Mercury XM-800 This little known Lincoln-Mercury dream car influenced later Lincoln designs. This car was rescued from a scrap yard about 10 years and is being restored. Photos: Mark S. Gustavson Concept Car Photo Archives.

Ford X-100 This fully-functional concept car from 1953 contained styling cues later found on many Ford-corporate vehicles: '61 T-Bird rear quarter panels, '56 Lincoln front fenders, '58 T-Bird A pillar design and '58 Ford hood. Photos: Mark S. Gustavson Concept Car Photo Archives.

FX-ATMOS This non-functional styling studio shows the lengths to which Ford design went to mimic rocket ship design in the mid-Fifties. Photos: Mark S. Gustavson Concept Car Photo Archives.

Syrtis  This was the first genuine true hardtop convertible sedan design, from 1953 which featured a retractable hardtop design (note the "Roof-O-Matic" notation on the bottom left hand corner.  This was only a 3/8 scale model.  Photos: Mark S. Gustavson Concept Car Photo Archives.

Ford Mystere This introduction of this full-size concept car was delayed for one year to protect the design of the 1957 Ford passenger car. Painted black and magenta, this car ran but is reputed to have been crushed. Photos: Mark S. Gustavson Concept Car Photo Archives.

Thunderbird Italien: This car was designed by Ford Styling but built by the outside carrozzeria Dearborn Steel and Tubing in Michigan. The roof was fiberglas. The car still exists and exists in southern California: it was used regularly for nearly 20 years. This is one of the few Ford concept cars to survive the 'crush-em' corporate edict. Photos: Mark S. Gustavson Concept Car Photo Archives.

Mustang II This concept car presaged the production Mustang that was introduced in April, 1964. This concept car was fully functional, exists and has been restored, and is on display at the Henry Ford Museum. Photos: Mark S. Gustavson Concept Car Photo Archives.

Cougar II This design study was a companion piece to the Mustang II (and the Allegro) – all the Ford X-Cars. Built on a Cobra roadster frame, it was fully functional and formed the basis of the (Gene) Bordinat Cobra – a roadster version of this car. Photos: Mark S. Gustavson Concept Car Photo Archives.

Allegro  Anticipating the design of the Mustang 2+2 fastback, this concept car was also fully functional and was built on a Cobra frame. It was later heavily modified into a trendy roadster in 1968 and was renamed Allegro II. Photos: Mark S. Gustavson Concept Car Photo Archives.

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