furtech | Mystery Car! Prototype?

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Many years ago a friend noticed a car driving alongside us that was covered with taped-on cardboard and paper. He got -very- excited and said that it was a new (un-debuted) model or prototype! I'd seen cars covered up like that before, but (this being L.A.) thought very little of it. Now when I see cars like that I remember my friend's excitement and try to take pics.

On the drive down to see Cirque Berzerk (see my Flickr set), Eric commented that the car next to us had the first full-body bra he'd ever seen on a vehicle. I looked and guessed that this is the new version of the cardboard-and-tape used to hide a new model's lines. We managed to snap a few pics.

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I thought I'd post them here to see if any friends are either interested in such things or can tell what this car is.

There were two of them, heading south on I-5 towards downtown L.A. One had a black bra, the other had a brown one. Both had Michigan plates, so maybe Ford/GM/Chrysler? Pictures taken on August 6th, 2009.

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?*

[*RIP, J. Hughes}