Momo Mirage
The Momo Mirage was a brainchild of New York’s Peter Kalikow and his friend Albert Momo. Kalikow was a wealthy car enthusiast and Momo was a Jaguar dealer. The two developed a close friendship built around cars. In the late ’70s, they came to the idea of creating their own car company. They made a plan to produce exclusive coupes with Italian styling and bodies and Chevrolet’s V8 engines. They contacted the famous Italian designer Pietro Frua, who agreed to design and build the Momo Mirage (via Supercars).
Unfortunately, the Momo car company started in the early ’70s, just before the economic recession that significantly affected the car market. The plan for 25 Mirages per year was never a reality, and Frua only completed five cars, three of which are still in possession of Peter Kalikow.