Oldsmobile Corvette?

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Ok Corvette experts - ever heard of an Oldsmobile Corvette? I found this article the other day, but I have a hard time believing it. It says:

"In the early '50s, like '52, General Motors wanted to build a little sports car, and they didn't know if they were gonna put it in the Buick, Oldsmobile or Chevy line of cars so they ended up building three Oldsmobiles and one of them survived," Heisler said. "It was a gold-colored '53 Oldsmobile Corvette."

The Oldsmobile concept car sold at a Barrett-Jackson auction in 2005 for $3.24 million.

If it weren't for the Barrett-Jackson part, I would be calling BS loudly, but it adds a bit of creedence. Anyone know more?

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20120525/LIFESTYLE/205250320

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I remember the auction, the price and the car. I think it looked more like a C3 and Trans AMish, but I don't remember if it was from the 50s. Sounds reasonable to me.

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I remember the auction, the price and the car. I think it looked more like a C3 and Trans AMish, but I don't remember if it was from the 50s. Sounds reasonable to me.

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I remembered that auction, watched it on TV. I Googled it and found that it was a 1954 Olds concept Corvette. Here is a link:

http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z11139/Oldsmobile-F-88-Concept.aspx

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I recall watching that auction also, guy that bought it was with a car museum in colorado if i recall... he bought a handfull of cars that night, wore a red ferrari hat....i think... one of Harley Earl creations :) Does look a lot like a 54 vette... especially in the front

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Thanks for the picture - I had the wrong car. The one I remember seeing was probably out of the Pontiac divison and loooked more like a C3 nose and an early Firebird tail.

Not sure how I the dbl post above .........

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Thanks Larry! Now I remember it too. I KNEW it couldn't have been a 54

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If they had kept that idea with olds, do you think we would have the cars we have today? I dont think the history would have played out for the corvette as it did if they tried to sell that design, I think it's ugly!!

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