Posts tagged with '1990s cars'

88 / Eighty Eight After a few years of marketing changes, the basic ’88’ lost the ‘Futuramic’ and ‘Rocket’ prefixes. Following a third name experiment in 1953, the plain jane no-nonsense ’88’ arrived for 1954, replacing the Deluxe 88. The body style was brand new for the big Olds this year. Styles included post coupe, […]
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Cutlass Supreme The Cutlass Supreme was introduced for model year 1966. The only body style at this time was a 4-door hardtop. Four more body styles were added for the next model year, which were 4-door post, 2-door post, 2-door hardtop and a convertible. For these two years, ‘Supreme’ was not on the exterior. An […]
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Custom Cruiser The Custom Cruiser was introduced for the 1971 model year, and was underpinned by the Ninety Eight’s C-body platform. The wheelbase was a monstrous 127 inches. GM’s entire fullsize lineup was redesigned for 1971, and all big wagons featured a new clam-shell tailgate design. The ‘Cruiser’ nomenclature was Oldsmobile’s designation for station wagon. […]
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Debuting for 1990, The Silhouette, was the only van ever offered by Oldsmobile. The first generation was known as the ‘dustbuster’ generation due to its shape. It was based on General Motors’ W-body platform. People either loved the look or hated the look. The first engine offered was the 3.1L V6 which lasted until 1995. […]
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Cutlass Calais The Cutlass Calais was introduced in 1978. It was on the new 108″ wheelbase A-body platform. This generation lasted though 1984 and while it was the same basic platform, it was known as a G-body at this point. The notch-back front wheel drive Calais was introduced for the 1985 model year, replacing the […]
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