The Lotus Elite is one of the lesser known Lotus cars. Yes, oddball styling and a somewhat lame engine didn’t really make it a supercar. Because it is made of fiberglass, it should be fairly easy to modify it to one’s liking. Be brave, try in real life what I did with moving a couple of pixels in Adobe Photoshop.
Some Lancia cars are elegant on first sight – some are on second or even third. And some even need a little help. This late model Lancia Thema has been lowered over a set of wire wheels with low profile tires. The rear quarter panel has been reworked to give the body a more flowing line. Like it or not – this is going to be one of the extremely rare cars in the future.
The Pinin Concept had a huge influence on the design of many cars of the mid to late eighties. A beautiful and elegant vehicle, designed by Pininfarina. For a long time I wondered what it would look like as a more practical estate wagon. Just as elegant, isn’t it?
The Mercedes-Benz M-Class is a very nice vehicle, no doubt about it. Defining the character lines, taking away two doors and a substantial part of the roof yields a surprising result, putting the Sport in SUV. It could be called the MLC-Class, if Mercedes-Benz would actually want to build it.
A buddy of mine is a huge Alpina fan and member of the German Alpina forum. Therefore I decided to show him the Alpinasetta, a vehicle he has never seen before. The BMW Isetta has been given the full Alpina treatment, including the famous wheels and stripes. still cute, no? But just imagine a 1200 cm³ motorcycle engine in the back!