This car was poised to kill the corvett in 54
 

so Chevy had it stopped:

This is the car that in 1954 could have "killed" the Corvette.

So, Chevrolet, being GM's big sales and profit division, campaigned
to GM to "kill" this car.

When Chevy was coming out with its 6-cyl. sports car with its
2-speed "powerglide" transmission and side curtains,
here was a sports car from Olds with a big old V-8 and
power windows.

So, GM said no to Oldsmobile on building this car.

The world's rarest automobile: a 1954 Concept Old's Rocket
F88 - the only one in existence. (read the story below)

John S. Hendricks, (Discovery Communications founder) paid
in excess of 3 million to acquire this 1954 Oldsmobile F-88
Convertible Concept Car .

After spending decades as a collection of parts stuffed into
wooden crates, the F-88 was reassembled.

In 1954, the F-88 was a Motorama Dream Car, and was one
of only two, or an unconfirmed possible three, ever created.

The F-88 seen here is literally the only car left of its kind,
and was sold to John and Maureen Hendricks at the
prestigious Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction in Scottsdale ,
Arizona , for an unbelievable $3,240,000.

This acquisition made automotive history, and is the
cornerstone of the Gateway Colorado Automobile
Museum, in its own special room in a rotating display,
worthy of the F-88!

See URL below:

http://www.supercars.net/cars/3100.html


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Blessed are the wealthy!

I like the '54 Buick Wildcat II

http://www.redscarfclub.com/Images%2...ldcat%20II.gif


Though I guess it has been redone to this now:
http://www.khulsey.com/stockphotogra...ncept-car.html

Steve D.

Here it is at the Gateway Auto Museum.
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...8/DSC_0424.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...8/DSC_0425.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...8/DSC_0426.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...8/DSC_0427.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...8/DSC_0428.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...8/DSC_0447.jpg

If you are a car nut and ever in the Grand Junction or Moab area you should stop by. More pictures of vehicles in the museum can be seen here:

http://www.teamshelby.com/forums/ind..._1#entry578998