Oldsmobile

. According to Rebbenu Bachya, the word "Yahalom" in the verse Exodus 28:18 means "Pearl" and was the stone on the Ephod representing the tribe of Zebulun. The brand was hurt by its image as old and stuffy and this public perception continued despite a public relations campaign in the late 1980s that this was "not your father's Oldsmobile.". Necklaces can also be classified as uniform, where all the pearls are the same size, graduated, where the pearls are arranged in size from large in the centre to smaller at the ends, or tin cup, where pearls are generally the same size, but separated by lengths of chain. But the sales of the Cutlass and other Olds models fell beginning in the 1990s. An opera will be long enough to reach the breastbone or sternum of the wearer, and longer still, a pearl rope is any length that falls down further than an opera. In the 1970s, the mid-sized Oldsmobile Cutlass was the division's best selling model, and for several years in the late 1970s and early 1980s, it was the best-selling car in America. A matinee of pearls falls just above the breasts.

Ohio Attorney General Anthony Celebreeze was the first State Attorney General to reach a settlement with GM, which resulted in claimant owners each receiving a small portion of the multimillion dollar settlement. The size called a princess comes down to or just below the collarbone. Other discovered either from their mechanics or from GM which sent notices to owners explaining the situation and assuring them that a GM built engine was GM built engine, regardless of what division built it. Pearl chokers nestle just at the base of the neck. Some discovered this when they attempted to change the engines air filter and discovered that the standard 1977 Olds filter replacement wouldn't fit in the air clearer. A collar will sit directly against the throat and not hang down the neck at all, they are often made up of multiple strands of pearls. Consumers buying an Oldsmobile soon found out that their Olds was powered by a Chevrolet built engine. While most other necklaces are simply referred to by their physical measurement, strings of pearls have their own set of names that characterize the pearls based on where they hang when worn around the neck.

While Oldsmobile had long promoted its "Rocket" engines heavily, GM's cost containment program of engine sharing emerged in 1977 on its "down-sized" full sized vehicles. There is also a unique way of naming pearl necklaces. Olds' dream/concept car was called "The Starfire". Although imitation pearls look the part, they do not have the same weight or smoothness as real pearls, and their luster will also dim greatly. Every GM division had a "Dream Car". Some imitation pearls are simply made of mother-of-pearl, coral or conch, while others are made from glass and are coated with a solution containing fish scales called essence d'Orient. Millions of Americans attended, in a spirt, not unlike a mini-world's fair. Imitation pearls are much easier to identify by jewellers.

The impact of that traveling show, was literally a "one company", auto-show extravaganza. If the centre is not perfectly round, the jeweller recognises that it is genuine, and gives it a higher value. The strong public relations efforts by GM in the 1950s was epitomized in the GM Motorama auto show. This is because when the cultivators insert the grit, (usually a polished piece of mussel shell), it is always pefectly round, so as to produce a more expensive, perfectly round pearl. The well known, song was updated in the fifties to sing about "The Rocket 88". If the grit in the centre of the pearl is a perfect sphere, then the jeweller knows it is cultivated. Early on in their history, Olds enjoyed a healthy public relations boost from the 1905 hit song " In My Merry Oldsmobile". One way that jewellers can determine whether a pearl is cultivated or natural is by x-raying the pearl.

Oldsmobile cars can also been seen in several popular movies:. In general, cultivated pearls are less valuable than natural pearls, and imitation pearls are the least expensive. The Oldsmobile is notable for having inspired several popular songs:. Ringed pearls are characterized by concentric ridges, or rings, around the body of the pearl. Olds Transportation Museum. They are also commonly seen in necklaces. The last of these cars went to the R.E. Baroque pearls have a different appeal to them than more standard shapes because they are often highly irregular and make unique and interesting shapes.

The last 500 Aleros manufactured were painted a metallic cherry red and carried special "Final 500" markings. Drop and pear shaped pearls are sometimes referred to as teardrop pearls and are most often seen in earrings, pendants, or as a center pearl in a necklace. Olds first began his company. Button pearls are like a slightly flattened round pearl and can also make a necklace, but are more often used in single pendants or earrings where the back half of the pearl is covered, making it look like a larger, round pearl. The final production day was April 29, 2004, when the last Alero was built in Lansing, where Ransom E. Semi-rounds are also used in necklaces or in pieces where the shape of the pearl can be disguised to look like it is a perfectly round pearl. new model. Perfectly round pearls are the rarest and most expensive, and are generally used in necklaces, or strings of pearls.

