Future cars from the past in new exhibition

The Tasco (The American Sports Car Company) was developed by designer and engineer Gordon Buehrig. While the Tasco never reached production, it was one of the first concept cars to use a vacuum-forming process to create small 3-D model

The Model 40 Special Speedster was an American car based on European models that Edsel Ford, then-president of the Ford Motor Company and son of Henry Ford, had seen on his travels abroad.  Designed by Eugene T. Gregorie, the M

The Stout Scarab was designed by aviation and automotive pioneer William Bushnell Stout, and was arguably the precursor to today's MPVs. The Scarab's design was influenced by nature, in particular the shape of the scarab beetle. It cou

Designed by French aeronautical engineer, automobile designer and maker Gabriel Voisin, the C-25 Aerodyne was born as a result of Voisin's bankruptcy. Not a fan of popular aesthetics, the C-25 Aerodyne bucked against the popular US-inf

The Thunderbolt was touted by <a href="/chrysler">Chrysler</a> as "The Car of the Future", in order to educate the public about aerodynamics and streamlining. Devoid of any protruding exterior features, the Thunderbolt was tested in a

The Chrysler Ghia Streamline X was a streamlined, wedged-shape car with a design influenced by the early Cold War's emphasis on jet power and space travel. Designed by Giovanni Savonuzzi and Virgil M. Exner, the Streamline X illustrate

The Le Sabre XP-8 was described by GM as "a mobile experiment" and its radically low-slung body was made of then exotic materials, sheet and honeycomb aluminium, magnesium castings and fibreglass. Like the Chrysler Thunderbolt, its hid

Like the Le Sabre XP-8, the Buick Centurion was another General Motors Experimental Vehicle. In addition to its striking aerodynamic body, the most intelligent feature of the Centurion was a rear mounted camera with a wide angle lends,

Another GM concept, the Cyclone was introduced in 1959 following the first Daytona 500 NASCAR race. With a panoramic bubble top that retracted fully when the doors opened or closed, sharp fins and afterburner-style taillight housings,

The Firebird was the first gas-turbine powered car built in the US to figure out the practicality of the gas turbine for use in future vehicles. Described by the motoring press at the time as a "jet fighter on four wheels" the Firebird

In the late 1960s <a href="/ferrari">Ferrari </a>approached Carrozzeria Pininfarina to design the astounding&nbsp;<i>512 S Modulo</i>&nbsp;concept car. A<span>t the time, automobile designers and makers were engaged in an ongoing battl

The Bugatti Type 57S Competition Coupe Aerolithe&nbsp;was unveiled at the 1935 Paris Motorshow. The Aerolithe's&nbsp;<span>body was fabricated in Elektron magnesium alloy, a material that was very difficult to weld. The rivets along it

Launched at the 1909 Turin Motor Show, t<span>he Zero was merely 33 inches off the ground. A<span>&nbsp;hydraulic mechanism opened the wide Perspex windshield that was the car's only entry point, as there are no doors. Inside, occupant

<span>Mechanical engineer Norman Timbs created the Timbs&nbsp;</span>Special<span>&nbsp;for his personal use. It took Timbs&nbsp;<span>more than two and a half years to complete the car, and it cost him around $10,000.</span></span>

The 918 Spyder Concept Car was part of Porsche's&nbsp;<span>experiments with how their luxury brand could address consumer interest in green technology, environmental impact, and high performance. The car combines high-tech racing feat

Of more concern was the slightly risque way in which the bonnet opened, with the two sides of the bonnet separating to reveal the engine.