A faithful recreation of Hyundai’s 1974 Turin show star, the Pony Coupé Concept, was revealed yesterday (18 May).
The original was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro for the marque’s debut at the show.
It was hoped that the Pony Coupé would be sold in Europe and North America, however shortly before production began, the project was halted in 1981, due to the global economic climate.
While the Pony moniker became a familiar part of the Hyundai line up, and the marque’s first independently developed mass-production model, the Coupé Concept dream remained unfulfilled.
The original Hyundai Pony Coupé Concept, as shown in Turin in 1974
Almost half a century on, the reborn concept broke cover at the first Hyundai Reunion event, a showcase for the brand’s heritage and future ambitions, held beside Lake Como in Italy, just a few hours’ drive from where the original made its debut.
Back in the ’70s, with the Korean motor industry in its infancy, Hyundai commissioned five prototypes from Giugiaro, one of which was the coupé.
