Lincoln Indianapolis

The Lincoln Indianapolis was a concept car that Lincoln produced in 1955 for the Turin motor show of that year. The design and construction were entrusted to the Italian designer Gian Carlo Boano, whose task was to build a car that would draw attention at the show. The exhausts were routed through side sections next to the engine bay rather than at the front, and the tail carried false air intakes meant to give the car an aggressive look. The chassis of the Lincoln Capri was reused, the body was painted an eye-catching orange with few chrome finishes, and the power came from a 341 cubic inch Y-Block engine of 225 cv driving through a three-speed automatic Turbo-Drive gearbox. After the show Ford offered Boano a ten-year contract, but the Italian designer chose to make agreements with Fiat instead.