AutoCult Ford X 2000 Concept Car (1958) (USA)

About the Original

Wrong Assumption

Most of the vehicles are self-explanatory by their appearance. This was not the case with Ford’s concept car, the X 2000. It took a brief look back to understand the meaning of this extraordinary car.

The first hint was already expressed in the number 2000 of its type designation. In 1958, the designers at Ford, led by Alex Tremulis and Bill Balla, were thinking about how they would drive in the year 2000!

The two star designers realized their vision with a show car, which, however, only made it to a 3/8^th model at Ford. The X-2000 was also inspired by the US preference for rockets at the time, as can be unmistakably seen at its two rear wings. However, the front of the concept car was in need of explanation. It was given various names, with “horse collar” being the most commonly used. At the end of the 1950s, the X-2000 was planned as a full-size car, but this was ultimately rejected in-house.

Nevertheless, the car was available in 1:1, albeit only decades later. In 1991, Andy Saunders set about building the X 2000 on his own and showed his implementation at various motor shows.

Today, we know that the vision at that time was by no means the reality of driving in the year 2000.