88 Royale The Royale arrived for model year 1969 as the new top-billed 88 model. Generally, the 88 Royale would be equipped with amenities such as a higher quality vinyl on the inside, unique hood ornament, extra armrests and the like. And, at least in the early years, the standard engine was a more powerful […]
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Olds LSS
LSS Never heard of one? Well, the LSS initially was a sporting trim level of the 1992 Eighty Eight Royale. For ’92/’93, this was a little-publicized trim option. The name literally was an acronym for ‘Luxury Sport Sedan’. The outward most visible difference is the 16 inch alloy wheels, which form the factory were clad […]
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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 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 Starfire
The Starfire, as its own model, was sold starting in 1961 as a convertible only. A 2-door joined the fray in 1962. A 394 V8 was the only engine up until 1964. For 1965 and 1966, a 425 V8 was optional. Also available these years was a 4-speed Hurst-shifted manual transmission. The convertible was no […]
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