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Solved - NEH 911: Buick Wildcat II - Motorama 1954 Show car
« on: January 10, 2011, 09:44:34 AM »
Identify exactly what this car is and its name, for 1 point:
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Re: NEH 911
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2011, 12:02:23 PM »
Nice one!
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Re: NEH 911
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2011, 12:30:59 PM »
Corvette based Buick Motorama(?) show car.
I'll find the rest of the info.
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Re: NEH 911
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2011, 12:35:31 PM »
'54 Wildcat II
The first one was blue, then showed n tan for several years, now it's back to blue.

The second one bieng sort of a muted pink metallic.
One cool thing about the second one, it has a 322 cid Nailhead was it had 4 sidedraft carbs. Unusual for a US car.
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Re: NEH 911
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2011, 04:35:16 AM »
Quote from: Vincent Vell Vet on January 10, 2011, 12:35:31 PM
'54 Wildcat II
The first one was blue, then showed n tan for several years, now it's back to blue.

The second one bieng sort of a muted pink metallic.
One cool thing about the second one, it has a 322 cid Nailhead was it had 4 sidedraft carbs. Unusual for a US car.

That's the one, yes.
A real beauty!
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Re: Solved - NEH 911: Buick Wildcat II - Motorama 1954 Show car
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2011, 05:26:52 AM »
My second-favorite Buick concept. It may be sacrilege to say this, but I like it better than the LeSabre, and a bit less than the Centurion.

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The 1954 Buick Wildcat II concept, designed by Harley Earl’s design team, made its public debut at the 1954 General Motors Motorama in New York City. Built of fiberglass and mounted on a 100-inch wheelbase, the 1954 Wildcat featured radical new front fender styling that exposed the underside of the fender and the chrome plated front-end suspension. The fenders were lined with large chrome panels containing air scoop louvers. Buick Skylark wire wheels were used.

The car was only 170-inches long and 35-inches high at the cowl. Headlamps were mounted on the cowl with parking and directional signal lights on the front end underneath the fender shroud. Bumpers were shaped with two big torpedo-like guards; know in those days as “Dagmar” bumper guards, a name taken after a sexy celebrity with a good size bosom.

Wildcat II was powered with a standard 322 C.I.D. V8 engine boosted to 220 horsepower through the use of four carburetors.

Originally the car was painted a bright blue with a white leather interior but later was repainted dark tan with a two-tone tan leather interior. The Wildcat II now resides at the Alfred P. Sloan Museum in Flint, Michigan where it was restored to its original bright blue finish.

The 1954 Wildcat II was the second of three concept cars introduced in consecutive years to wear the Wildcat badge.

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Re: Solved - NEH 911: Buick Wildcat II - Motorama 1954 Show car
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2011, 12:47:21 PM »
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on January 11, 2011, 05:26:52 AM
My second-favorite Buick concept. It may be sacrilege to say this, but I like it better than the LeSabre, and a bit less than the Centurion.
I agree, the Centurion is where it's at! The dash and interior are amazing.


Most of us have probably seen this other Corvette based show car from Oldsmoblie.
The F-88.

For some reason, it was considered to be one of the most significant show cars. Apparently it was considered a great expression of automotive design.
4 cars were built. One survives and ws sold for 3,240,ooo in 'o5.
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Re: Solved - NEH 911: Buick Wildcat II - Motorama 1954 Show car
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2014, 03:32:05 AM »
Period shot of the Wildcat II in its natural habitat

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