The 1980s were crazy for cars in general, never mind concept cars that aren’t beholden to any rules, regulations, specifications or use cases. Oh, what fun it was to go through the best crazy concepts of the ‘80s...
Video: The best crazy concept cars of the 1980s
In our travels, we covered the mad wedge Citroën Karin, which was designed to be a “vision of future motoring starting from a clean sheet”. What a dream brief. Then we covered the Lamborghini Athon, an open-top supercar not unlike a Gallardo for the ‘80s. Perhaps the craziest of our assemblage? Easily the Italdesign Machimoto, a size-seater roofless car with motorcycle seats that required the occupants wear biking gear. No really…

Join our motorsport community
Get closer to motorsport at Goodwood! Join the GRRC Fellowship to be first in the queue for event tickets, to attend the GRRC-only Members' Meeting and to enjoy year-round, exclusive benefits.