Now cars seem to be a daily occurrence to us, because every second family has a car, and maybe as many as two. Previously, a car was an extreme luxury, and you could save money for it all your life or win it in a lottery, now of course you can also save up for a car with the help of sports betting in Kenya.
In this article, we will tell you about the rarest cars that can now be found only in museums and very rarely on the road.
Aston Martin Bulldog
The British concept car was released in 1979. The original code name DP K901, from 15 to 25 cars was planned for release, but the project was considered expensive (the price of this car, at the time of release, was 170 thousand pounds), and only one copy was released.
BMW-Glas 3000 V8 Fastback
The 1967 BMW prototype is the Glas 3000 V8 Fastback, the only one that has ever been made. There was a possibility that BMW would produce it as its luxury coupe, however, unfortunately, it had to remain the only prototype. Instead, BMW has developed its car – BMW 3.0CS.
The BMW-Glas 3000 V8 Fastback was designed by the Carrozzeria Frua team and built-in 1967 on the BMW-Glas 3000 V8 platform. It featured a sleek, angular, and low body with a long roofline inherent in the fastback body, which became popular among countless European and American GT cars of that era.
Ferrari 375 MM Scaglietti Coupè
Ferrari 375 MM Coupe Scaglietti is a unique and elegant Italian car produced in a single copy. It was created especially for the famous film director Roberto Rossellini. When Sergio Scaglietti created it, he was inspired by the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR coupe, so these cars have some similarities in design.
Ford Mustang Apollo
In 2015, Ford introduced the Ford Mustang Apollo Edition to the public.
Mustang was dedicated to the American NASA space program “Apollo”, which lasted from 1961 to 1975. The unique car is based on the Mustang GT model and includes a black-and-white body painting scheme in the style of the NASA Apollo program.
The car was equipped with a front carbon splitter, a rear diffuser, and a bottom illumination, “symbolizing entry into the atmosphere.” The unique theme continues in the interior of the car, which received black leather sports seats with contrasting white inserts with red stitching. The rear row of seats was somewhat redesigned, as a result of which a leather panel with embroidered logos of various Apollo missions appeared instead of the back of the seats.
Oldsmobile F-88
In the period from 1954 to 1959, Oldsmobile developed and presented three F-88 concept cars of different generations. Unfortunately, only the first car of 1954 has survived to this day, and not only has it survived, but it was also sold in 2005 at auction for a record amount of $ 3,240,000. They said about the F-88: this is what Oldsmobile always wanted, but never had.
This concept was shown at the Motorama exhibition in January 1954 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. The F-88 had a single chassis with the Chevrolet Corvette. Similarly to the Corvette, the main body of the F-88 was made of fiberglass, which greatly facilitated the car. The car, in principle, was not striking — its design was within the trend of that time. The headlights were hidden under spherical plastic hoods. At the rear, it had huge vertical exhaust pipes, as well as rear optics made in the “branded” Oldsmobile style. An interesting feature was the location of the spare wheel, located under the trunk floor and had a separate cover for access to it, stylized as a bumper.
Packard Panther
This is a show car built in 1954 to showcase some of the more radical ideas that Packard was developing for its production models in the mid and late 1950s.
The design of the Panther’s solid fiberglass body is attributed to Dick Teague, who later worked for AMC, at that time worked for the Mitchell-Bentley Corporation.
Of the four built by Panther, one was owned by William Mitchell. This car was the only one that had a removable hard top (which resembled the one from the 1955 Thunderbird).
Porsche 916
The Porsche 916 was conceived as a competitor to the Ferrari 246 Dino. Only 11 cars were produced. It was built based on the Porsche 914, differing from it with inflated arches, wider wheels, and a rigid roof, and was equipped with an engine and brakes from the Porsche 911S. At the time of release, it was the most expensive Porsche, its price was $14,000, with the price of a Porsche 911 about $ 10,000. Now the price of these cars reaches $3,000,000.
Rolls-Royce 15 HP
It was produced in 6 pieces, as a result of an agreement dated December 23, 1904, between Charles Rolls and Henry Royce, under the Rolls-Royce brand. So it is rightfully considered the first car of this brand. Unfortunately, only 1 copy has survived to our time, or rather the 2nd released car. Moreover, on the original SD661 number registered in London, as a result of which its price reaches $ 35,000,000.
Now the car is in the Doune Motor Museum, owned by the Royal Scottish Automobile Club (the Royal Scottish Automobile Club).
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