1media/Oldsmobile_01_1956 Oldsmobile Golden Rocket_thumb.jpg2020-07-06T12:41:03-07:00Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479375141plain2020-07-06T12:41:03-07:00Oldsmobile, 1956Oldsmobile "The Golden Rocket" Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479
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1media/1956_Oldsmobile_Golden_Rocket-thumb.jpgmedia/Oldsmobile_01_1956 Oldsmobile Golden Rocket.jpg2020-07-06T12:45:53-07:001956 Oldsmobile Golden Rocket4plain2020-08-22T17:33:12-07:00With its projectile-shaped front end, gold metallic paint, vestigial tailfins, and taillights shaped like jet exhausts, Oldsmobile’s contribution to the 1956 Motorama resembled an exotic vehicle from a science fiction story. The media had a field day with it, declaring that Oldsmobile was “ready to launch a golden rocket.” The car nearly lived up it name, thanks to its lightweight, fiberglass body and 275-horsepower V8 engine.
