1956 Astra-Gnome Concept

Quick Specs

  • 1.5-liter inline-4

  • 55 hp

  • Estimated 80 miles per hour

  • 1 of 1 - Concept Vehicle

A Vehicle Inspired by the Future

The Astra-Gnome was Richard Arbib’s vision of what a car would look like in the year 2000. American Motors Corporation hired Arbib to design the car, which was built on a 1955 Nash Metropolitan chassis. The body was manufactured by Andrew Mazzara and featured changeable colored aluminum panels, and the wheels were hidden behind full fender skirts to suggest a floating hovercraft. The vehicle was a highlight of the 1956 New York Auto Show and was featured on the cover of Newsweek. The Astra-Gnome was the epitome of futuristic space-age design that flourished in the 1950s.

Collection of Metropolitan Pit Stop

This Vehicle featured in ‘Eyes on the Road’ Exhibit


1956 Astra-Gnome Gallery

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