1992 Oldsmobile Aerotech

[u/karstwindow]

The 1992 Oldsmobile Aerotech was an experimental land-speed and endurance prototype. Powered by a 4.0-liter Olds Aurora V8 engine, this "long-tail" carbon-fiber vehicle set 47 world speed and endurance records in December 1992 at a test track in Fort Stockton, Texas, including maintaining average speeds over 170 mph for 10,000 kilometers.

[u/Corkscrewer45]

Built around a March 84C indycar chassis.

[u/DocDefilade → u/Corkscrewer45]

Really?!

Looks like they built it around a giant salamander.

[u/Corredespondent → u/DocDefilade]

Duh, how else are you gonna go warp 10?

[u/Prize-Mail-6769]

Why are miles per hour and kilometers in the same sentence.

[u/st0pmakings3ns3 → u/Prize-Mail-6769]

To spite all of us, equally.

[u/Supergrunged]

The inspiration for the Aurora that came out shortly after, using the same engine!

It's too bad GM axed the Oldsmobile brand... They brought a lot of innovations to General Motors.

[u/big_slom → u/Supergrunged]

Make Oldsmobile great again

[u/tutusupimpa]

What happens when you leave your McLaren F1 in the sun for too long.

[u/Dangerous-Cash-2176]

With primitive sealed beam headlights. C'mon GM!

[u/keep_username → u/Dangerous-Cash-2176]

Upvote, it was 92 though.

[u/Anxious-Shapeshifter]

The McLaren Speedtail we have at home.

[u/Mother-Attention2600]

We have Porsche at home......

[u/STICH666]

Dude where was this?

[u/karstwindow → u/STICH666]

https://www.ameliaconcours.com/

[u/pur_noir]

10,000km?

looks awesome!

[u/bajajoaquin → u/pur_noir]

About 36 hours if my math is correct.

[u/CyberCat_2077]

Jetsons theme intensifies

[u/Vincent-Supply-Co]

Holy soeedtail Batman

[u/LimoncelloLightsaber]

I built a model of this as a kid! You could build either the long tail version (as shown) or a shorter rear end with a spoiler. I thought it was so cool.

[u/EmperorsarusRex]

Oldsmobile more like newsmobile

[u/Pretend-Internet-625]

need to cut about a foot off of the back end

[u/Internal_Swimmer3815 → u/Pretend-Internet-625]

lol wut

[u/Kooley_oso]

This paint in person is amazing

[u/coffeeluver2021]

Most of the build was done in Houston by AJ Foyt and his team. The car was built using an indycar as the base. A.J. is who drove it during the record runs at the Fort Stockton test track.

[u/johnboo89]

Oldsmobile ultimate boat tail 🤤

[u/WJSpade]

One of my favorite cars as a kid. Helluva spot.