Concept Cars

All Star Dairies commissioned this machine to promote the company's Batman and Robin milk. The owner originally built the car between 1961 and 1963 using an Oldsmobile chassis - complete with a 350 V8 -  and a custom fiberglass body, and the dairy company approached the owner to lease it for two years to promote its comic-themed products. That makes this creation the world's first Batmobile, preceding the famous 1966 TV Batmobile by two years.

The original Ford Mustang was a product of the Fairlane Group, a committee of Ford managers and executives led by Vice-president and General Manager Lee Iacocca. The Fairlane Group worked on new product needs and, in the summer of 1962, laid out the specifications of a new sports car, the genesis of the mid-engined Mustang I concept car.

Ford Mustang I A total of two cars were completed; a detailed, but non-running fiberglass mock-up, and a fully functional car that debuted at the United States Grand Prix in Watkins Glen, New York on October 7, 1962.

For the next two years, both Mustang Is appeared at automotive events garnering enthusiastic reactions, especially from a youth demographic at colleges. Reactions from potential customers and focus groups, however, demonstrated that the original concept of the Mustang I had limited appeal to the general public. Ford executives also worried that the mid-engined sports car "... was too complex for regular production."

This vehicle was built for the poorly-recieved and financially disastrous 2004 live action feature film version of the classic TV series Thunderbirds where it was used by International Rescue agent Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward (Sophia Myles). It's design was partially based on the 2002-2005 11th generation Ford Thunderbird, and it was built on a modified version of that car's underpinnings.

The car was created as part of a product placement deal for Ford to supply vehicles for the film after BMW, owners of Rolls-Royce, refused to let the filmmakers base FAB1 on a Rolls-Royce as it had been in the TV series. It was reported that when production company Working Title Films revealed to Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson that the movie FAB1 would not be a Rolls-Royce and showed him the designs for the Ford version, he was so furious he refused to have anything further to do with the film project. The decision also incensed the series' fanbase and - along with the changes made to the characters - was a major factor in their mass boycotting of the film.

In the film the car is portrayed as being powered by a turbine engine, having the capability to turn into an aircraft and featuring a passenger compartment which can detach from the rest of the vehicle and remain afloat in water. It is currently on display at the Heritage Motor Centre in Warwickshire, England.

Custom Car, Winner of Hot Wheels 2018 Legends

Produced as a concept car to celebrate the Games of the XX Olympiad in Munich, the BWM E25 Turbo (also known as "BMW Turbo") is one of the most memorable car created by the BMW. Its design with the opening gullwing doors, inspired the BMW M1.

Created as a concept car for the celebration of 75th Anniversary of BMW.  Its passenger side had a heads-up display that information from, such as directions, could be sent to the driver,  

Boyd Coddington built this 1932 Ford highboy The Boydster for himself and it was the first hot rod he built for himself since the 29 Model A Roadster the Silver Bullet. Going back to the uncluttered lines of the classic rods built when Deuce roadsters were the car of choice for builders on a short budget yet sculpted with an attention to detail and a clean-lined sophistication that are the hallmarks of Coddington products-this first in a series of three Boydsters was crafted of aluminum, by Marcel DeLay and sons. The doors open suicide style, and operate via a solenoid system. The sweep of the doors leading edge was designed to continue in the windshield frame, which wraps seamlessly-and in the same DuPont Boyd Red as the rest of the car- around a custom shield by California Glass Bending. 

Carrying the monochromatic color scheme throughout the vehicle is no small part of the Boydster minimalist appeal. The leather used by Gabe Lopez to fashion the seating areas was specially dyed to match the paint, and even the wool carpets and Boyd’s Ultra Classic steering wheel are Boyd Red. The D.F. Metal works grille, set in a sectioned ‘32 shell, and the three-spoke custom Coddington aluminum wheels, 15 inch in front and 17 in the rear to help promote the aggressive stance of a fenderless Deuce roadster strike the only other color note. Almost- though those clean arcs of sheet metal above the rear wheels are really no more than subtle hints of the fenders that might have been. For the drivetrain, Boyd chose a 1996 Corvette LTl engine matched to a General Motors 700R4 automatic overdrive transmission and Vette differential. Independent suspension, front and rear, rack-and-pinion steering, and Carrera coilover shocks provide road manners. Introduced at the 1996 Oakland Roadster Show, the Boydster 1 won that year’s America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Award, the sixth of nine AMBR titles Boyd won. The success of the Boydster prompted Boyd to introduce a fiberglass version that sold for a more typical highboy price.

