1954 Buick Wildcat II Concept Car: Traces of the Chevy Corvette
It had a 100 inch wheelbase, weighed around 3700 lbs.,a two seater with 220 hp V8 engine. parts of the rear side of the body shows a strong influence from the Chevrolet Corvette. It was like a Corvette sister, yet this would never be in high production and only a few exist today. It was low, a mere 40 in. in height and had swivel headlights. Some sources indicate that the car was in limited production with over 500,000 made, Like the Corvette of that year, the Wildcat II, had a fiberglass body and wire wheels.
Since Buick and Chevrolet both were part of GM, perhaps, Buick decided that having two similar cars in specifications and performance would be too much for the public and neither would be successful. Once the limited production ended, this cool sport car was seldom seen. The Corvette in now legendary.
- Corvair Concept Cars
1962 Monza SS 1962 Super Spyder 1963 GT There are many theories today about why the Chevrolet Corvair, America's first and only air-cooled rear engine car, died in 1969. Many blame Ralph Nader and his book released in 1965, others attribute it to... - The Jet Age Car: 1959 Cadillac Cyclone
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Concept cars still happen today at any auto show, it is a way to see how the public reacts to a style. If its really hot, the car make become a production model. This is how the Chevrolet Corvette started and became a valued production car. The...