Looks familiar ?

[Rob M.]

This car also has some features which I do seem to find back in one or two Corvette models. Especially the tail...

greetings,
Rob.

[Jim W.]

It's Harley Earls Private Rocket.....

featured in July 1959 HOT ROD. The article states that the car was one of his last acts as GM Chief Stylist. Mr. Earl had a home in Palm Beach and we often saw his one-off Corvettes around town. I last saw this Olds powered roadster at a repair shop in West Palm Beach in the mid 1960's. Neat car. Jim Weeks Member #2978

[John H.]

Re: It's Harley Earls Private Rocket.....

Here's the first iteration of the same car before they re-skinned it; I shot this at Sebring in 1957.

[Duke W.]

Re: Looks familiar ?

The ill-fated transaxle was the basis of the proposed "Q Corvette" that was
cancelled along with the transaxle program circa 1959. Much of the Q Corvette styling was incorporated into the Sting Ray.

Ludvisgen's book has a good chapter on the Q Corvette.

Duke

[Tom D.]

Hinckley's Photo Album - Wow!

John

Thanks for a wonderful gem from your photo album!

I prefer the styling of this version. Is it still around?

Tom D.

[Tom D.]

Who's driving it in Daytona?

Is Harley in any of the photos?

Thanks

[Dave F.]

Re: It's Harley Earls Private Rocket.....

John - if you have many photos like that, you should consider publishing a book.What a great pic!!

[John H.]

Re: It's Harley Earls Private Rocket.....

Here's Fitch hard at work at the start - note that the laboriously hand-fabricated louvered magnesium side exhaust covers have already been ripped off the car, to the horror of all the GM Styling hangers-on watching from the upper deck (they outnumbered the GM engineers about ten to one)