Comments on: In Celebration of 100th Birthday, GM Releases List of Top 10 Concept Cars http://www.ridelust.com/to-celebrate-100th-birthday-gm-releases-list-of-top-10-concept-cars/ - Motion + Mobility Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:26:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Terry Parkhurst http://www.ridelust.com/to-celebrate-100th-birthday-gm-releases-list-of-top-10-concept-cars/#comment-4084 Terry Parkhurst Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:28:11 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=4690#comment-4084 The 1954 Oldsmobile F-88, was a fiberglass sports car, built on a shortened '53 Olds chassis, for the Motorama show of 1954. The story I heard from a collector who used to own one - and graciously allowed me to have a ride in it - was that Chevrolet leaned on the Powers That Be at GM, back then, to kill the F-88. Chevrolet's Corvette was itself struggling to gain acceptance by enthusiasts. Hence, Chevrolet didn't want competition from another division - so the story went. In January of 2005, the very car I had ridden in back in December of 2001, was sold at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. The final price tag was $3.24 million, including buyer's fee. Yes, it's arcane; but at that price, I think maybe it could subplant something on Suzanne's list. The 1954 Oldsmobile F-88, was a fiberglass sports car, built on a shortened ’53 Olds chassis, for the Motorama show of 1954. The story I heard from a collector who used to own one – and graciously allowed me to have a ride in it – was that Chevrolet leaned on the Powers That Be at GM, back then, to kill the F-88. Chevrolet’s Corvette was itself struggling to gain acceptance by enthusiasts. Hence, Chevrolet didn’t want competition from another division – so the story went.

In January of 2005, the very car I had ridden in back in December of 2001, was sold at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. The final price tag was $3.24 million, including buyer’s fee. Yes, it’s arcane; but at that price, I think maybe it could subplant something on Suzanne’s list.

]]> By: Joe http://www.ridelust.com/to-celebrate-100th-birthday-gm-releases-list-of-top-10-concept-cars/#comment-4074 Joe Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:55:17 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=4690#comment-4074 The 58 Firebird (I assume the one on the right) looks like something everyone wants to have. A bubble to protect you from boring conversations while you're trying to do 100 on the local winding road. Other than that, most people that have any car knowledge can pick out details that actually did transfer into production cars. I'm still waiting for my transporter beam though. The 58 Firebird (I assume the one on the right) looks like something everyone wants to have. A bubble to protect you from boring conversations while you’re trying to do 100 on the local winding road.
Other than that, most people that have any car knowledge can pick out details that actually did transfer into production cars.

I’m still waiting for my transporter beam though.

]]>