Holiday 88 At Oldsmobile, “Holiday” describes a hardtop (postless) body style. Because of this, the name of this car was loosely thrown around for 20+years, but 1978 was the first ‘official’ year using Holiday 88 as a model name. It was the sporty version of the 88 series at the time. Added to a basic […]
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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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Olds Cutlass Ciera
Cutlass Ciera The Cutlass Ciera was introduced in 1982 in anticipation of the front wheel drive era of midsize cars. Body styles included 2-door coupe, 4-door sedan and a station wagon. Sportiest trim levels were the Ciera International Series, and the Ciera GT, both of which included side skirts, air dam, performance tires, and extra […]
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