Viking Cars What’s this? Everyone’s heard of Oakland’s lower priced Pontiac sub-brand (yes Oakland came first), as well as Cadillac’s LaSalle spin-off. Maybe you’ve heard of Buick’s Marquette offspring. Then there’s the much later (and almost forgettable) Geo spin-off of Chevrolet. All of these secondary brands were cheaper than their parent division. Viking, however, was […]
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Olds Custom Cruiser
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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Olds Firenza
Firenza The Firenza nameplate was originally a sporty trim level on the rear wheel drive Oldsmobile Starfire from 1978-1980. The ’78s had four rectangular headlights… …whereas the ’79-’80 models got a revised nose featuring dual rectangular headlamps on each side. The front wheel drive Oldsmobile Firenza was introduced for 1982. It was based on GM’s […]
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