The actual phaseout of Oldsmobile models was conducted on the following schedule:. Pearls come in eight basic shapes: round, semi-round, button, drop, pear, oval, baroque, and ringed. The 2004 model year was to be Oldsmobile's last, with the last new Oldsmobile model being the GMT360-derived Bravada introduced in 2002. Irregular shaped pearls are often used in necklaces.
In December 2000, General Motors announced they would be phasing out the Oldsmobile brand, which had become the oldest surviving American automobile brand. Teardrop-shaped pearls are often used in pendants. Notable models, 1970-1989:. Large, perfectly round pearls are rare and highly valued.

Even though the new (and final) Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme sold very well as did the Alero, but there was just not enough to salvage the slowly dying brand, and GM announced the brand's demise in 2000. All factors being equal, however, the larger the pearl the more valuable it is. Oldsmobile also received a new logo and by 1997, all of the early-1990s models were gone (except for the Aurora, Bravada, and the Silhouette, which was redesigned that year) and new models were introduced with rounded designs, inspired by the Aurora. Among those attributes, luster is the most important differentiator of pearl quality according to jewelers. However, by this time, GM shifted Oldsmobile from a technology "guinea pig" to a manufacturer that filled the slot between Chevrolet and Buick. The value of the pearls in jewelry is determined by a combination of the luster, color, size, lack of surface flaw and symmetry that are appropriate for the type of pearl under consideration. Later on, Oldsmobile introduced the Aurora which would be the inspiration for the design of all Oldsmobile from the mid-1990s onward. Cultured pearls are also produced using abalone.

GM tried to use Oldsmobile to showcase futuristic designs and as a "guinea pig" for testing new technology, with Oldsmobile offering the Toronado Trofeo, which included a visual instrument system with a calendar, datebook, and climate controls. Freshwater pearls are characterized by the reflection of rainbow colors in the luster. The performance cars Oldsmobile had been known for gave way to rebadged models of other GM cars, as GM had shifted the performance mantle to Chevrolet and Pontiac. In the 1990s, Japanese pearl producers also invested in producing cultured pearls with freshwater mussels in the region of Shanghai, China, and in Fiji. By the 1990s, Oldsmobile had lost its place in the marketplace. Japanese pearl farmers now culture a hybrid pearl mussel—a cross between the last remaining Biwa Pearl Mussels and a closely related species from China—in other Japanese lakes. Notable models:. Since the time of peak production in 1971, when Biwa pearl farmers produced six tons of cultured pearls, pollution and overharvesting have caused the virtual extinction of this animal.

In 1984 in fact, it was claimed that Oldsmobile was making more vehicles per year than the Ford Motor Company. The extensive and successful use of the Biwa Pearl Mussel is reflected in the name "Biwa pearls," a phrase nearly synonymous with freshwater pearls in general. Less impressive was the company's widely-used but problem-prone LF7 and LF9 Diesel V8s. This lake, the largest and most ancient in Japan, lies near the city of Kyoto. Oldsmobile sales soared in the 1970s and 1980s, with the Cutlass and Cutlass Supreme becoming the best-selling vehicles in the United States. In 1914 pearl farmers began culturing freshwater pearls using the pearl mussels native to Lake Biwa.
Notable models for the 1960s:. Tahitian pearls (also referred to as Titian pearls) are also another South Sea pearl.

Olds briefly used the names Jetstar 88" (1963-1966) and Delmont 88" (1967-1968) on its least expensive full-size models in the 1960s. Australia is one of the most important sources of South Sea pearls. Notable achievements included the introduction of the first turbocharged engine in 1962 (the Turbo Jetfire), the first modern front wheel drive car (the 1966 Toronado), the Vista Cruiser station wagon (noted for its roof glass), and the upscale 442 muscle car. Sizes up to 14 mm in diameter are not uncommon. In the 1960s, Oldsmobile's position between Pontiac and Buick in GM's hierarchy began to dissolve. South Sea pearls are characterized by their large size and silvery color. Notable models produced from 1939 to 1959:. One of the largest pearl-bearing oysters is the Pinctada maxima, which is roughly the size of a dinner plate.

