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In Buick’s Wildest Dreams: The 1954 Wildcat II

Posted on December 15, 2024 by MCG

One of the most radical of the Buick dream cars produced for the GM Motorama was the 1954 Wildcat II. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Design | Tagged 1954 Buick Wildcat II, Buick, General Motors, GM Motorama

The First Olds Cutlass: a 1954 Motorama Show Car

Posted on January 16, 2024 by MCG

The 1954 Cutlass had only a brief career on the Motorama show circuit, but the name became a powerful Oldsmobile selling tool for decades.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Design | Tagged 1954 Oldsmobile Cutlass, GM Motorama, Irv Rybicki, Oldsmobile

Supersonic Dreams: The 1955 Oldsmobile 88 Delta

Posted on August 2, 2023 by MCG

With its “supersonic shape,” the 88 Delta dream car could be “a prediction of things to come,” said Oldsmobile in 1955. It’s fun to imagine. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged 1955 Oldsmobile 88 Delta, GM Motorama, Harley Earl, Oldsmobile

Fiberglass Four-Seater: The 1953 Oldsmobile Starfire

Posted on October 7, 2020 by MCG

Not all the fiberglass sports cars in the GM Motorama fleet were two-seaters. The Oldsmobile Starfire boasted room for four. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Design | Tagged General Motors, GM Motorama, Harley Earl, Oldsmobile, Oldsmobile Starfire

Change For The Better: A 1955 General Motors Film

Posted on September 8, 2020 by MCG

Here’s a classic General Motors marketing film telling the automaker’s product story for 1955. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged 1955 GM cars, General Motors, GM Motorama

Video: GM’s Last Motorama, 1961

Posted on January 5, 2019 by MCG

By 1961, the age of the fabulous Motorama auto shows was coming to an end. This original General Motors film tells the Motorama story one last time.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged General Motors, GM Motorama

Video: The Sensational 1953 GM Motorama

Posted on July 10, 2018 by MCG

The General Motors Motorama must be the greatest factory auto show of all time. Here’s an excellent little GM newsreel presenting the show’s 1953 debut at the Waldorf Astoria in New York.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Design | Tagged General Motors, GM Motorama

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