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While many take this car at face value, either because of its name or its strangely styled prototype models, the Gaylord Gladiator was in fact a far more advanced car that one might expect, integrating a perfect mixture of power, performance, simple, lightweight construction, sheer comfort and advanced technology to create what could have been a barnstormer for 1950s grand tourers, though sadly, due to issues with construction, the contentious styling of its prototypes, and the demands for perfection from its namesake progenitors, the Gladiator would never go beyond a handful of examples, and today is remembered less for its many superb facets, and more for its name.

Special thanks to Lou Costabile for allowing me the use of footage from his fantastic video examining the sole-built production Gaylord Gladiator. Be sure to check out his incredibly insightful video at the following link that really goes into detail as to this lone survivor:

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References:

- Jalopnik (and their respective references)
- Car Throttle (and their respective references)
- The Makes that Didn't Make it (and their respective references)
- Wikipedia (and its respective references)