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One of a Kind

Please note that the cars or exhibit items shown in this database are part of our collection but may not be on display when you visit.

Alamagny – 1947

Designed in 1947 by Pierre Alamagny, a former quality manager at Renault. This car is notable for having its wheels arranged in a diamond pattern; it is a rhomboid...

Aurora – 1957

During the mid-1950s, Father Alfred Juliano set out to construct the safest car to ever be introduced in the United States. Juliano would call the car Aurora – a...

Castarede – 1948

The Castarede is a one-of-a-kind three-wheeler constructed by Pierre Castarede in post-WWII France. It utilizes a 1938 Gnome & Rhone motorcycle and the remains of an Amilcar. This beautiful...

Chevrolet Corphibian – 1961

In 1961, Chevrolet introduced the Corvair 95 Greenbriar van and Rampside pickup. Using a shorter 95-inch wheelbase, the van and pickup expanded the Corvair model range now comprised of...

Clifft Commutercycle – 1974

In 1973, Dale Clifft set out to build a small, fuel-efficient vehicle to use as a commuter vehicle in his southern California hometown of Tarzana. Working in a friend’s...

Davis 494X-P – 1948

Glen “Gary” Davis founded the Davis Motor Car Company in Van Nuys, CA in 1946. he coaxed several investors and dealers into backing his vision of the production of...

Ford Urban Car (Ghia Manx) – 1975

In the early 1970s, the American auto industry faced a seismic shift. Import vehicles and an energy crisis, combined with economic sluggishness, forced manufacturers to rethink their designs. As...

Framo Piccolo – 1933

Jørgen Rasmussen, a founder of DKW and integral player in the formation of Auto Union, founded Framo in 1923 in Saxony, Germany to supply parts to DKW. In 1927,...

Futura/Waimea – 1961

In 1945, industrialist Henry J. Kaiser, along with veteran automobile executive Joseph Frazer, started the automobile company Kaiser-Frazer. A year later he also formed Kaiser Aluminum and commissioned Rhys...

Future – 1952

Sigvard Berggren embarked on creating his streamlined vehicle known as Future in 1951. Utilizing a retired taxi’s 1938 Dodge seven-passenger sedan chassis, he resourcefully installed a flathead Ford V8...

Gaudin Homebuilt Microcar – 1985

The Gaudin microcar is a one-of-a-kind, designed and built by Monsieur Gaudin. a French plumber. This one-seater, three-wheeled car has its rear wheels driven by a chain. The body...

Grataloup – 1955

An unconventional car throughout, this is a car constructed by a Frenchman, Monsieur Grataloup, for his own personal use.  The small motorcycle engine is placed next to the driver...

Lanham sport roadster – 1951

The Lanham Sport Roadster project began in 1947 when Tom Lanham of Illinois, challenged by a friend, set out to build a custom roadster with his brother Bob. They...

Lapin Agile – 1999

This one-of-a-kind, canvas-bodied roadster was created and commissioned by Anatoly “Toly” Arutunoff. The name he gave his unique vehicle, Lapin Agile (LEH-pawn AH-zheel), loosely translates as the Rabbit that...

Monopoly Car – 2009

Arguably the world’s most famous board game, Monopoly has been translated into 37 languages, exists in hundreds of licensed versions, and has sold over 250 million copies since first...

Prvenac Re-Creation – 1958

Designed in the late 1950s by Professor Miroslav Nestorovic, Chair of Motor Vehicles in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Belgrade, the Prvenac (Yugoslavian for “firstborn”)...

Sea Lion Amphibious Prototype – 2013

The Sea Lion is a one-of-a-kind “amphibious supercar” built in Southern California by engineer Marc Witt (operating as Marc Witt Applied Design). Built between 2006 and 2012, the vehicle...

Surlesmobile – 1945

As a lieutenant in the Army Air Forces, Texas native Don Surles had an innovative idea. It stemmed from his thoughts on why someone hadn’t designed a more practical...