Janez Košir cars
My father was a car designer but no one told him that.
He was a machinist at Iskra, Kranj, Slovenia, working extra time on his own ideas from scraps of solid plastic.
He was a machinist at Iskra, Kranj, Slovenia, working extra time on his own ideas from scraps of solid plastic.
He made me 241 toys from solid plastic in a span of few years, but his works aren't known to general public or even designers.
As a kid I always wanted to see them as real cars. Here is a small sample of them:
©️Janez Košir (1946—2003)
More at his dedicated Instagram page:
Sports car car from ca 1989. It’s length is ca 130mm.
Futuristic car from ca 1991. It’s length is ca 120mm.
Targa from ca 1988. It’s length is ca 100mm.
Recreational vehicle from ca 1988. It’s length is ca 90mm.
Grand tourer from ca 1988. It’s length is ca 110mm.
Hyper car from ca 1988. It’s length is ca 120mm.
Sports car from ca 1990. It’s length is ca 150mm.
Dune buggy from ca 1987. It’s length is ca 50mm.
GT coupe from ca 1989. It’s length is ca 140mm.
Hyper car from ca 1990. It’s length is ca 150mm.
A Pagani Zonda-esqe hyper car from ca 1990. It’s length is ca 150mm.
Another Pagani Zonda-esqe hyper car from ca 1990. It’s length is ca 150mm.
Golf-class targa from ca 1986. It’s length is ca 80mm.
Sports car from ca 1989. It’s length is ca 120mm.
Another sports car from ca 1989. It’s length is ca 120mm.
One more sports car from ca 1989. It’s length is also ca 120mm.
Luxury coupe from ca 1989. It’s length is ca 120mm.
Funky toy car from ca 1985. It’s length is ca 60mm.
Sports car from ca 1988. It’s length is ca 120mm.
Sand rally car from ca 1988. It’s length is ca 70mm.
Futuristic, slightly Tesla Cybertruck-esqe car from ca 1989. It’s length is ca 140mm.
Luxury coupe from ca 1989. It’s length is ca 130mm.
Sports coupe from ca 1987. It’s length is ca 100mm.
Funky toy carfrom ca 1989. It’s length is ca 80mm.
Dieselpunk coupe from ca 1988. It’s length is ca 80mm.
