1956 Oldsmobile Golden Rocket

MODEL DETAILS: The Oldsmobile Golden Rocket was a two-seater 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, most notably at the 1957 Paris Motor Show where it generated much …

1951 Pontiac Super Deluxe Catalina

MODEL DETAILS: The Pontiac Catalina is an automobile which was part of Pontiac's full-sized line from 1950 to 1981. Initially, the name was used strictly to denote hardtop body styles, first appearing in the 1950 Chieftain Eight and DeLuxe Eight lines. The name Catalina was first used on the 1950 Chieftain Series hardtop, Pontiac's top …

1942 Chevrolet Special Deluxe Blackout Wagon

MODEL DETAILS: The 1942 Chevrolet Special Deluxe Blackout Wagon was part of the Deluxe series of Chevrolet automobiles marketed from 1941 to 1952. The Deluxe series was the volume sales leader for the market during the 1940s. In 1942, the 216cid inline 6 "Victory Six" engine was the only one offered. It produced 85 horsepower …

1942 Oldsmobile Special Club Coupe

MODEL DETAILS: The 1942 Oldsmobile arrived from the assembly line featuring a "double-duty," two-tier grille bisected by a substantial horizontal bar, a dramatic facelift from the previous year. Continuing with the patriotic theme of the day, the Oldsmobile also carried "Fuselage Fenders," described as "pontoon" type, that extended and faired well into the front doors, …

1939 General Motors Futurliner

MODEL DETAILS: The GM Futurliners were a group of custom vehicles, styled by Harley Earl for General Motors, and integral to the company's Parade of Progress—a North American traveling exhibition promoting future cars and technologies. GM sponsored the Parade of Progress and the Futurliners from 1940 to 1941 and again from 1953 to 1956. At …

1904 Oldsmobile Model 6C Runabout

MODEL DETAILS: The gasoline-powered Oldsmobile Model R, also known as the Curved Dash Oldsmobile is credited as being the first mass-produced automobile, meaning that it was built on an assembly line using interchangeable parts. It was introduced by the Oldsmobile company in 1901 and produced through 1903; 19,000 were built in all. It was a …