Jerry swapped the stock engine for a 215ci Oldsmobile V8 mated to a Corvette transmission. The lightweight British sports car was transformed into a roaring, V8-powered beast with American muscle DNA.

The convertible was Oldsmobile's answer to the Corvette and made its presence known as an Autorama dream concept car in 1954. Based on a two-seat roadster layout and placed upon a Corvette chassis ...

There seems to be a pattern here, try to out Corvette the Corvette, and GM sets off an inadvertent chain reaction that slowly ...

The Wildcat II wasn't the only Corvette-rivaling sports car unveiled at the 1954 Motorama. That year, those in attendance witnessed the debut of the Oldsmobile F-88, which became GM concept car icon.