4342 x 6729 px | 36,8 x 57 cm | 14,5 x 22,4 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
17. Januar 2019
Ort:
Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Weitere Informationen:
Every year, just before the Super Bowl and the Phoenix Open, Barrett-Jackson stages a huge auto auction at Westworld in Scottsdale, Arizona. Since it had been a few years since my previous visit, I ventured to Westworld, camera in hand. Next up is a 1954 Oldsmobile Rocket 88, a 2-door hardtop powered by a 324ci/185hp V8 engine backed by an optional 3-speed Hydramatic automatic transmission. This was the automotive era of chrome — chrome bumpers, chrome grills, chrome trim, chrome hood ornaments, chrome nameplates and chrome lettering. Oldsmobile, like other GM divisions was in love with bullet-shaped tail lights. To me, as a teenager, they looked more like the flame of a rocket — altogether fitting for a vehicle named Oldsmobile Rocket 88. This one sold for $16, 500.
