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**Jive-Bomber** · 08-12-2010, 08:18 AM

This is one 50s GM dream car that is often overlooked in the books, but its one of my favorites. The '55 Delta concept was a hardtop coupe that stood just fifty-three inches high, mounted on a 120 inch wheelbase, from what was most likely a modified...

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DavidL · 08-12-2010, 08:28 AM

What a killer car. I love the shape of it. Are there any pictures of the rear?

freebird101 · 08-12-2010, 08:31 AM

i like it, someone on here needs to make one.

**Stutz** · 08-12-2010, 10:42 AM

I want that... Damn. Now I have ANOTHER project in my head.

**Jive-Bomber** · 08-12-2010, 11:32 AM

There is some video of it at the '55 Motorama, but just for a few seconds:

Jarzenhotrods · 08-12-2010, 12:08 PM

I havent seen this one before. That is really nice. Its is perfect in every aspect. I keep telling myself that they never got destroyed, that they are in some secret warehouse for GM to sell off someday....

Payne · 08-12-2010, 02:39 PM

I can't ever remember seeing that motorama car, but I really like it and I love that concave chrome area behind the front wheel. That would look sweet on a mid fifties GM custom. Thanks for sharing.

catdad49 · 08-12-2010, 03:00 PM

Awesome car, especially with the brushed aluminum roof and wheelwell accents. Hope the sucker had a/c!!

chevy57dude · 08-12-2010, 07:05 PM

Very cool. Looks the makings of a good lowrider. How about some lakes pipes?

50Fraud · 08-12-2010, 07:40 PM

It's fun to search out the details from the Motorama cars that got recycled on later production models. The first 12" of the side trim on the Delta showed up again as the frontmost part of the '56 BelAir side trim!

**concreteman** · 08-12-2010, 07:56 PM

Great video -thanks for sharing -love to go back in time

zellerware · 08-12-2010, 11:09 PM

Incredible concept.. one of my favs..thanks for the article..

GaryC. · 08-13-2010, 01:11 AM

First time seeing this one.
Maybe it looked like this in color.

RPW · 08-13-2010, 10:03 AM

Very close I guess!
From the great book "GM Motorama".

Jonnie King · 08-13-2010, 10:58 AM

SPECIAL NOTE TO ALL...

I have some vcr tapes & dvd's that I watch a few times a year: All 50's & 60's ads for some of the GREATEST CARS DETROIT EVER BUILT. House films, Motorama films, Gasoline ads, etc., that are just like being in a TIME WARP when you watch 'em ! (I just watched one that had this same Motorama clip in it last week.)

If you can find some of these videos on ebay or Amazon I heartily suggest that you do...while they're still available. Those of us who are dedicated "diehards" of Early Iron are the last of a dying breed. Pre-ecofriendly, Pre-hybrid, Pre-rubber & plastic cars for the masses...that will collapse when impacted in a Parking Lot Incident when tapped at 10mph.

These show Detroit in its finest hours...cranking out chrome & steel "dream cars" that you could drive home, show your neighbors, impress your friends, and still might be on the road TODAY !

I remember being in my 2nd car (a '57 Dodge Royal 2dr. HdTp.) and sliding into the back of a Taxi Cab that stopped-short in front of me during a snow storm. I was going about 25mph, pushed the cab about 10ft., the driver got out, I got out. We both looked at our bumpers and there was NO DAMAGE to either car...so we went on our way. No harm; no foul. (Try that in your new Malibu this winter.)

Jonnie King www.legend.thewwbc.net

frankthetank62 · 08-13-2010, 11:11 AM

found these at lunch yesterday. pretty neat.
http://apps.detnews.com/apps/joyrides/index.php?id=851
http://www.freep.com/article/2010081...is-his-mission

Kettleman · 08-15-2010, 09:00 PM

Absolute Beauty! Always loved the Olds line

ADDOCTOR · 10-11-2011, 03:44 PM

It appears this beautiful vehicle did not survive. I am hoping that perhaps someone like Joe Bortz will discover it's location and restore it.

Anyone have any clues to what might have happened to it?

**rld14** · 10-11-2011, 04:34 PM

Im probably gonna get jumped on...

But, how tough WOULD it really be to remake this car?

mrjynx · 10-11-2011, 07:16 PM

http://public.fotki.com/mrjynx/ just thought I`d take the oportunity to spam my concept car gallery.

How hard it would be to build one could only be answered by somone who has built one. But it doesnt look difficult to reproduce.

08-12-2010, 08:18 AM	#1
Jive-Bomber Alliance Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Moraga, Ca Posts: 2,419	1955 Oldsmobile Delta Concept This is one 50s GM dream car that is often overlooked in the books, but its one of my favorites. The '55 Delta concept was a hardtop coupe that stood just fifty-three inches high, mounted on a 120 inch wheelbase, from what was most likely a modified... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.

08-12-2010, 08:28 AM	#2
DavidL Newbie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chesterfield, VA Posts: 83	Re: 1955 Oldsmobile Delta Concept What a killer car. I love the shape of it. Are there any pictures of the rear?

08-12-2010, 08:31 AM	#3
freebird101 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Glen Head,NY Posts: 1,205	Re: 1955 Oldsmobile Delta Concept i like it, someone on here needs to make one.

08-12-2010, 10:42 AM	#4
Stutz Alliance Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 307 Wyoming Posts: 1,722	Re: 1955 Oldsmobile Delta Concept I want that... Damn. Now I have ANOTHER project in my head. __________________ The "Captain" 1930 Model A Build Need E&J Type 20's...

