Oldsmobile died 20 years ago. See the 15 greatest gifts it gave

Working with a company called Fueling Engineering, Oldsmobile developed a twin-turbocharged 2.3-liter inline four with 1,000 horsepower and shoved it in a long-tailed teardrop on wheels. The Aerotech’s design was inspired by Porsche’s longtail 917s of 1969 and 1970, and was one of the most technologically advanced speed demons on the planet when it ran. In 1987, racer A.J. Foyt smashed the closed-course speed record by running flying-mile runs in Fort Stockton, Texas.

In 1992 the Aerotech was fitted with the Aurora V8 engine and broke 47 different speed endurance records, many of which still stand today.