Another Detroit stylist employed by Ford bought a used 1958 Olds in the early sixties, driving it daily to his work at Ford; he had detached and rearranged the OLDSMOBILE lettering above the grille of the car to spell out SLOBMODEL as a reminder to himself and his co-workers of what "bad" auto design meant to their business (see: Lawler). In the past couple of decades, cultured pearls have been produced with larger oysters in the south Pacific and Indian Ocean. Ford styling consultant Alex Tremulis (designer of the 1948 Tucker Sedan) mocked the '58 Olds by drawing cartoons of the car, and placing musical notes in the rear trim assembly. The original Japanese cultured pearls, known as Akoya pearls, are produced by a species of small oysters no bigger than 6 to 7 cm in size, hence Japanese pearls larger than 10 mm in diameter are extremely rare and highly priced. The tail of the car featured massive vertical chrome tail light housings; two chrome stars were fitted to the trunk lid. Oysters which survive the subsequent surgery to remove the finished pearl are often implanted with a new, larger nucleus as part of the same procedure and then returned to the water for another three years of growth. But the bottom of the rear fender featured a thick stamping of a half tube that pointed forward, atop which was a chrome assembly of four horizontal chrome speed-lines that terminated into a vertical bar. Along with a small scrap of mantle tissue from another oyster to serve as an irritant, it is surgically implanted near the oyster's genitals.

Streaking back from the edge of the headlights, was a broad belt of consisting of two strips on regular 88's, three strips Super 88's, and three strips (top and bottom thin, inside thick on 98's)of chrome that ended in a point at mid-body. The nucleus is generally a polished bead made from mussel shell. Up front, all 1958 Oldsmobile’s received one of GM's heavily styled front ends and quad-headlights. This mariculture process was first developed by Kokichi Mikimoto in Japan, who was granted a patent for the process in 1896. Popular Mechanics automobile writer Tom McCahill liked the cars performance, but felt that the outside appeared to be designed by two separate studios, working without knowing what the other was up to. The pearls are usually harvested three years after the planting, but it can take up to as long as six years before a pearl is produced. The Oldsmobile emerged in 1958 bore little resemblance to the clean design of its forerunners; instead the car emerged as large over decorated "Chrome-mobile". Now, however, almost all pearls used for jewelry are cultured by planting a core or nucleus into pearl oysters.

But GM's senior makes of Oldsmobile, Buick and Cadillac received heavy a handed make-over of the weak 1957 GM designs, instead of something crisp and clean like Chryslers "Forward Look". In fact, in a haul of three tonnes, only three or four oysters will produce perfect pearls. The nation was beginning to feel the results of its first significant post war recession, and all U.S automobile sales were off for the model year. Not all natural oysters produce pearls, however. Oldsmobile's only off year in the 1950s was 1958. Divers manually pulled oysters from ocean floors and river bottoms and checked them individually for pearls. Both makes had models which contained the heavily framed rear window, but Detroit had been working with large curved backlights for almost a decade - consumers disliked the roof and its blind spots forcing GM to rush a redesign into production on some of its models. Before the beginning of the 20th Century, pearl hunting was the most common way of harvesting pearls.

Compounding the problem for Olds and Buick was styling mistake which GM called the "Strato Roof". . When compared side to side, Oldsmobile looked dated next to its price-point competitor De Soto. Black pearls, frequently refered to as Black Tahitian Pearls are highly valued because of their rarity; the culturing process for them dictates a smaller volume output due to rejection by the oysters. GM styling as a whole lost its frontrunner status in 1957 when Chrysler introduce Virgil Exner's Forward Look designs. Pearls are usually white, sometimes with a creamy or pinkish tinge, but may be tinted with yellow, green, blue, brown, purple, or black. Oldsmobile was amoungst the first of GM's divisions to receive a true hardtop in 1948, and it was also the among the first divisions (along with Buick and Cadillac) to receive a wrap around windshield - a trend that eventually all American makes would share at sometime between 1953 and 1964. The iridescence that some pearls display is caused by the overlapping of successive layers, which breaks up light falling on the surface.

