Concept & show cars

GTV-A · #1 (**permalink**) 08-24-2003, 01:07 PM

1971 Alfa Romeo Caimano Coupe

GTV-A · #2 (**permalink**) 08-24-2003, 01:08 PM

What were they thinking...

GTV-A · #3 (**permalink**) 08-24-2003, 01:18 PM

Woweee...this should fall with if i had the money!!!

GTV-A · #4 (**permalink**) 08-24-2003, 01:20 PM

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GTV-A · #5 (**permalink**) 08-24-2003, 01:27 PM

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GTV-A · #6 (**permalink**) 08-24-2003, 01:28 PM

I dunno if this is just an idea or a concept or somthing...

67GTV · #7 (**permalink**) 08-24-2003, 02:19 PM

Is this a Plymouth Prowler with fenders?

John M · #8 (**permalink**) 08-24-2003, 05:14 PM

1997 Alfa Romeo Scighera by Italdesign...

John M · #9 (**permalink**) 08-24-2003, 05:15 PM

Or even better....1997 Alfa Romeo Scighera GT by Italdesign....

GTV-A · #10 (**permalink**) 08-25-2003, 11:14 AM

another view...

GTV-A · #11 (**permalink**) 08-25-2003, 11:17 AM

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ziko · #12 (**permalink**) 08-28-2003, 04:06 PM

japan made conepts

ziko · #13 (**permalink**) 08-28-2003, 04:07 PM

another one

italcarguy · #14 (**permalink**) 08-28-2003, 04:09 PM

some crazy designs there, i wish some were produced and wish that some were never even drawn.

ar1750gtv · #15 (**permalink**) 08-29-2003, 06:31 AM

It was designed by Italdesign (Giugiaro) after he designed the first minivan (a Lancia concept, I forget the name). NYC was looking for a design to replace the fleet of aging Checker cabs. Alfa commissioned the Proto Taxi design in the hopes of selling 200,000 units to New York cab companies. In the mid seventies, the design was just too far out to be taken seriously, so the cars of choice to be a NYC cab was the Ford LTD and Chevrolet Caprice. Too bad.

Now, almost 30 years later, minivans are as prevalent as the big sedans for use as taxi cabs.

Alfa-Romeo has always been ahead of their time.