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The Forgotten Concept Cars of the 70's (Part 1)

Welcome to the latest installation of The Forgotten Concept Cars of the Year! Here, you'll find a collection of photos of concept cars from the same year that are considered forgotten. Legendary concept cars are not included. I decided to include photos of concept cars from 1970 to 1974. The second part will come soon. Enjoy!

1970

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1970 AC 428 Spider Concept by Frua

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1970 AMC AMX III Concept

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1970 BMW 2002 GT4 Concept

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1970 BMW 2002 TI Garmish Concept by Bertone

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1970 Cadillac Nart Concept by Zagato

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1970 Chevrolet XP-882 Concept

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1970 Chevrolet Scirocco Showcar Concept

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1970 Chrysler Cordoba De Oro Concept

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1970 Chrysler France Shake Concept by Bertone

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1970 Citroen M35 Concept

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1970 Dodge Challenger T/A Preproduction Prototype

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1970 Dodge Super Charger Concept

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1970 Ferrari 512S Modulo Concept by Pininfarina; it's not a forgotten concept car, but a lot of people didn't know that it was originally painted black.

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1970 Ford Econoline Kilimanjaro Concept

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1970 Ford Mustang Mach II Concept

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1970 Ford Mustang Milano Concept

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1970 Holden Torana GTR-X Concept

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1970 Honda Hondina Concept by Zagato

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1970 Lamborghini Le Mans Prototype by Colani; it was based on a Lamborghini Miura. This is a great excuse to say "pretty sure that's a Lambo, dude."

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1970 Lamborghini Urraco Preproduction Prototype #1

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1970 Lamborghini Urraco Preproduction Prototype #2; it's likely the design of Lamborghini Huracán's headlights was inspired by the headlights on this prototype.

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1970 Mazda RX-500 Concept

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1970 Mercedes-Benz C112 Concept by Colani; it was based on a Mercedes-Benz C111 testbed. Colani booed Mercedes-Benz's C111 project and designed his own.

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1970 Nissan 126X Concept

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1970 Nissan 270X Concept

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1970 Pontiac CF428 Concept by Coggiola; ja, that's the famous 1989 Dodge Viper RT/10 Concept in the background (orange car on the left).

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1970 Porsche 914-6 Concept; world's most uncomfortable small hatchback, anyone?

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1970 Porsche 914-6 Murene Concept by Heuliez

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1970 Porsche Tapiro Concept by ItalDesign

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1970 Vauxhall SRV (Styling Research Vehicle) Concept

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1970 VAZ E1101 Preproduction Prototype

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1970 ZIL Kamaz 4310 Concept

1971

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1971 Alfa Romeo Alfasud Caimano Concept by ItalDesign

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1971 Alfa Romeo P33 Cuneo Concept by Pininfarina

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1971 Cadillac Eldorado Wagon SB Concept

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1971 Citroen SM Espace Concept by Heuliez

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1971 DeTomaso Zonda Concept

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1971 Dodge Diamante Concept

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1971 Ferrari 3Z Spider Concept by Zagato

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1971 Fiat ESV (Experimental Safety Vehicle) 1500 Concept

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1971 Fiat ESV (Experimental Safety Vehicle) 2000 Concept

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1971 Fiat ESV (Experimental Safety Vehicle) 2500 Concept

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1971 Ford GT70 Concept by Ghia; the plastic surgeons at Ghia beautified one of the GT70s and called it a day by calling it a concept car. Non-Ghia GT70s went into limited production in 1970.

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1971 Ford Probe I Concept by Ghia

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1971 Ford Supervan 1 Concept

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1971 Ford Tridon Concept

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1971 GAZ 14 Chaika Concept

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1971 Lamborghini Countach P500 Concept

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1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV Prototipo

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1971 Maserati Boomerang Concept by ItalDesign

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1971 Mercedes-Benz ESF05 (De: Experimentell Sicherheit Fahrzeug, En: Experimental Safety Vehicle) Concept

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1971 Mercury Montego Sportshauler Concept; it's basically a sports coupe with a truck bed inside and a tailgate.

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1971 Mitsubishi Minica Van Concept (electric vehicle)

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1971 Mitsubishi Minicab EV Concept (electric vehicle)

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1971 Nissan 216X Concept

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1971 Nissan ESV (Experimental Safety Vehicle) Concept

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1970 NSU RO 80 Concept by Pininfarina

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1971 Peugeot 504 Riviera Concept by Pininfarina

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1971 Toyota RV-1 Concept

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1971 Toyota SV-1 Concept

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1971 Volkswagen Karmann Cheetah Concept by ItalDesign; it was based on a Porsche 914-6.

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1971 Volvo ESV (Experimental Safety Vehicle) 1800 Viking Concept by Coggiola

1972

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1972 Alfa Romeo Alfetta Spider Concept by Pininfarina

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1972 AMC Gremlin Voyageur Concept

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1972 AZLK 3-5-5 Preproduction Prototype

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1972 BMW 5-Series Preproduction Prototype

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1972 BMW 1602 Elektroantrieb (En: Electric Drive) Concept (electric vehicle); the car.

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1972 BMW 1602 Elektroantrieb (En: Electric Drive) Concept (electric vehicle); the diagram for those who are interested to know how it works.

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1972 BMW E25 Turbo Concept; the BMW E26 M1's predecessor. Many of the E25 Turbo's design cues and lines were used on the 8-Series, the Z1 Roadster, and the 2008 M1 Homage Concept.

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1972 BMW Turbo Concept by Michelotti; it was one of the BMW E26 M1 preproduction prototypes.

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1972 Buick Riviera Silver Arrow III Concept

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1972 Citroen GS Camargue Concept by Bertone

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1972 Citroen SM Coupe Concept by Frua

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1972 Colani Eiffeland Formula 1 Concept; it was designed and built in-house.