This 1932 Ford Roadster, Boydster 2, was the champ of the desired America’s Most Beautiful Roadster honor in 2003 and was a Ridler Memorial Award finalist in 2002. This hand-shaped, all-steel bodied artful culmination was manufactured by Marcel Delay and Sons is a Boyd Coddington outlined body and a follow up to the Boydster 1. This is a dazzling case of the best abilities accessible and is an amazing auto. This is one of three all-steel 1932 roadster bodies that were hand-created by Marcel’s Custom Metal. Characteristics a custom grille, hand tailored firewall with a welded-in custom metal dash and one-piece windshield. The bumpers and running sheets are mounted into the side of the edge rails to permit the auto to sit much lower. A great part of the craftsmanship was finished with the body set up to permit the suspension to tuck up into the frame rails. All the stainless brake and fuel lines are run inside the casing rails. The backside is based upon a Corvette free suspension focus area. The plant cross member was evacuated and it has uniquely manufactured mounts. Peculiarities incorporate custom control arms and center point transporters by Boyd Coddington,and also exclusively manufactured brake sections and rotors. All suspension is completely plated and cleaned.  The wheels are One off custom wheels axle mount wheels, with no fasteners and shrouded latches. The force plant is a 454cid completely cleaned aluminum LT1 square, number 12 of a constrained run of 211, exhausted .030 to 460cid from GM Performance Parts. Cleaned aluminum heads finished with Boyds custom billet valve covers. High quality admission, consolidating a custom fuel infusion framework and a billet MSD ignition. Cooling gimmicks incorporate a specially designed 5-line radiator with interior flood tube, cleaned billet aluminum water pump and a square determined stainless fan. The transmission is based upon a Turbo-Hydro transmission, wearing a B&M2,500 stall speed converter with chrome-plated Lokar shifter.  The dash incorporates a custom addition and handcrafted guiding wheel on a painted Ididit controlling segment. The gauges consolidated into the dash are custom one-offs. The inside was hand tailored by Paul Atkins and is contained Austrian  airplane cowhide, joined by Mercedes tan-toned downy rug. Decided to reflect its Hot Rod legacy, the piece is done in exclusively blended DuPont Boyd yellow paint.     - LED Turn Signals - Suicide Doors - Zoops Pulleys - Coddington Chassis - Full Boyd independent suspension - Carrera adjustable coilovers - AOD TPI transmission with 2,200-stall-speed converter - Polished Stainless BORLA Exhaust System - Lokar Shifter & Pedals - BOYD Instrument Cluster and Gauges - Flush-mount Precision Rodware LED taillights - Flaming River Tilt column - Boyd steering wheel - Phipps door pulls - Goodyear 175/55-15 front tires on one-off Boyd Coddington Wheels - Goodyear 255/55-17 Eagle RS-A tires with matching pair of Coddington Wheels at 17x9.5" wide - 3.70:1 positraction gearing 

Prototype built in 1962

Primarily known for their coachwork on Ferrari race cars, Scaglietti handcrafted just three Corvette Italias in collaboration with Gary Laughlin, Jim Hall and Carroll Shelby. The Italia was intended to be produced in limited numbers, and would have competed in the same market as high-performance European sports cars, but General Motors declined to support the project. Shelby later turned to Ford for backing, but was also declined, although he eventually collaborated with them on the Shelby Cobra and Shelby Mustang.

Progress on the three cars went very slowly, taking 18 months to complete car number 1, completed in Marranello, Italy. Cars #2 and #3 were completed in the USA.

When Thom Taylor sketched his idea for a this ’57 Chevy, he must have been thinking of how those basic design notes could be accentuated without crossing the line into out-and-out caricature, and he walked that fine line with remarkable success.

Body modifications include an upward rotation of the rear quarters, designed to lift the fins, and a re-forming of the front fenders that left only the headlight buckets and wheel openings intact. The hood is a custom fabrication, eliminating the dual “gun sights”. In all, only about 10 percent of the original body survived the transformation into a hot rod that looks ready to attack. Despite those Ford and Chrysler contributions to Chezoom, it’s still all Chevy via its heavy dependence on Corvette mechanicals. The engine is a fuel-injected 300 hp 1992 ‘Vette LTl, mated with a Chevy 700R4 automatic transmission. Corvette’s strong presence carries through in the brakes, rack-and-pinion steering, differential, and front and rear suspension. Jack Garrison put the gray leather upholstery on the Cerullo seats, along with the matching tweed carpeting. Keith Russell’s teal pearl paint job serves as an ideal foil for the silver fluting on the fins, and the whole package rides on a set of Boyd Coddington 17-inch custom wheels