Throughout the 1950s, the make used twin jet pod tail lights, again, as a nod to its "Rocket" theme. The unique luster of pearls depends upon the reflection and refraction of light from the translucent layers and is finer in proportion as the layers become thinner and more numerous. Oldsmobile adopted a ringed-globe emblem to stress what marketers felt was its universal appeal. This combination of calcium carbonate and conchiolin is called nacre, or as most know it, mother-of-pearl. By the mid 1950s, their styling was among the first to offer a wide, "open maw" intake grill, suggestive of jet propulsion. As a response to an irritating object inside its shell, the mollusk will deposit layers of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) in the form of the minerals aragonite or calcite (both crystalline forms of calcium carbonate) held together by an organic horn-like compound called conchiolin. Oldsmobile entered the 1950s following a divisional image campaign centered on its "Rocket" engines, and its cars appearances followed suit in their themes. Pearls are formed inside the shell of certain bivalve mollusks.

When the "98" was retired in the in the early 1990s, its length of service was the longest of any model name in American passenger car lines. Pearl is valued as a gemstone and is cultivated or harvested for jewellery. Other full-size model names included the "Holiday" used on hardtops, and "Fiesta" used on its station wagon lines. A pearl is a hard, rounded object produced by certain mollusks, primarily oysters. This resulted in the Oldsmobile 88 emerging as base Dynamic 88 the better trimmed Delta 88, and the highline Super 88. In the 1950s the nomenclature changed again, and trim levels also received names that were then mated with the model numbers.

Olds dropped its "66" line before the introduction of its "Rocket" engines, leaving only the "88" and "98". Thus, Oldsmobile’s were named 66 through 98. Body sizes were 6, 7, 8, and 9, and 6- and 8-cylinder engines were offered. As originally implemented, the first digit signified the body size while the second represents the number of cylinders.

In the 1930s through the 1990s, Oldsmobile used a two-digit model designation similar to that used by the European makes today. In 1929, the marque launched the V-8 powered Viking designed to help bridge the price gap between Oldsmobile and Buick, however the Viking was discontinued in 1930. The company introduced chrome-plated trim, on the radiator shell of their 1926 model. The first digit generally signified the body size and the second signified the year throughout the 1920s.

In 1912, Oldsmobile began using two-digit model designators, beginning with the Oldsmobile 40 and Oldsmobile 53. While Olds only sold 725 Limited models in its three years of production, the car is best remembered for winning a race against the famed 20th Century Limited locomotive, an event immortalized in the painting “Setting the Pace” by William Harnden Foster. A limousine version was priced at $5,800. Options included a speedometer, clock and a full glass winshield.

For their money, buyers received goat skin upholstery, a 60 hp (45 kW) 707 in³ (11.6 L) straight-6 engine, Bosch Magneto starter, running boards and room for five. The Limited retailed $4,600, an amount greater than the purchase of a new, no frills three bedroom house. Riding atop 42” wheels, and equipped with factory “white” tires, the Limited was the prestige model in Oldsmobile’s two-model line-up. The 1910 Limited Touring was a high point for the company.

In 1908, Oldsmobile became the first manufacturer to begin using nickel, rather than brass, trim. Oldsmobile advertising pointed out that keeping a horse cost its owner and estimated $108 a year, whereas the owner of an Oldsmobile spent an average of $35 per year in fuel and maintenance. Ransom Olds left Oldsmobile in 1904. The 1903 Model R curved dash was the number one selling car in the United States, selling for $650.

Oldsmobile set a land speed record of 54.38 mph at Daytona Beach in the 1903 Pirate. The 1901-1904 Curved Dash was the first mass-produced car, and was also the first American car to be exported. Their 1949 Rocket V8 engine was especially notable as the first mass-produced OHV V8. Oldsmobile introduced the first fully automatic transmission, "Hydromatic" in 1940.

built passenger car to use front-wheel drive, Oldsmobile's Toronado was the first of its type to prove successful in the American marketplace. While not the first U.S. Their "Rocket 88" theme hood ornament treatment, was also the reference name for their advanced over-head valve V-8 engines,from 1949 onward. They were frequently early with other features, such as automatic headlight dimmers, and the 1950's panoramic windshields.

The list of "firsts" is quite extensive: the first to use chrome (1920), the first to use a mono-block V8 (Viking, 1929) and the first American car with a fully automatic transmission, "Hydramatic" Drive (1940). After acquisition by General Motors, Oldsmobiles were marketed for their technical sophistication. The last Curved Dash Olds was made in 1907, and in 1908, General Motors purchased the company. Ransom Olds left the company in financial difficulties and formed REO Motor Car Company.