08-12-2010, 11:32 AM	#5
Jive-Bomber Alliance Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Moraga, Ca Posts: 2,419	Re: 1955 Oldsmobile Delta Concept There is some video of it at the '55 Motorama, but just for a few seconds:

08-12-2010, 12:08 PM	#6
Jarzenhotrods Alliance Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: ....... Posts: 838	Re: 1955 Oldsmobile Delta Concept I havent seen this one before. That is really nice. Its is perfect in every aspect. I keep telling myself that they never got destroyed, that they are in some secret warehouse for GM to sell off someday....

08-12-2010, 02:39 PM	#7
Payne Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: At the track, in the garage, or on the road somewhere on the West Coast Posts: 983	Re: 1955 Oldsmobile Delta Concept I can't ever remember seeing that motorama car, but I really like it and I love that concave chrome area behind the front wheel. That would look sweet on a mid fifties GM custom. Thanks for sharing. __________________ "Chrome is a narcotic a little bit is too much and a whole lot is never enough"

08-12-2010, 03:00 PM	#8
catdad49 Grenade Inspector Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Portsmouth,Va. Posts: 209	Re: 1955 Oldsmobile Delta Concept Awesome car, especially with the brushed aluminum roof and wheelwell accents. Hope the sucker had a/c!!

08-12-2010, 07:05 PM	#9
chevy57dude Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gettysburg PA Posts: 1,044	Re: 1955 Oldsmobile Delta Concept Very cool. Looks the makings of a good lowrider. How about some lakes pipes?

08-12-2010, 07:40 PM	#10
50Fraud Old School HAMBer Join Date: May 2001 Location: San Pedro, CA Posts: 5,683	Re: 1955 Oldsmobile Delta Concept It's fun to search out the details from the Motorama cars that got recycled on later production models. The first 12" of the side trim on the Delta showed up again as the frontmost part of the '56 BelAir side trim!

08-12-2010, 07:56 PM	#11
concreteman Alliance Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Santa Cruz Mtns Posts: 1,146	Re: 1955 Oldsmobile Delta Concept Great video -thanks for sharing -love to go back in time __________________ Concreteman

08-12-2010, 11:09 PM	#12
zellerware Grenade Inspector Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: dad's shop Posts: 125	Re: 1955 Oldsmobile Delta Concept Incredible concept.. one of my favs..thanks for the article..

08-13-2010, 01:11 AM	#13
GaryC. Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Boardman,OH Posts: 1,162	Re: 1955 Oldsmobile Delta Concept First time seeing this one. Maybe it looked like this in color. Attached Thumbnails __________________ It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. Henry David Thoreau

08-13-2010, 10:03 AM	#14
RPW Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: South of Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 946	Re: 1955 Oldsmobile Delta Concept Very close I guess! From the great book "GM Motorama". Attached Thumbnails __________________ - Kustom style - Not lifestyle -

08-13-2010, 10:58 AM	#15
Jonnie King Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: St. Louis Posts: 1,370	Re: 1955 Oldsmobile Delta Concept SPECIAL NOTE TO ALL... I have some vcr tapes & dvd's that I watch a few times a year: All 50's & 60's ads for some of the GREATEST CARS DETROIT EVER BUILT. House films, Motorama films, Gasoline ads, etc., that are just like being in a TIME WARP when you watch 'em ! (I just watched one that had this same Motorama clip in it last week.) If you can find some of these videos on ebay or Amazon I heartily suggest that you do...while they're still available. Those of us who are dedicated "diehards" of Early Iron are the last of a dying breed. Pre-ecofriendly, Pre-hybrid, Pre-rubber & plastic cars for the masses...that will collapse when impacted in a Parking Lot Incident when tapped at 10mph. These show Detroit in its finest hours...cranking out chrome & steel "dream cars" that you could drive home, show your neighbors, impress your friends, and still might be on the road TODAY ! I remember being in my 2nd car (a '57 Dodge Royal 2dr. HdTp.) and sliding into the back of a Taxi Cab that stopped-short in front of me during a snow storm. I was going about 25mph, pushed the cab about 10ft., the driver got out, I got out. We both looked at our bumpers and there was NO DAMAGE to either car...so we went on our way. No harm; no foul. (Try that in your new Malibu this winter.) Jonnie King www.legend.thewwbc.net Last edited by Jonnie King; 08-13-2010 at 11:27 AM. Reason: Added Info...

08-13-2010, 11:11 AM	#16
frankthetank62 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Milford Michigan Posts: 69	Re: 1955 Oldsmobile Delta Concept found these at lunch yesterday. pretty neat. http://apps.detnews.com/apps/joyrides/index.php?id=851 http://www.freep.com/article/2010081...is-his-mission __________________ There is no "u" in Impala.

08-15-2010, 09:00 PM	#17
Kettleman Alliance Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cedar Park, TX Posts: 149	Re: 1955 Oldsmobile Delta Concept Absolute Beauty! Always loved the Olds line

10-11-2011, 03:44 PM	#18
ADDOCTOR FNG Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Rockland Maine Posts: 16	Re: 1955 Oldsmobile Delta Concept It appears this beautiful vehicle did not survive. I am hoping that perhaps someone like Joe Bortz will discover it's location and restore it. Anyone have any clues to what might have happened to it?

10-11-2011, 04:34 PM	#19
rld14 Alliance Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Englewood, NJ Posts: 1,374	Re: 1955 Oldsmobile Delta Concept Im probably gonna get jumped on... But, how tough WOULD it really be to remake this car?

10-11-2011, 07:16 PM	#20
mrjynx Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: England Posts: 883	Re: 1955 Oldsmobile Delta Concept http://public.fotki.com/mrjynx/ just thought I`d take the oportunity to spam my concept car gallery. How hard it would be to build one could only be answered by somone who has built one. But it doesnt look difficult to reproduce. __________________ My Concept Car Gallery http://public.fotki.com/mrjynx/

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