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8 of the Weirdest Cars Ever Produced [Video]

January 9, 2017 by Custom Cars World Leave a Comment

Table of Contents

  • 1 Chrysler Thunderbolt
  • 2 Ghia Streamline X Coupe
  • 3 Lancia Hyena
  • 4 Eliica
  • 5 Alfa Romeo Bat 5 and Bat 7
  • 6 Alfa Romeo SZ
  • 7 Goggomobil Dart
  • 8 Helicon
  • 9 Related

The history of car manufacturing has been a varied and colorful one. This video from Car News Central contains some of the weirdest cars ever produced.

Chrysler Thunderbolt

The Chrysler Thunderbolt was a revolutionary concept car that broke boundaries. Built with a 323.5 cubic inch engine capable of over 140 horsepower. The Thunderbolt was designed with aerodynamics in mind. It had a retractable roof, hydraulic windows and doors that operated at the push of a button.

8 of the Weirdest Cars Ever Produced [Video]

Ghia Streamline X Coupe

Designed by Giovanni Savonuzzi, the Ghia Streamline was built to take a gas turbine but it was never installed. Instead the Streamline toured the show circuit before being given to the Henry Ford museum.

Lancia Hyena

This 2-door coupe was built with a 2 liter, turbocharged engine and capable of 250 bhp. Only24 were ever made.

8 of the Weirdest Cars Ever Produced [Video]

Eliica

An acronym for Electric Lithium-Iron Car was an electric battery prototype capable of 0-100km/h in just 4 seconds. Each of the 8 wheels house a 60kW in-wheel electric motor, giving a whopping total output of 480kW and a top speed of 230 mph.

Alfa Romeo Bat 5 and Bat 7

The Alfa Romeo Bat concept was a collaboration between Bertone and Alfa Romeo. The partnership produced three cars: the Bat 5, the Bat 7 and the Bat 9.

Alfa Romeo Bat 5

Produced in 1953, the Bat 5 had a 120.5 cubic inch engine capable of 115bhp @ 5500rpm.

Alfa Romeo Bat 7

Meanwhile, the 1954 Bat 7 had the same output of 115bhp but had been modified with an exaggerated shape.

8 of the Weirdest Cars Ever Produced [Video]

Alfa Romeo SZ

This 3 liter concept car was built as a result or the partnership between Zagato, Alfa Romeo and Fiat. It came with a V6 engine capable of 207bhp.

Goggomobil Dart

Produced in Australia between 1959 and 1961, the Goggomobil Dart was based around the German Goggomobil microcar. The 2-seater sports car weighed a grand total of 345 kg and was fitted with a rear mounted 17.9 cubic inch engine capable of 15bhp.

8 of the Weirdest Cars Ever Produced [Video]

Helicon

Perhaps the strangest car yet, the 1932 Helicon propeller car is definitely unique. Built in the French countryside, this car incorporates aircraft engineering.

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