Best one-offs 

"MAXIMUMVRM" (maximumvrm) 01/29/2017 at 12:51 • Filed to: None

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What is your favorite one off car? As there are many greats (looking at you Zagato) I’d love the Steve McQueen special

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > MAXIMUMVRM 01/29/2017 at 13:04

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The New Stratos. Why did Ferrari have to be a bunch of buzz kills?

OPPOsaurus WRX > MAXIMUMVRM 01/29/2017 at 13:05

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66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > MAXIMUMVRM 01/29/2017 at 13:06

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Mercedes Streeter > MAXIMUMVRM 01/29/2017 at 13:11

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Not a one-off (because there are two of them), but Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Center in Japan once made a pair of second generation smart crossblades.

RT > MAXIMUMVRM 01/29/2017 at 13:12

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BMW M8.

Same engine as the McLaren F1 m8.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Mercedes Streeter 01/29/2017 at 13:12

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Smart Speedster. I like this.

Viggen > MAXIMUMVRM 01/29/2017 at 13:13

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66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > MAXIMUMVRM 01/29/2017 at 13:13

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The Ferrari P4/5 was the first to come to mind but here are a few others:

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > MAXIMUMVRM 01/29/2017 at 13:16

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The Fenomenon Stratos. I actually saw this thing in person about 10 years ago. I’ll see if I can dig up the photo on a bit.

interstate366, now In The Industry > MAXIMUMVRM 01/29/2017 at 13:22

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Mugen NSX RR.

Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition > MAXIMUMVRM 01/29/2017 at 13:28

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because it’s a Prodrive one off.

or

because it’s the worst GTI ever built in every measurable but it has a W12 so none of that other stuff really matters.

How could we forget

AfromanGTO > MAXIMUMVRM 01/29/2017 at 13:37

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If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > MAXIMUMVRM 01/29/2017 at 13:49

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Bertone-Lotus Emotion

MAXIMUMVRM > OPPOsaurus WRX 01/29/2017 at 13:55

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What the hell is this and why don’t I know about it???

KnowsAboutCars > MAXIMUMVRM 01/29/2017 at 14:08

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Mclaren X1

My bird IS the word > MAXIMUMVRM 01/29/2017 at 14:32

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I have questionable tastes. Hey awd turbo v6 in the 90s!

GTRZILLAR32-Now saving for Godzilla and a condo > MAXIMUMVRM 01/29/2017 at 14:59

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Cadillac Cien. Really any of Cadillac’s concepts since 2000 or so have been awesome.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > MAXIMUMVRM 01/29/2017 at 15:15

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Found it! Fenomenon Stratos at the start of the Gumball 3000 in May 2005. (I wasn’t planning on going to this, I just stumbled on it and fortunately had my camera with me.)

MAXIMUMVRM > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 01/29/2017 at 15:21

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What business are you in.... NUTS

IanZ - limited-slip indifferential > My bird IS the word 01/29/2017 at 17:01

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I didn’t know Homer Simpson was still getting design work.

IanZ - limited-slip indifferential > MAXIMUMVRM 01/29/2017 at 17:05

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There may have been two of these made, but this one is the only surviving example.

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > MAXIMUMVRM 01/29/2017 at 17:11

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kanadanmajava1 > MAXIMUMVRM 01/29/2017 at 17:30

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I can’t decide. I have several favorites.

Candidate 1: Bugatti Type 41 Royale Esders Roadster.

The real one doesn’t exist in this form, but a replica has been built from unused spare parts. The original didn’t have any front lights, as Mr Esders wasn’t planning to drive during night time.

Candidate 2: Lamborghini Countach LP400 2nd prototype

With a quick glance it looks like a normal early production version, but it does have many things separating it from the rest. The two piece side windows are the most apparent difference.

Candidate 3: Alfa Romeo Carabo

Like Countach, Carabo was also designed by Marcello Gandini. They also share several design features. Extremely weird colors are one thing that was unique to Carabo.

carcrasher88 > MAXIMUMVRM 01/29/2017 at 20:16

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It would be pretty much impossible for me to choose a favorite, so I’ll just list some of my favorites.

Ferrari SP12 EC - Love it or hate it, I personally love Clapton’s one-off 458 based 512 BB homage. The only thing that would have made it better would have been if it was an homage to the 365 GTB/4 Daytona.

Pininfarina Sergio - The most fitting tribute to the late Sergio Pininfarina that could have been imagined. Though a limited series of them were built upon the 458 Speciale chassis, the original concept remained a one-off because it was distinctly based on the chassis of the 458 Challenge race car.

Isuzu VX-02 - While not as completely unique as the Sergio or SP12 EC, Isuzu’s VX-02 and VX-04 (a 4-door version, something Jeep would implement themselves upon the introduction of the JK Wrangler) showed off what could have been if the VehiCross expanded into a line of variants like the Rodeo.

Specifically, the VX-02 was called an off-roadster, taking an idea put forward by Suzuki and their X90 a couple years before, and taking it even further by ditching the roof altogether, with a solid speedster style panel behind the seats. Essentially making it a little more akin to the production version of the Jaguar F-Type Project 7 than the X90, which, in retrospect...was pretty awesome.

Lamborghini Asterion LPI 910-4 - This car, almost completely Lamborghini’s equivalent to the Jaguar CX-75, enthusiasts had high hopes for a high performance grand tourer from the brand of the bull, after astonishment after astonishment with cars like the Porsche 918, McLaren P1, and LaFerrari.

Sadly, the Asterion got canned in favor of a yet-to-be-produced production version of the Urus concept. From a profitability standpoint, the Urus does make more sense, being a profit filled SUV. Still, after the successes of the 918, P1, and LaFerrari, many enthusiasts long for what could have been if this beautiful, high tech beast had been built instead.

Rinspeed sQuba - Inspired Bond’s Esprit submarine, Swiss company Rinspeed took a Lotus Elise and turned it into an open top roadster for above and below water, allowing the driver and one passenger to feel like a mix of James Bond and Joe Walsh . The electric powertrain also makes it sort of like an amphibious Tesla Roadster.

Ford F-150 RTR - America’s best selling truck for 40 straight years has been the subject of many one-offs over the years, but none are more epic than Vaughn Gittin Jr’s RTR F-150, also known as the ‘ultimate fun-haver’.

Renault Twizy F1 - While not really much faster or better handling than the standard model, it was pretty awesome for Renault Sport F1 to put an F1 inspired kit on their diminutive electric single seater.

Mazda Cosmo 21 Concept - In 2002, Mazda paid tribute to one of their most coveted creatons, the Mazda Cosmo Sport with this stunning MX-5 based concept. Yes, it was packing a rotary engine: the Renesis 13B that would later appear in the RX-8.

CaptDale - is secretly British > MAXIMUMVRM 01/31/2017 at 12:32

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Really hard to choose

Cadillac Cien

Shelby GR-1

and my favorite!

Holden Coupe 60

CaptDale - is secretly British > AfromanGTO 01/31/2017 at 12:36

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That car is MINE!

AfromanGTO > CaptDale - is secretly British 01/31/2017 at 14:37

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Let me borrow the HRT427 then that is always parked next to it.

CaptDale - is secretly British > AfromanGTO 01/31/2017 at 14:54

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I suppose I could arrange that