They caused great admiration when presented as concepts, but never reached the assembly line. We collect for you a selection of the best prototype cars that has left us the history of the automotive industry. Our first stop, some of the most spectacular ‘made in Italy’.

ALFA ROMEO CARABO (Bertone Carabo)

He ALFA ROMEO CARABO (Also referred to as Bertone Carabo) It was a spectacular prototype designed by Marcello Gandini and built by Bertone Carrozeria. It was officially launched at the Paris Motor Show in 1968. Chassis technical elements Alfa 33 Stradale, 2.0 V8 engine 230 hp, attractive and futuristic design wedge opening scissor doors and a low body height (only 99 cm) are some of the keys to this collector’s item that can be enjoyed in the In Alfa Romeo Museum Arese (Italy).

Alfa Romeo Navajo (Navajo Bertone)

He Navajo It was another beautiful creatures spawned by the ‘fertile marriage’ between Alfa Romeo Y Bertone. It was officially launched at the Geneva Motor Show 1976 and, like the Carabo, the technical and structural departure was the Alfa 33 Stradale. With a height and narrowly it exceeded the subway, in addition to the wedge design also drew attention to its lightness, with just 870 kg thanks largely to the bodywork made entirely fiberglass.

Pininfarina Ferrari P5

Designed by Pininfarina in 1968, he Ferrari P5 It was officially launched at the Geneva Motor Show 1968. also known as 250 P5 Berlinetta Speciale, the only prototype unit was constructed starting from the chassis P4 and mounted a central twelve-cylinder V This concept it subsequently used Ferrari to evolve and adapt aerodynamics his sports. Curiously, the P5 already offered the feature glass cover of the engine compartment.

Pininfarina Ferrari 512 S Modulo

He Ferrari 512 S Modulo It is a prototype designed by Pininfarina, which he was presented at the Geneva Motor Show 1970. his design It is all one provocation and its striking appearance the low body height (93 cm from the ground up only) and a peculiar roof cover slide forward to allow entry into. The four wheels of the vehicle are covered partially or fairings. As an engine, it used a 5.0 V12 550 hp was coupled to a five-speed manual gearbox.

Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Speciale S

Unveiled in Turin Motor Show 1969, he Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Speciale S It was designed by Filippo Sapino and built on a restored part of a chassis 312 P Spyder though fully the technical basis started from a 512S competition. Its distinctive wedge design is much more pronounced and radical than the P5, being even lower and more angular forms.

Lancia Stratos Zero

Presented at the Turin Motor Show 1970 and developed in 12 months Lancia Stratos Zero is one of the symbols of sports with wedge design. His father was the chief aesthetic designer Bertone, Marcello Gnadini. He Lancia Stratos Zero had a Lancia V4 engine 1600 cm3 derivative which equipped the Lancia Fulvia, a 4 cylinder in V, able to disburse more than 130 hp. Its dimensions were contained, with a length of just 3.58 m and a height of just 80 cm.

Lamborghini Estoque

Designed to be a rival height saloons-large luxury sports tourism as the Aston Martin Rapide S and Panamera, the Lamborghini Estoque is another of the prototypes that can only have been that, in spectacular concepts. The Estoque measured 5,15 m long by 1.35 m high and 1.99 m wide, dimensions sufficient to accommodate more than total comfort to four occupants. More about the Lamborghini Estoque.