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Oldsmobile Golden Rocket
Overview
ManufacturerOldsmobile (General Motors)
Also calledXP-400 / SO 2490[1]
Productionone prototype built[2]
Model years1956 (concept car)
DesignerHarley Earl
Body and chassis
ClassSports car
Body style2-door fastback
LayoutFR layout
Powertrain
Engine324 cu in (5.3 L) Rocket V8
Power output275 hp (205 kW)
TransmissionHydra-Matic automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase105 in (2,667 mm)
Length201.1 in (5,108 mm)
Width75.4 in (1,915 mm)
Height49.5 in (1,257 mm)[3]
Curb weight2,500 lb (1,134 kg)[4]
Chronology
PredecessorOldsmobile Cutlass (1954)

The Oldsmobile Golden Rocket was a two-seater[5] show car built by Oldsmobile for the 1956 General Motors Motorama. The radically styled fiberglass concept, designed to resemble a rocket on wheels, was revised several times and displayed at various other auto shows,[6] most notably at the 1957 Paris Motor Show where it generated much fanfare, 18 months after it was first revealed.[2] The car was featured in the promotional short film Design for Dreaming along with the rest of the 1956 General Motors lineup.[7]

  1. ^ Temple, David W. (January 15, 2015). Motorama: GM's Legendary Show & Concept Cars. CarTech, Inc. pp. 158–159. ISBN 978-161-325-159-1. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Chapman, Giles (January 6, 2009). Illustrated Encyclopedia of Extraordinary Automobiles. London: Dorling Kindersley. p. 171. ISBN 978-075-665-562-4. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  3. ^ "1956 Oldsmobile Golden Rocket". Old Car Brochures. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "1956 Oldsmobile Golden Rocket". Car Styling. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  5. ^ Padeanu, Adrian (February 17, 2016). "Concept We Forgot: Oldsmobile Golden Rocket". Worldcarfans. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  6. ^ Bowman, Bill. "1956 Oldsmobile Golden Rocket Concept". GM Heritage Center. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  7. ^ "1956 Motorama: Design for Dreaming". GM Heritage Center. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2016.

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