Conceived in the mid-1950s by young designer Pete Brock—with the backing of design chief Harley Earl—the XP-79 Cadet was an American response to European microcars (such as the BMW Isetta or the Karmann Ghia).
This ultra-compact two-seater featured a small, rear-mounted, air-cooled twin-cylinder engine, a continuously variable hydraulic transmission, and a fiberglass body.
Unveiled as a mockup in 1956 at an internal show for executives, it was met with stunned silence. Management flatly rejected the concept, declaring that "GM doesn't build small cars," and ultimately focused on the Chevrolet Corvair instead.
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The original mockup vanished, leaving behind only a few photographs prior to my reconstruction, which was created using MOI, C4D, V-Ray, HDR Light Studio, and Photoshop.
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