The Oldsmobile Aerotech
Aerotech began in 1984 was a search by Ed Welburn, GM’s Vice President of Global Design, caught the eye of Oldsmobile engineers who were looking for a vehicle to test the new Quad-4 engine. This short tail version, driven by A.J. Foyt, set a closed-course speed record of 257.123 mph on August 26, 1987 at Fort Stockton, Texas. It also set a ‘flying mile’ record of 267.399 mph on August 27, 1987 on the Fort Stockton Test Track in Fort Stockton, TX. Foyt
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