Ultimate BLING ride???
 

Was watching the Barrett-Jackson auction on the SPEED channel and this ride went for...

$3,240,000.00!!!

1954 OLDSMOBILE F-88 GM CONCEPT CAR

The XP-20 project, commonly known as F-88 was a pet project of Harley Earl (working with him was Bill Mitchell, Ken Pickering, Zora Duntov etc.). Four cars came out of the project, but only styling order #2265 (this car) survived. It was sold or given to E.L. Cord (Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg owner) in 1955. Hundreds of internal GM documents and original blue prints are still with this sole survivor.

http://www.blingstudio.com/3m_car_01.jpg

http://www.blingstudio.com/3m_car_02.jpg

http://www.blingstudio.com/3m_car_03.jpg

http://www.blingstudio.com/3m_car_04.jpg

The guy that bought it (from Colorado) also bid and won about 6 other cars at the event. Guess he didn't have enough toys as a kid, and he's out to make up for that. :1orglaugh

That's one messed up looking ride, but sure is innovative for the day and age.

that shit's tight

Looks like a packard from the front.

This one ALMOST became the Corvette for Oldsmobile. The idea of production was scrapped at the very last minute because Chevy was having such a hard time actually selling Vettes.

October 15, 1954

Zora Arkus-Duntov writes a memo to Ed Cole and Maurice Olley, noting that the Corvette appeared to be a failure. He suggests that to drop the Corvette would be an admission of failure. He urges General Motors not to cancel the car, but to create a separate department within Chevrolet to oversee Corvette development.

December 1954

Production of the 1954 model Corvette ends, with 3265 made, and 1076 unsold.

Funny how time changes things. :error

that is a wicked dashboard

Plus I love the Tail Fins

the color don't appeal to me though.

hmm... that car don't fancy me !

The tail fins are hot

Yeah I see alot of the orignal Vette in it. Crossed with a Caddy...lol
Cool find nice pics

has some early covette stylings in it, the bullet tail light will reappear in the 59 the caddy :winkwink: