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.

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

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 ...

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.