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This Chevrolet Biscayne was one of the exceptionally cool General Motors Motorama dream cars. I believe it has been found, rescued and restored. Here, I took a picture of the original automobile and photo-shop moved the headlights out to the sides, to give it perhaps a more mainstream look. The lovely young lady model is the same in both images !

chevrolet biscayne concept car 3
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John Kuvakas
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Vey nice work, Mike! It looks great and less awkward. 


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Great job - MUCH better look. The grille teeth remind of the Corvette. The 1st pic reminds of the Bug-eye Sprite.



   
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Posted by: @jkuvakas

Vey nice work, Mike! It looks great and less awkward. 

Agree!


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Nice work, Mike. Now the headlights look reminiscent of the Olds Golden Rocket.

Oldsmobile Golden Rocket

 



   
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@perrone1 Tony you took the words right out of my mouth...."Bug- Eye Sprite" or as our European friends would call it, "Frog-Eye Sprite".



   
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The changes look great and are certainly more practical.



   
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Posted by: @perrone1

Great job - MUCH better look. The grille teeth remind of the Corvette. The 1st pic reminds of the Bug-eye Sprite.

Same initial impression re: the Bug Eye Sprite Tony.  To me the grille looks like something children would devise; this car does zero for me.



   
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I believe this Motorama car also had twin doors on each side that met in the middle of the automobile. The 1957 Cadillac Brougham I think used such a set up.



   
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Posted by: @paul-rouffa

Nice work, Mike. Now the headlights look reminiscent of the Olds Golden Rocket.

Oldsmobile Golden Rocket

 

Speaking of which, I couldn't help thinking that Golden Rocket would have made a neat little sports machine if it wasn't for that ever-so-slightly impractical nose.

Olds Golden Rocket edit

There. Another classic concept car screwed up beyond repair. Apologies as ever.


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Excellent adaptation Graeme!! That nose job was necessary! Inlove  



   
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It is a cool looking automobile in general, so it also looks good with the new grille ! Many of the Motorama and dream cars were idea automobiles, so features that may make it to the real world were "production-ized" or made more practical for everyday use.



   
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Posted by: @Anonymous

This Chevrolet Biscayne was one of the exceptionally cool General Motors Motorama dream cars. I believe it has been found, rescued and restored. Here, I took a picture of the original automobile and photo-shop moved the headlights out to the sides, to give it perhaps a more mainstream look. The lovely young lady model is the same in both images !

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Avenue 43 Chevrolet Biscayne XP 37 1955

Copy of first image in 1:43rd scale.

 


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Posted by: @Anonymous

I believe this Motorama car also had twin doors on each side that met in the middle of the automobile. The 1957 Cadillac Brougham I think used such a set up.

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I was thinking it looked like a Bug Eyed Sprite with dental braces.



   
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