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This is one of four cars, dubbed the Esso 67-X, which Esso Oil commissioned George Barris to design for display at the 1967 Canadian Expo during Canada's Centennial celebrations. The four cars were awarded as prizes in a contest held by Esso and a fifth car was built by Barris for his own use.
I think I'll have to make my way into town to check it out before it leaves on March 12th!
I can't say it's to my tastes either, but I'm more interested in the story behind it. How often do you see a corporation commissioning a limited series of custom cars for a give away these days? Or something that old created for display at a world exhibition combined with a national centennial?
I can't say it's to my tastes either, but I'm more interested in the story behind it. How often do you see a corporation commissioning a limited series of custom cars for a give away these days? Or something that old created for display at a world exhibition combined with a national centennial?
That's cool. I would check it out if it were in a museum near me. I don't know if I would drive it every day though. It reminds me of the Excalibur and Stutz cars that were put out in the late 70s / early 80s.
February 14th, 2017, 01:13 PM
