An Oldsmobile F-88, a MaxHEMI and the Barrett-Jackson!

1954 Oldsmobile F-88 GM Concept Car sold last year at the Barrett-Jackon on Saturday Night for $3,240,000 total and now sits in a museum for all to see.
Credit: Barrett-Jackson.

I can’t vision buying a concept car for 3 million dollars, let along the one and only project F-88, that Oldsmobile created to complete with the Chevy Corvette, its makes you wonder why Oldsmobile/General Motors didn’t put this into production, but what a concept and it look very similer to the 1953-1955 Chevrolet Corvette and I love the first corvette..

The “MaxHEMI”: A Special entry built on “American Hot Rod” by the legendary Boyd Coddington with design and fabrication input from Max Cohen, a Make-A-Wish kid created a 1963 Dodge Polara 2 Door thats powered by a new 572 CID Hemi crate motor. All proceedes of the sale of this magnificent Hot Rod go directly to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. (Read Lot Number with Photo).

I did watch these episodes of American Hotrod and a 1963 Dodge Polara would not have been the first car that I thought of to make into a hotrod, but thats what makes it so cool..its a hotrod that looks great and was designed by a 16-year old kid, great job.. Boyd Coddington is also auctioning off a 1942 Ford Woody featured on “American Hotrod” too.

Barrett-Jackson: Well its mid-January and that could only mean one big event for car enthusiants, the 2006 Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction Live on Speed Channel. Next Tuesday thur Sunday is 33 hours of live coverage and pure enjoyment, check out events here.

BTW: Two things..

The Auto Prophet just got back from visiting the 2006 NAIAS in Detriot anmd has published pictures with his own comments.. click here.

Tapscott Behind the Wheel’s CARNIVAL OF CARS: A Drive Around the Auto Blogs Block for Friday the 13th, 2006 that he publishes about everyweek.