All posts tagged "1980s"
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HMV
HMV FreeWay
17.02.2026The 1970s reshaped the auto industry. As fuel prices soared and the economy stumbled, massive V8-powered...
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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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General Motors
General Motors Lean Machine
21.05.2017If you’ve seen the 1993 futuristicaction movie Demolition Man, you might be familiar with General Motors’...