[2] The car was featured in the promotional short film Design for Dreaming along with the rest of the 1956 General Motors lineup.

[8] A later photo taken inside the GM Design Center in Warren, Michigan shows the car sporting a blue paint scheme.

The seats were raised up by three inches and swiveled outwards by 45 degrees, enabling easier access to the passenger compartment.

A common practice of General Motors in the 1950s was to destroy show cars after they fell out of usage in order to avoid liability concerns;[13] however, the Golden Rocket is still unaccounted for with no confirmation it was crushed.

[14] Motorama historian David W. Temple believes that the Golden Rocket, along with other lost show cars, will likely never resurface again.