Oldsmobile

Say the name “Oldsmobile” and it doesn’t exactly conjure images of powerful sports cars. But back in 1987, the company stamped their name on this futuristic looking hypercar, dubbed the Aerotech. Built in several iterations between 1987 and 1992, the Aerotech wasn’t really a concept car, but was designed and built as an experimental test vehicle – with its sights set on breaking automotive speed records.

Designed by General Motors, the Oldsmobile Golden Rocket was created for the 1956 GM Motorama, an auto show the company staged from 1949 to 1961. The 1956 show was also the reveal for the second variant of GM’s rocket-like Firebird.