3 Most Secret Cars! You Won't Believe Exist!
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Published 2024-05-28
Get ready for a wild ride through automotive history as we explore three of the most secret and innovative cars ever made!
First up, the 1953 Ford X-100. This car was Ford's answer to GM's famous Motorama dream cars. The X-100 was packed with over 50 futuristic features, like a clear plexiglass roof that could open and close on its own, a dashboard that looked like airplane controls, and even a built-in electric shaver! It was a true marvel of 1950s car tech.
Next, we've got the mysterious Chevrolet Corvette XP-882. This mid-engine Corvette was the brainchild of Zora Arkus-Duntov, the "Father of the Corvette." He wanted to create a Corvette that could beat European sports cars by putting the engine in the middle for better handling. The XP-882 had a huge V8 engine and a lightweight body, but sadly, the project was canceled due to high costs. Still, its spirit lives on in today's C8 Corvette.
Finally, let's check out the crazy cool 1956 Mercury XM-Turnpike Cruiser. With its see-through roof panels, electric rear window, and wild "butterfly" top, this car was all about the space age. It was a huge hit at auto shows, but its influence on regular Mercury cars was a bit of a letdown. After years of neglect, the XM-Turnpike Cruiser is now being restored to its former glory.
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All Comments (21)
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The Thunderbirds of the early 60's were real jawdroppers.
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In 1957, my parents purchased a new '57 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser station wagon. My mom later told me it cost $5K. Back then, that was a lot of money for a car. It was red/white and had the 312 Y block with a 4 barrel carburetor. It made several vacation trips to Virginia Beach and Daytona. Also, it pulled our boat to the lake multiple times. It had about 400K on the odometer when my dad traded it in '65. Dad did partial overhauls in '61 and '64 on it. There were 9 kids in our family, and my mom had a lead foot, so that car took a beating, but kept on going. Loved that car.
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It would have been a great addition to this video to have added the 1969 American Motors AMX3. The difference with it to these was that it was intended to be produced, although only 6 were built. Mid-engined, running 170 mph at the Turin speedway, and absolutely GORGEOUS!!!
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The Mercury has been fully restored and has been sold to a museum in Florida. Fact checked.
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The car is now completely restored. We need more guys like Tom Maruska, real world highly skilled, who not only do this type of work, but teach others how to do it. Tom should be giving classes. I hope Tom will eventually release some videos of how he did the work on this, which involves so many levels of skill. Engine shops are practically disappearing and finding a good body shop is a crap shoot. Get the gas powered car you want NOW, before the Biden mandates kick in in 2026. Say no to mandatory breathalyzers and kill switches, already mandated for 2026.
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My British 1951 Ford V8 Pilot had hydraulic jacks to be able to easily change wheels/tyres.....with the styling of a 1930’s American Ford sedan.
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This was great, people looking to the future, to come up with something that was exciting, now all we have is SUV with smart phone connection.
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There appears to be AT LEAST 3 variants of the xP 882 Corvette in this video...
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When the concept of a 2-seat sports car led to a competition between GM divisions, Buick built the Wildcat. It was really even cooler than the Chevrolet version which ended up being chosen. I uncovered the prototype one day under a tarp in the basement of the Alfred P. Sloan museum in Flint, Michigan in 1976. I often wonder what happened to it.
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In my day, beginning at 17 in 1976 I started P/T with Chevy in the parts department then as a service writer and finally out west selling Chevy’s in 1982 while at college. I’ve built and restored ground up over two dozen HP Chevrolet’s thru Amity Chevrolet and Motion Performance in Baldwin LI! The Areo Coupe with conventional doors is the one that had the four rotor Wankel. Just like in the photos Chevy experimented with the 454 the LT1 and the Wankel in 1973/4. The small block had the better weight distribution but Toranado drive system was an unmitigated disaster and that was the whole Real Flaw…. I still have the motor trend magazine that featured the four rotor areo coupe.
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I found this video very good, thank you
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Imagine restoring a One of One, No Parts were ever built for it. You'll have to make them all yourself and no one else will ever need them, so no way to recoup your investment unless you sell the car.
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X100 has the hood of the 1958 Fairlane and 1956 Lincoln front fender.
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The Edsel looked a lot like that Mercury Turnpike Cruiser...AND, that mid-engine Corvette looks as good as anything today, if not better.
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Wow, these are real marvels indeed, impressive indeed-wicked love them. thanks for sharing.
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When the big three built competitive cars. Those were the good old days.
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The Mercury turnpike cruiser like the Ford futura could have been converted over to a batmobile also I'm glad they chose the Ford futura I think I speak for everybody on that one. But that's not to say that the turnpike cruiser would not have made a excellent superhero / villain transporter. Which superhero or super villain would you have chosen for the turnpike cruiser?😊
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The Mercury XM Turnpike Cruiser was built for sale to the public with simplified mechanics and materials as just the Mercury Turnpike Cruiser in 1957-58.
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Without the video, there would be people on this channel claiming that the images were just AI. I get so angry when people claim that pictures of concept cars from this era are all fake.
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Another prototype never produced: the success of the 1964 mustang had ford trying to adapt the hardtop convertable idea of the fairlane 500 skyliner into the new 1965 mustang. They didnt have enough room for all the motors and mechanical parts to fit it in the trunk with the top iself to make it work/make it fold at a push of a button. I saw this prototype years ago at a car show at the corvette museum in bowling green ky. It had the folding hard top roof. But you had to fold it by hand.
