1955-57 Gaylord Gladiator

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frockinbrock@reddit

Was there a matchbox/hot wheels of this? I had one very similar

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MurphysRazor@reddit

Maybe "The Black Beauty" of Green Hodnet/Bruce Lee fame or Studebaker's Lark or Avanti. It looks like a Lark crossed with an Avanti to me.

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dfoyl@reddit

Possibly the Austin Healey they did in around 2002.

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Sh0toku@reddit

It's like a corvette and a studebaker hooked up in an seedy no-tell motel.

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T3Chn0-m4n@reddit

And clearly the corvette was the top

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Apprehensive_Fox3911@reddit

Wow, it looks like it could be the Batmobile!

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Smartassmatt@reddit

The 7th grader trapped in my head is formulating a joke about a Gaylord who was “glad he ate her”.

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FOTORABIA23@reddit

Lordy lordy..give that man at least another six inches..

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TheKiltedYaksman71@reddit

Looks like something from a Gerry Anderson show.

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MuchoRed@reddit

Pretty sure it prefers to go by Greg

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magnuman307@reddit

There's nothing wrong with you, you are so brave.

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ArtemisInSpace@reddit

Hell yeah. I'd be the cock-of-the-walk driving around in that Gaylord 😎

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macaddictr@reddit

It’s everything the name is and more!

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So many awkward details. And the rear view is hideous, it’s like a 1950’s French concept car. The front view is not too bad, kind of Chrysler 300-ish. But overall, it’s a big miss. Another commenter mentioned the square and round wheel openings. WTF?

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everymonday100@reddit

Why there is Gaylord, but no Gaylady?

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Idonotgetthisatall@reddit

And this is why you just keep adding design elements indefinitely.

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blackbeansandrice@reddit

Man, take off the dated fins and this design is seminal.

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righthandofdog@reddit

Green Hornet got the wrong ride

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MurphysRazor@reddit

I'm glad you noticed too. I was afraid my noticing was a *Lark*.

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OPGuest@reddit

Not the fins on the back and the front could use some work, but there are some (for the time) modern lines in this car. I half like it.

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Skeptic_Juggernaut84@reddit

What the Focker is this?

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EliRocks@reddit

I like square wheel wells, love the look of my 06 Silverado. I like normal rounded wheel wells. Because you know, they're normal. But both on one car... I dunno. It just feels weird.

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righthandofdog@reddit

The 2 tone paint and chrome strips pull it together for me

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timbrd32@reddit

Ad slogan: "If you're super duper macho then you must have a Gaylord."

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popcornfart@reddit

This is the most googie car ever. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googie_architecture Going up a size in wheels and putting spacers in the back would help get rid of the "we just slammed a fiberglass body on a vw pan" kit car look.

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Throwaway_idiot99@reddit

if u wanna learn about it : [https://www.zeppelin-museum.de/en/digital-offers/the-gaylord-zeppelin-a-luxury-sports-car](https://www.zeppelin-museum.de/en/digital-offers/the-gaylord-zeppelin-a-luxury-sports-car)

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Alert_Dig7866@reddit

How i be cruising to the next bar to pick up a boytoy and tell him u riding a gaylord tonight. Lol

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scorpious@reddit

Undeniably

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