1969 Fiat 850 Dart by Vignale

This concept presented by Vignale in 1969 has some traits reminiscent of the Lamborghini Miura. Probably Vignale wanted to ride the wave of success of the Miura by proposing this Fiat 850 based small sports car. Also known as the 850 Dart, this was one of Vignale’s last cars as an independent carrozzeria. They were taken over by De Tomaso in 1969, who discontinued the brand in 1973. It was revived by Ford (who got ownership of Vignale when they bought Ghia from De Tomaso) for the Lagonda Vignale concept (when Ford owned Aston Martin) and then used it for the Ford Focus Vignale concept in 2004. Ford now uses the Vignale brand for flagship models across their range. Eventually unsuccessful, the “Dart” remained a one-off.

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