Concept Cars

Concept cars are a look into the showrooms of tomorrow -- and into the world of cars that never were. Link to the articles below for picture-packed profiles of some of wildest concept cars ever.

Most concept cars are one-of-a-kind jewels built to brighten a carmaker's auto show display. With big fins and bubble tops, concept cars can be pure flights of fancy, like the 1956 Packard Predictor. They can also be disguised versions of near-future production models, like the Oldsmobile Aerotech III.

That's not all. Our articles expand the concept car theme, slipping into automotive design studios to reveal secret proposals left on the cutting room floor. Want to see what Edsels might have looked like had Ford not killed its ugly duckling? Check out 1950s and 1960s Edsel concept cars. A Chevrolet Camaro station wagon? It nearly came to be. Check out the Camaro "Kammback" concept.

Concept Car Image Gallery

Enjoy this ride though the fantastic world of concept cars.

AMC Concept Cars

Cadillac Concept Cars

Chevrolet Concept Cars

Chrysler Corp. Concept Cars

Ford Motor Co. Concept Cars

Pontiac Concept Cars

Studebaker Concept Cars

Willys Concept Cars

Concept Cars From Other Manufacturers

The Ford Splash spoke of fun in the sun, but is an example of a concept car that stayed in the dream world, never really influencing showroom models.

For more on concept cars and the production cars they forecast, check out:

Future Cars
Consumer Guide auto show reports
Classic Cars