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1959 Oldsmobile F-88 Mark III 1959 Oldsmobile F-88 Mark III
1959 Oldsmobile F-88 Mark III Concept Cars on Tech Center Lawn

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2/2/2010 3:10:51 AM | john
If they had had this car for sale back then I would have bought it instead of the 59 2 door hardtop that I bought. Is there an possibility of getting a picture of this so I can show my brothers what it looks like? Thanks John






 

Bright red with a brushed aluminum retractable hardtop, this low, sleek two-seater was Earl’s design swan song. Its 102 inch wheelbase carried a combination fiberglass and steel body, and it stood only forty-six inches high. Inside were bucket seats and aircraft-type instruments featuring rotating disc-type tachometer and speedometer, color-coded according to range. To obtain a very low hood, there was a special carburetor arrangement and an altered-from-stock crossflow aluminum radiator. The muffler / exhaust system was mounted ahead of the engine, exiting forward of the front wheels; an experimental Hydra-matic was mounted in the rear to improve weight distribution. Harley Earl drove the Mark III for a while during his retirement.

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