Automotive

Just stumbled on a review in the Tagi of a recent picture book with pictures taken by Rainer Schlegelmilch of concept cars during the '70s.

www.tagesanzeiger.ch

If your German is not up to it, here are some of the pictures they show:
(All from the Tagesanzeiger article above (c) Schlegelmilch
I think I will have to make a trip to a bookseller.


Lancia Stratos, Bertone



Bertone Carabo


Citroën GS Camargue



Lamborghini Bravo, Bertone



Jaguar Ascot, Bertone



Matra Laser, Michelotti



Abarth 2000 Pininfarina Scorpio




Ferrari 512 S Modulo, Pininfarina



Ferrari CR 25, Pininfarina



70s Concept Cars - Yesterday's Dreams of the Future
by Rainer W. Schlegelmilch, teNeues


This message has been edited by DonCorson on 2013-01-24 12:14:49

It has been on display here in Los Angeles at the Peterson Automotive Museum. Unfortunately the exhibition ends on February 3rd so I need to get down and see it before it closes.

The cars looked better

Damjan you have always kept up on German Fussball I presume.
The blonde from the '70s is Elvira Netzer, since over 25 years now wife of Günther.
And still looking good.
Don

in Germany of that time had

This message has been edited by marcelo on 2013-01-29 07:57:48

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The Abarth is just the business. Those massive air intakes on each side of the cockpit....

Though it looks better, IMO, from the front....while lying with your chin on the asphalt

Wow, I didn't know the GS Camargue!

That would have been a great car if they decided to produce it!

Thanks for the slice of dream.

Nicolas

Seem to be a lot of dreamy ladies with his cars. .. I like the Citroen too, Nico.



And the expression on her face "there's not enough room in here for the both of us, and that ... that thing you are wearing on your wrist!"

Cazalea

This message has been edited by cazalea on 2013-01-29 11:27:01

I wish a few of them had made it further than concept cars