Dynamic 88 Ah yes, here it is again— Yet another new name for the low end of the 88 series. The year was 1958 and it replaced the Golden Rocket 88. This time around were quad headlamps and a pudgier appearance, much like most cars of ’58. The Dynamic 88 had more body styles than […]
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Olds Golden Rocket 88
Golden Rocket 88 If anything, it was a marketing ploy, much like the names of ‘Deluxe 88’, ‘Futuramic 88’, and ‘Rocket 88’ in years past. However, this was a new name for the starting point of the 88 series in 1957 and just for this year. Like most cars of ’57, it too had the […]
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Olds Eighty Eight
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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Olds 80 Series
The Series 80 was the promising upmarket Olds for 1939. Riding on the B-body platform, its wheelbase was 120 inches. The platform was shared with the Series 70, while the engine was exclusive to the Series 80. The engine was 257 cubic inches in displacement, in a straight-8 configuration and made 110hp. Optional body styles […]
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Olds 70 Series
70 Series Oldsmobile was reinventing itself for 1939, and the Series 70 bowed that year as the mid-price entry. It shared the 120 inch wheelbase B-body platform with the Series 80, but was powered by a 230 CID six cylinder making 95hp. Bodies offered were club coupe, business coupe, touring coupe, convertible, touring sedan, and […]
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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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