Crazy Concept Cars on Display in Atlanta Art Museum

The 1936 Scout Scarab, designed by William Bushnell, was directly inspired by nature, as the name would suggest. His goal was to create a virtual living room on wheels.

The 1947 Norman Timbs special was made to epitomize grace and speed. It can be found on a 1949 cover of Motor Trend.

The 1948 TASCO was the first car to sport the removable T-top design.

This 1934 Edsel Ford Model 40 Speedster was actually built by Ford's aviation department and was considered too radical for production at the time.

The Chrysler Thunderbolt was campaigned in 1941 as the car of the future. It was supposed to inform people of the functional design of aerodynamics.

In 1934, the Voisin C-25 Aerodyne epitomized modernism and luxury.

The 1951 GM Le Sabre XP-8 was among the first to receive the iconic wrap-around windshield. The single headlight hid behind the circular grille.

Think rear-view cameras are a product of this century? The Buick Centurion XP-301 had it in 1956.

The 1959 Cadillac Cyclone reflects the era's fascination with airplane-inspired design in the Jet Age.

The 1970 Ferrari 520 S Modulo sat just 37 inches off the ground at its highest point.

Later in 1970, Marcello Gandini trumped Ferrari with his Lancia Stratos HF, which measured a mere 33 inches high.

The GM Firebird I XP-21 was the first gas turbine-powered car tested in the United States.

The Bugatti Type 57 S Competition Coupe Aerolithe was made of magnesium, a metal very difficult to weld, so rivets were clearly visible along the exterior of the car.

The most modern example, the Porsche 918 concept car, needs no introduction.