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19/07/2026 12:39 pm
John Bono
North Jersey
19/07/2026 12:53 pm
On of my all-time 50's favorite concepts!
19/07/2026 2:19 pm
I have a 1/43 scale model of this car down to the tires with the unique side wall treatment.
Topic starter
19/07/2026 3:23 pm
Bob, why doesn't that surprise me.I have a 1/43 scale model of this car down to the tires with the unique side wall treatment.
John Bono
North Jersey
20/07/2026 7:06 pm
"It is unclear if the Golden Rocket still exists today. A common practice of General Motors in the 1950s was to destroy show cars after they fell out of usage in order to avoid liability concerns;[13] however, the Golden Rocket is still unaccounted for with no confirmation it was crushed. There is photographic evidence that the car still existed as late as 1962, while several other show cars were scrapped earlier in 1959.[1] The car was reportedly located somewhere in New Jersey, however the rumor still remains unconfirmed even after extensive investigation.[14] Motorama historian David W. Temple believes that the Golden Rocket, along with other lost show cars, will likely never resurface again."
love the intrigue!! This of course means there aren't any videos of it as it is today. This is about the best of them. Up until the 2.00 minute mark it is pretty much the same commentary as the Wiki article but for about 30 seconds or so there is video of the car from the time with a beautiful woman dancing around it!
20/07/2026 7:50 pm
It's sad that some of these were art on wheels, all the effort to build them, then turn around and crush them.😟 Thanks for doing these John, I enjoy it.😊
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20/07/2026 8:28 pm
@geoff-jowett Geoff, thanks for the info and the video.
John Bono
North Jersey
David Green and Geoff Jowett reacted
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20/07/2026 8:36 pm
I love the design and all of the features. I'm most impressed with the rear split window. I'm guessing this feature for the most part was carried over to the iconic 1963 split window Corvette.
Gents, thanks for your replies.
John Bono
North Jersey