The CVP 39 was a concept estate car shown by Michelotti Studio Tecnica Design Carrozzeria Sas at the 1981 Geneva Motor Show, presented as a full-scale 1:1 maquette. Its name stood for Concetto di una Vettura Polivalente, meaning a concept for a multi-purpose vehicle. The design was credited to Tateo Uchida, a long-serving associate of Giovanni Michelotti who had originally traveled from Japan to Turin for a period of practical training and later rose to become chief designer of the Michelotti studio, which by then was being led by Michelotti's son Edgardo following his father's death in early 1980.
The CVP 39 was conceived as a three-door estate, though a five-door version would also have been feasible. Its interior was designed with flexible seating, reclining, and load configurations to accommodate between three and five occupants along with cargo, and the front passenger seat was designed to rotate 180 degrees. The Fiat Ritmo was considered as a possible technical basis for the car. Styling features included a simple, wedge-shaped front end, generously suggested glass areas, and a third side window that extended all the way to the rear of the car.
The car measured 3960 mm in length, 1635 mm in width, and 1445 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2450 mm and track widths of 1400/1410 mm.
