1953 Oldsmobile Fiesta is one of the most exclusive cars in General Motors history

When someone asks me which year was the greatest in General Motors history, 1953 is the first to come to mind. And cars like the Oldsmobile Fiesta are a big part of the reason.

Imagine what they were able to accomplish that year. With the popularity of concept cars being at a fever pitch, GM decided to build hand-built, limited production gems for four of their divisions. They were extraordinarily expensive, featured custom bodywork and intricate details, and reinforced the notion that GM could build anything they wanted, cost be damned.

For Chevrolet, it was the Corvette. For Cadillac, it was the Eldorado. For Buick; the Skylark. But the rarest and least-known of these opulent creations in 1953 was the Oldsmobile 98-based Fiesta convertible.

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