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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Olds Bravada
Bravada The Oldsmobile Bravada was offered starting in 1991. It was an upscale offering that was based on the 4-door Chevy S10 Blazer and GMC S15 Jimmy. The engine offering for the early Bravadas, all the way to 2001, was the venerable 4.3L Chevy V6 which at its peak, had 200 horsepower. Full time all […]
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