Concept vehicles used to be something I'd see in car and truck magazines on a regular basis, and nearly every time there would be at least one that excited me. I let all of my subscriptions run out and don't buy many mags at the checkout line anymore, but still see the occasional concept car when the marketing powers shove them in our faces. It seems the concepts I've seen lately are geared towards someone with entirely different tastes than mine, as they all look to be based on the same boring box style SUV/ Crossover, whatever you call it. What happened to sexy cars with dangerous curves and lines so sharp they'd make your shadow bleed?
I just started watching Fallout on Amazon Prime and right there in the opening scenes is this beauty, and I liked it so much that I actually took a picture of my TV screen.
After seeing this I immediately thought of Firebirds, DeLoreans, and the De Tomaso Pantera- all of which I adore.
I didn't recall ever seeing this particular car before and wondered if it was just an AI rendering or some other form of fantasy, so I did a little digging and was happy to learn that it's a real (concept) car from 1959- the Plymouth XNR. Others refer to it as a Ghia, but it's a gorgeous work of art regardless of who gets credit. Apparently it's named after its originator, famed automotive designer Virgil Exner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_Exner but is pronounced by the letter, X-N-R.
According to karamelocycles.com "The car was built in Italy and then toured the world in 1960. It later returned to Italy before being purchased by the Shah of Iran."
"It had a 6 cylinder front in line but longitudinally to compensate for weights, if you look at the image, the fat part is on the passenger side. It could reach 9,000rpm with specifications of Nascar and it gave 250hp."
"After many years lost, it was found in 1980 in Beirut, Lebanon, where it was found by its current owner Kareen Edde, who sent it to Canada for restoration...by RM. After this it once again looked magnificent at the Amelia Island Concours d' Elegance."
Story by Supercars.net & Karamelocycles.blogspot.com
Other photos provided by http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2024/04/somehow-plymouth-xnr-is-in-opening.html
Now this is exactly the type of original concept car design that I enjoy, and would love to see more. Sadly, I rarely see actual custom cars at shows anymore and must satisfy this need online. What other concept cars from movies and television just reach out and grab you? The Stingray from Corvette Summer? The Speed Racer Mach 5? Share those secret obsessions!
I just started watching Fallout on Amazon Prime and right there in the opening scenes is this beauty, and I liked it so much that I actually took a picture of my TV screen.
After seeing this I immediately thought of Firebirds, DeLoreans, and the De Tomaso Pantera- all of which I adore.
I didn't recall ever seeing this particular car before and wondered if it was just an AI rendering or some other form of fantasy, so I did a little digging and was happy to learn that it's a real (concept) car from 1959- the Plymouth XNR. Others refer to it as a Ghia, but it's a gorgeous work of art regardless of who gets credit. Apparently it's named after its originator, famed automotive designer Virgil Exner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_Exner but is pronounced by the letter, X-N-R.
According to karamelocycles.com "The car was built in Italy and then toured the world in 1960. It later returned to Italy before being purchased by the Shah of Iran."
"It had a 6 cylinder front in line but longitudinally to compensate for weights, if you look at the image, the fat part is on the passenger side. It could reach 9,000rpm with specifications of Nascar and it gave 250hp."
"After many years lost, it was found in 1980 in Beirut, Lebanon, where it was found by its current owner Kareen Edde, who sent it to Canada for restoration...by RM. After this it once again looked magnificent at the Amelia Island Concours d' Elegance."
Story by Supercars.net & Karamelocycles.blogspot.com
Other photos provided by http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2024/04/somehow-plymouth-xnr-is-in-opening.html
Now this is exactly the type of original concept car design that I enjoy, and would love to see more. Sadly, I rarely see actual custom cars at shows anymore and must satisfy this need online. What other concept cars from movies and television just reach out and grab you? The Stingray from Corvette Summer? The Speed Racer Mach 5? Share those secret obsessions!