts, the early 1960s revolved around surf culture. Films like Gidget...
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Fiat
Fiat 500 Zanzara by Zagato
19.11.2025The Fiat 500 Zanzara was a 1969 concept car created by Zagato. Taking its name from...
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Toyota
Toyota EX-II
19.11.2025The EX-II was a fully enclosed, two-seat electric runabout unveiled at the 1969 Tokyo Motor Show....