American Concept Cars

Rather than add this to a thread that is not truly related, it might be best to simply begin a new thread about American concept cars. Label King's image of the Harley Earl/General Motors (Buick) Le Sabre got me to thinking along these lines. So, for those who are interested, I begin with Chrysler.

From the 1940s to the 1960s, Chrysler had some interesting concept cars. In the posts below are a dozen unique examples. The 1961 TurboFlight is truly wild!

If you look closely, you will see the Ghia badge on the flanks of the 1951 K-310, the 1952 C-200, the 1953 d'Elegance, and the 1955 Falcon.

1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt


1941 Chrysler Newport Phaeton


1951 Chrysler K-310

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1952 Chrysler C-200


1953 Chrysler d’Elegance


1954 Chrysler Le Comtesse (Notice the Moon Roof)

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1955 Chrysler Falcon


1955 Chrysler Flight Sweep I


1955 Chrysler Flight Sweep II

1958 Chrysler Imperial d’Elegance


1961 Chrysler TurboFlight


1963 Chrysler Turbine

That's quite true for both the coupe in your photo and the convertible you mention.

Nowhere is it more obvious than in the line of the rear fender. The irony is that the American stylist, Ralph Roberts, penned the original Newport Phaeton with that fender line.

The Ghia designs (the K-310, the C-200, and the d'Elegance) got their rear fender styling cue from the Newport Phaeton. Ghia simply used Mr. Roberts' fender line to create later iterations of Chrysler concept cars and subsequently fulfill the order for Karmann.

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