The 1956 Oldsmobile Golden Rocket Concept Car

The 1956 Oldsmobile Golden Rocket Concept was a look into the future for Oldsmobile fittingly named the Golden Rocket, the car resembled a rocket, painted a gold/bronze pearl exterior color with upholstery done in blue and gold leather. The Golden Rocket was a two passenger car with  a 234 V-8 that was tuned to produce 275 hp, impressive at the time considering the car weighed about 2,500 lbs. The Rocket had a fiberglass body with nerf-like bumpers and rear bumpers looked like rockers.

One of the more unique features of the Rocket was a system that when either of the doors were opened the roof panel raised up, while the seats move up about 3 inches and swiveled outward to allow easy entrance and exit for the occupants. The cockpit looked like something from a fighter jet, with a windshield design that swept back, the Rocket was one of the first known in cockpit tilt steering wheels with  buttons on the steering wheel that allowed the steering column to tilt down giving the driver easier access. The speedometer was mounted in the center of the two spokes of the steering wheel.

The Golden Rocket was debut at the 1956 General Motors Motorama and was featured at many other shows, but was never produced for the public.