Ford Experimental -Concept Vehicles

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1976 Ford Prima
or an exercise in who can build the ugliest vehicle known to man

coupe , fastback, pick up truck

One of the first Fiesta-based concepts, the Ghia Prima was featured at the 1976 Turin Motor Show. It was a joint collaboration between Ford designers and Ghia's coachbuilders.

Prima's concept was for interchanging roof sections that would transform the shape and functionality of the vehicle. Its character could change into a pickup, station wagon, fastback coupe or two-door notchback. It was shown with a red exterior and beige interior.

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Fords version of the Aztec...

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Fords version of the Aztec...

Another 3H award winner hideous, horrendous and horrible

AZTEC !

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The 1977 Megastar was a Granada-based saloon (sedan), though you would never guess so from its amazing glass-house molding (the front doors were 80 percent glass).

NEW GHIA MEGASTAR AT THE GENEVA SHOW
15 March 1977

Based on a 3-litre Ford Granada, this advanced concept design exercise is featured at the Geneva Show which opens on Thursday. It is a four-door saloon with folding rear seat and very deep glass areas for maximum visibility. It represents a response by the Ford Ghia Operations in Turin to today's rapidly changing conditions.

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NEW GHIA MEGASTAR

The Megastar and 2 other  Ghia concept Fords can be yours - https://www.dragoneclassic.com/inventory

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Fords version of the Aztec...

The Aztec was so unsalable to reduce inventory Pontiac made all the execs take them as company cars instead of any other model.

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The 1977 Megastar was a Granada-based saloon (sedan), though you would never guess so from its amazing glass-house molding (the front doors were 80 percent glass).

NEW GHIA MEGASTAR AT THE GENEVA SHOW
15 March 1977

The top two photos look to be Cobo Hall, not Geneva. Notice the custom yellow van with mural in the right-side background. Not exactly sophisticated Swiss style.

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Fords version of the Aztec...

The Aztec was so unsalable to reduce inventory Pontiac made all the execs take them as company cars instead of any other model.

It's spelled AZTEK...Not Aztec.  GM didn't want to pizz-off the natives, or their gods.

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Fords version of the Aztec...

The Aztec was so unsalable to reduce inventory Pontiac made all the execs take them as company cars instead of any other model.

It's spelled AZTEK...Not Aztec.  GM didn't want to pizz-off the natives, or their gods.

Gentlemen please let's not get all ruffled up over semantics,  AZTEC, Aztec.....we all know it's really an asstec....

By the way during this time period the Ford design team was called the "House of Ugly"....

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1978 Ford Fiesta Tuareg

The Fiesta Tuareg — a functional one-of-a-kind all-terrain vehicle — is equipped for rugged off-road recreational use. Based on Ford Division's popular Fiesta, the Tuareg was a joint design project between Ford's Ghia Operation in Turin, Italy, and the Ford Design Center in Dearborn, Mich. The concept car is built on a 90-inch wheelbase and powered by a 1.1-liter engine with a four-speed manual transmission.

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1978 Ford Lucano (Ghia)

The Lucano is a two-seat sports car, based on the European Escort, which resembles the TR-7 in its wedged lines. The front-mounted engine could range anywhere from 1.1 to 2.0 liters.

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Stunning  !

1978 Ford Megastar II (Ghia)

The Megastar II, a Ford Motor Company design concept car for the family of the future, will be shown by Ford Division at major auto shows in the United States this year.

First shown at the Geneva, Switzerland, International Motor Show, the Megastar II was developed by Ford's Ghia Operations in Turin, Italy. Based on Ford's European Taunus Sport, the futuristic, silver-and-black wedge-shaped sedan offers seating for five people.

"Although not a production car, the Megastar II demonstrates ideas and concepts that might be used on Ford cars of the future," said Filippo Sapino, Ghia's managing director.

"On our Megastar project, we have paid particular attention to aerodynamics," he added. "The sleek design helps conserve energy and improve fuel economy and performance."

Megastar II is built on a 101-inch wheelbase and is equipped with a two-liter, four-cylinder engine and four-speed manual transmission, independent front- and rear-suspension systems and aluminum road wheels.

The front of the car incorporates a louvered, airfoil grille with four headlights recessed behind clear plastic covers. Additional halogen driving lamps are located beneath an impact-absorbent front bumper, also shaped for reduced wind drag.

Megastar II's tailgate opens to the top of the rear bumper, with the assistance of gas-filled struts. The rear seats fold down individually to provide additional luggage space.

Teardrop-shaped door windows are lowered electrically, and front-hinged quarter windows can be opened for the comfort of rear-seat passengers.

The interior of Megastar II features black leather upholstery and black carpeting with orange stripes to reflect the car's exterior color scheme.

The instrument panel is a modular unit behind the padded four-spoke steering wheel. Instruments and controls always are illuminated behind a heavily tinted screen for reflection-free visibility.

Dual exterior mirrors can be adjusted electrically from the driver's seat.

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Megastar II is a true 4H winner...the first three H's we know, plus this car's styling makes me want to HURL.

Who the hell looked at this, amid all the other Ghia designs, and said: "That's it! That's the one we want to showcase our talents!"...

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Megastar II is a true 4H winner...the first three H's we know, plus this car's styling makes me want to HURL.

Who the hell looked at this, amid all the other Ghia designs, and said: "That's it! That's the one we want to showcase our talents!"...

During that time it was being guided by this engineer....

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1961 Ford Gyron

The two-wheeled Gyron, however, would shortly afterward consume much of Tremulis's effort and time. As the Farrells wrote, Tremulis – whose chief and overwhelming concern was for aerodynamics – believed his design for a two-wheeled gyroscopically balanced car would represent the ultimate in automotive aerodynamics. "In short, Tremulis expected the Gyron to be a genuine breakthrough that would influence all future car design."