.Hyundai to remake a lost 1974 concept car with Giugiaro's help:
But beyond photographs, almost nothing of the original Pony Coupe concept survived. The original show car is lost and presumed long scrapped, and there weren't any detailed engineering drawings to be found in the archive. If Hyundai wanted a Pony Coupe concept, it would have to build one.Now, that is exactly what is happening. Giugiaro, now 84 years old but still working hard, will supervise the creation of an exact re-creation, as close as possible to the mislaid original.
At this point the official story diverges from the one from period reports. Hyundai is keen to highlight the newness of the rear-wheel-drive Pony, including its exterior design that had been contracted to Giugiaro's Italdesign in Turin. The reality of South Korea's fledgling supply infrastructure meant much of the Pony actually came from elsewhere. Underneath it was closely related to the contemporary Mitsubishi Lancer, sharing its engine, gearbox, and rear axle.
Yet Hyundai was obviously keen to turn it into a purchasable car. While researching the history of the concept, Hyundai discovered a single image of a different car sitting on a storage pallet. This seemed to be a production version of the Coupe that combined a similar roofline and side graphic with a more conventional quad-headlight front end.
. He also disclosed that future collaborations remain possible, especially as some of the other Giugiaro-designed Hyundai models from the 1970s and 80s may well serve as inspiration for other future products and concepts.Giugiaro himself is clearly happy that one of his lesser-known pieces of work is being reborn, but he is also quick to emphasize that the Pony Coupe wasn't just a precursor to the more famous DeLorean.
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