Front reminds me heavily of the federal "Mercury" Capri mk2;
Overall I like the changes and think it would have been a nice way to modernize the car a bit instead of the lazy changes GM put in as regulations impacted the 2nd gen Camaro.
Italian coachbuilder and designer Pietro Fura may be best known for his work with Maserati, Glas and even AC, but when's the last time you heard about this, the Europo Hurst?
Sometime in the '70s, Frua was contacted by Chevrolet to re-body a second-generation Camaro. At the time of writing this, the reason isn't exactly clear, but Frua did the work nonetheless.
If you look close enough at the Europo Hurst, you should be able to see a little bit of the factory Camaro poking out, but Frua really did do some work to the styling of this Camaro. Overall, this Camaro has a much more squared-off look to it that is probably most evident on the front of the car, where its quad headlights give it a kind of Capri look.
Mechanically, the Europo looks to be powered by a V8 similar to the one found in the more ubiquitous production model connected to a four-speed manual transmission.
The best part of this one-off Camaro, though, may be that it's going up for auction over at RM Sotheby's as part of its Mitosinka Collection sale.
Considering that, is this Europo Hurst worth smashing that piggy bank for, or is this just an old Camaro with some odd styling?
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Front reminds me heavily of the federal "Mercury" Capri mk2;
Overall I like the changes and think it would have been a nice way to modernize the car a bit instead of the lazy changes GM put in as regulations impacted the 2nd gen Camaro.
They gave it a hatch and everything. Looks cool. Definitely a huge departure from a standard secondgen.
Looks like they used second generation Firebird taillights. I don't mind the front view but the rear view doesn't do it for me.
I think I like this better than most 2nd gen camaros I've seen, although the rear styling is definitely the weakest part.
I like how "a GM seat" really looks the same for about a 35 year span. The seats just scream pontiac grand AM/prix or Iroc Z and don't look much different even in a late model tahoe...
Agreed on front styling coming out well and rear styling being weak by comparison. I do like the idea of a functional hatch area being added to the car. Wonder if this had more usable space than the 3rd gen cars. I would imagine so.
The mk2 Capri added a hatch over the mk1 trunk. This is just a Capri!
Sort of also got some late 70s Celtica and early supra mixed with some Lamborghini espada.
as for why well bill mitchell was a big of Italian styling was regularly influenced by it plus he had some very good friends in the Italian design and coach building studios. He would regularly send various different gm cars over for them to work their magic on.
Looks like a case of miscegenation between a Lamborghini Espada and an XJS.....
Reminds me of the Alfa Montreal? But that would have been cribing from Bertone no?
stuart in mn said:Looks like they used second generation Firebird taillights. I don't mind the front view but the rear view doesn't do it for me.
Yeah, she's built like an 80s supermodel. Nice looking up front, but the rear does nothing for us
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