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Volkhart V2 Sagitta, 1947. Developed by Kurt Volkhart, a German engineer, based on a Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle) but with a highly aerodynamic body made from aluminium. Despite having only 24hp from its VW 1.1 litre flat-4 engine it was capable of 140 km/h (87mph). When tested by VW in 2013 its drag coefficient turned out to be just 0.217

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Lamborghini P147 Acosta, 1998. P147 (or L147) was the internal code for the supercar project that Lamborghini intended to replace their flagship Diablo. The Acosta was designed by Countach designer Marcello Gandini but did not progress beyond prototype stage

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Lamborghini LM003 “Borneo”, 1997. The LM003 was designed by Nori Harada of SZ Design, a subsidiary of Zagato. This was an SUV proposal during the period in the 1990s when Lamborghini Spa was owned by the Malaysian investment group Mycom Setdco and Indonesian group V'Power Corporation. It didn’t progress beyond a styling model

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Citroën My Ami Buggy, 2022. Shown as a concept last year, Citroën have created a limited edition of the electric microcar for the French market. They will all be finished in Khaki with yellow accents and metal tubing for the doors. The fabric roof can be manually detached and stored behind the seats. My Ami Buggy retains the 5.5 kWh lithium-ion battery and the 8hp electric motor from the regular Ami

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Singer Turbo Study with Added Power & Sports Focus, 2022. Singer Group Inc. have revealed their latest Turbo Study with a twin turbo 510hp 3.8 litre flat 6

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Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2 T-roof Cabriolet, 1975, by Fly Studio Modena. A one off Pininfarina designed Tipo F101 with a flying buttress style T-top. I’m not sure what happened to the car but it was made into a scale model by BBR Models

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Porsche 928S-4, 1984. A one-off long wheelbase version of the 928 with 4 full seats that was given to Ferry Porsche as a 75th birthday present. The standard 2+2 928 was extended by 250mm, the B-pillar was also made more upright to ease entry to the rear seats. The prototype was also fitted with experimental projector headlights. The car is now housed in the Porsche Museum

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Monteverdi 375S Coupé, 1969. Also being offered at auction, from the period when Monteverdi’s were built by Carrozzeria Frua, having been designed by Pietro Frua. Only 10 of the Chrysler-engined coupés were made by Frua before a falling out between the Italian coachbuilder and the Swiss car maker, this car was formerly owned by Jay Leno. 

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Monteverdi 2000 GTI, 1968, by Frua. Peter Monteverdi (pictured with the car), a Swiss BMW dealer, commissioned this prototype in 1968. It was designed by Pietro Frua based on a BMW 2002 Ti. Plans to display the car at the Geneva Motor Show were cancelled. Some accounts claim the prototype was damaged in transit from Turin during transport, others claim there was a dispute between Frua and Monteverdi. Production never started, however later in 1968 Frua presented the same car with BMW badges at the Paris motor show as the 2000 Ti Coupé.

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SS Spider Speciale Aerodinamica, 1961, by Pininfarina. Presented at the Turin Motor Show, a prototype for the car that would eventually become the Alfa Romeo Spider. The Typo 105/115 “Duetto” remained in production from 1966 through to 1994 in 4 series. The main difference between the first series Spider and this car were the concealed headlamps which were dropped for the production model

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Cadillac Project GTP Hypercar, 2023. Cadillac has announced their return to global racing with Project GTP, which will compete in both IMSA and WEC in 2023. It will compete in the LMDh class in WEC and in the new GTP prototype class in the IMSA. The car was codeveloped by Cadillac and Dallara and is powered by a new 5.5 litre DOHC V8 engine with the standard LMDh hybrid system.

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BMW M5 CSL “25th Anniversary Edition,” 2009. A one-off E60 M5 powered by a 5.7 litre (instead of 5.0 litre) V10 capable of revving to 9,000 rpm with an output of 621 hp, 121 hp more than the normal M5. It featured a dual clutch transmission and a carbon fibre roof.

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BMW M5 Cabriolet, 1989. A prototype for a proposed E34 2-door soft-top M5 which was to be revealed at the 1990 Geneva Motor Show but was withdrawn a week before the show when BMW decided not to pursue the project

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BMW 2000 CS Cabriolet Prototip, 1965, by Karmann. The German coachbuilder’s proposal for a convertible based on the E120 2000 coupé. BMW weren’t interested in marketing the car and without their backing Karmann’s prototype went no further.

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BMW 1600 Cabriolet brochure (French market), 1970. The E10 cabriolet was built for BMW by coachbuilders Baur. They converted 1882 1602 models between 1967 and 1971. 

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BMW ICE Prototype, 2004. An experimental high-riding coupé using a modified first generation X5 platform and Z4 cabin components. Most interesting was the sliding glass roof/rear hatch that could be configured in a variety of ways. The acronym ICE stands for "Integrated Concept Engineering". Though it never made into BMW’s showrooms the X6 SUV Coupé arrived in 2007. 

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Porsche 911 Sport Classic, 2022. A new retro-styled limited edition of the 992 series 911 based on the the Turbo S with a 542hp version of the twin turbo flat 6 driving the rear wheels through a 7speed manual gearbox. The limited edition will be limited to 1,250 units. The interior includes Houndstooth upholstery