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1972 Fiat 128 Pulsar Concept by Michelotti

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1972 Fiat Flares Concept by Michelotti

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1972 Fiat X1/23 Concept

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1972 Ford Explorer Cab Forward Concept; no, the Hot Wheels car called Deora is based on a different concept car (1965 Dodge Pickup Deora Concept).

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1972 Iso Rivolta Varedo Concept by Zagato; the design was inspired by Bertone's 1970 Lancia Stratos Zero Concept.

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1972 Lombardi FL1 Concept

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1972 Lotus Esprit M70 Concept

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1972 Mercedes-Benz ESF13 (De: Experimentell Sicherheit Fahrzeug, En: Experimental Safety Vehicle) Concept

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1972 Nissan Skyline Concept; this is the only photo of it I can find. There isn't much information on it other than the photo and the name.

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1972 Opel GT Diesel Sports Car Concept

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1972 Opel GT Manta B Concept

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1972 Opel Mantra B Concept

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1972 Opel Matra Laser Concept by Michelotti

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1972 Peugeot 204 Taxi H4 Concept by Heuliez

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1972 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Preproduction Prototype

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1972 RAF 2203 Preproduction Prototype

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1972 Renault Ika Concept

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1972 Toyota RV-2 Concept

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1972 Vector Concept

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1972 Volvo ESV (Experimental Safety Vehicle) Concept #1

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1972 Volvo ESV (Experimental Safety Vehicle) Concept #2

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1972 Volvo ESV (Experimental Safety Vehicle) Concept #2; bloody hell, look at the size of that bumper! No wonder Volvos are the safest cars.

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1972 ZIL 49042 Preproduction Prototype

1973

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1973 Alfa Romeo Junior Z 1600 Concept by Zagato

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1973 Audi Karmann Asso Di Picche Concept by ItalDesign

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1973 Autobianchi A-112 Giovani Concept by Pininfarina

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1973 AZLK 415S Moskvich Concept

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1973 Buick Centurion Concept

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1973 Chevrolet XP-897 GT Concept

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1973 Chevrolet XP-898 Concept

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1973 Citroen SM Group 5 Prototype

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1973 Detomaso Montella Concept

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1973 Ford Granada Mark 1 Concept by Ghia

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1973 Ford Mustela II Concept by Ghia

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1973 Foshie Minissima Miscellaneous Concept; this is probably the cutest concept car ever.

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1973 Lotus Esprit IDGG Concept by ItalDesign

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1973 Mercedes-Benz ESF22 (De: Experimentell Sicherheit Fahrzeug, En: Experimental Safety Vehicle) Concept

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1973 Mitsubishi Pajero Concept; ja, I thought it was a Jeep too.

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1973 Nissan EV Truck Concept (electric vehicle)

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1973 NSU Trapezio Concept by Bertone; side view

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1973 NSU Trapezio Concept by Bertone; front view. This one is my son's favourite because of the headlights. "One, two, three, four, five, six. Six eyes," he commented.

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1973 Opel GT Concept by Coggiola Sylvia

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1973 Porsche FLA (De: Forschungsprojekt Langzeit Auto, En: Long Life Auto) Concept; the project's goal is to make cars more recyclable and last longer using recycled materials. Of course, it didn't work out at that time.

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1973 Sbarro Tiger Concept; it was based on a Bertone Panther.

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1973 Toyota F101 Concept

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1973 Vauxhall Chevette Hatchback Concept #1

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1973 Vauxhall Chevette Hatchback Concept #2

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1973 Volvo 263GL Hatchback Concept

1974

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1974 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT Concept

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1974 Audi Coupe Speciale Mittelmotor Concept by Frua

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1974 Chevrolet Corvette XP-895 Concept

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1974 Ferrari CR25 Concept by Pininfarina

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1974 Fiat 127 Village Concept by Bertone

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1974 Fiat Abarth SE030 Concept by Pininfarina; the Lancia 037's predecessor. Only two were built, and one of them was used for rallying. Their whereabouts are unknown, but it's likely they were destroyed.

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1974 Fiat Sapper X126 Softnose Concept

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1974 Ford Coins Concept by Ghia

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1974 Ford Mustang II Concept #1

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1974 Ford Mustang II Concept #2

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1974 Ford Mustang II Concept #3

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1974 Ford Mustang II Concept #4

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1974 Ford Mustang II Concept #5

There were five stunning designs for the second generation Ford Mustang. Instead, we're stuck with this.

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Ugh. Anyway, please carry on. We're almost done here.

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1974 Hyundai Pony Coupe Concept by ItalDesign

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1974 Jaguar XJ12 PF Concept by Pininfarina

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1974 Maserati 2+2 Coupe Concept by ItalDesign

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1974 Maserati 124 Concept by ItalDesign

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1974 Maserati Medici I Concept

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1974 Maserati Quattroporte Concept by Bertone

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1974 Mercedes-Benz 450SL Methanol Antrieb (En: Drive) Concept; it runs on methanol. It's obvious, isn't it?

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1974 Mercedes-Benz E-Klasse Preproduction Prototype

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1974 Mini Clubman SRV4 Concept

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1974 Pontiac Banshee III Concept

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1974 Porsche 911 Coupe Stash Concept by Sbarro

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1974 Volkswagen Scirocco Concept by ItalDesign

I came across this stunning "concept car" only to discover it was a Photoshop job on a photo of a 70's Plymouth Roadrunner. I wish it was a real concept car. Oh well.

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Thank you very much for viewing. Cheers!

Previously: 1969, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1994, 2002

The Forgotten Concept Cars of the 70's (Part 1)