Olds became, for a few years, the top selling car company in the United States. In 1901, Olds introduced the Curved Dash Olds which sold 425 cars, becoming the first high-volume car of the day. Olds in 1897. Oldsmobiles were first manufactured by the Olds Motor Vehicle Company in Lansing, Michigan, a company founded by Ransom E.

. Two of Oldsmobile's models, mainly trucks, have now been given new life as Buicks, such as the Buick Terraza (formerly the Oldsmobile Silhouette) and the Buick Rainier (formerly the Oldsmobile Bravada). When it was phased out, Oldsmobile was the oldest surviving American automobile marque, and one of the oldest in the world, after Daimler and Peugeot. In its 107 years, it produced 35.2 million cars, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing factory.

Olds, and was produced in the United States from 1897 to 2004. Oldsmobile (or Olds + Mobile) was a brand of automobile founded by Ransom E. Sam Raimi, the film director, tends to feature a 1973 yellow Oldsmobile Delta 88 automobile as a cameo in many of his films. Another scene involves the Twins gunning down an Intrigue and shoving it into the divider wall, causing it to do a barrel roll and land on its roof.

There is one part when Agent Smith jumps on top of the front of an Aurora, completely destroying the front end and causing the car to do a front flip and land on its roof. Even though the characters never drive an Oldsmobile in the film, there was interaction between Oldsmobiles in the scene. The Matrix Reloaded (2003) - many Oldsmobiles are used as cameo vehicles, especially during the famous highway chase scene. Kingpin (1996) - Roy Munson's car is a Cutlass convertable that he received new when he left home, but after several years pass, the car is in very questionable shape.

The X-Files (1998) - an Oldsmobile Intrigue was heavily used by the characters as part of a promotional tie-in between General Motors and the movie's producers. Macy's character was an Oldsmobile salesman. Fargo (1996) - late 1980s Oldsmobile cars including the Cutlass Ciera and Ninety-Eight Touring Sedan were featured, as William H. Get Shorty (1995) - John Travolta's character is incredulous at being given an Oldsmobile Silhouette minivan for a rental instead of his requested Cadillac, to which the rental clerk responds, "You got the Cadillac of minivans," a line oft-repeated outside of the movie.

The Dark Half (1993) - The villain, Stark (played by Timothy Hutton), is seen driving a sinister loooking jet-black '66 Toronado. The Hunt for Red October (1990) - Alec Baldwin can be seen getting out of a dark-colored early eighties Olds 98 Regency just before he enters the White House briefing. Any Which Way You Can (1980) - When Clint Eastwood arrives in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for the big fight, his opponent and friend William Smith is driving a beautiful brand new, red 1980 Olds 98 Regency sedan which is featured prominently in the end of the film. "You're Gonna Get Yours" from Public Enemy's 1987 debut album Yo! Bum Rush The Show, an ode to the Ninety-Eight.

"Rocket 88", a 1951 song by Ike Turner said by many to be the first rock and roll record. Bryan; the song enjoyed a second round of popularity in the 1920s. "In My Merry Oldsmobile", a 1905 song with music by Gus Edwards and lyrics by Vincent P. Oldsmobile Silhouette (1990 - 2004).

Oldsmobile Intrigue (1998 - 2002). Oldsmobile Bravada (1991 - 2004). Oldsmobile Aurora (1995 - 2003). Oldsmobile Alero (1999 - 2004).

Oldsmobile Achieva (1992 - 1998). Oldsmobile Firenza (1982 - 1988). Oldsmobile Starfire (1975 - 1980). Oldsmobile Toronado (1966 - 1992).

Oldsmobile F-85. Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser. Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser (1971 - 1992). Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera (1982 - 1996).

Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais. Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. Oldsmobile Cutlass. Oldsmobile 442 (1968 - 1971).

Oldsmobile Series 90. Oldsmobile Series 70. Oldsmobile Series 60. Oldsmobile 98.

Oldsmobile 88. Oldsmobile 66. Oldsmobile 53. Oldsmobile 40.

Oldsmobile Limited Touring. Oldsmobile Curved Dash. April 2004: Alero compact car. March 2004: Silhouette minivan.

January 2004: Bravada SUV replaced by the Buick Rainier. May 2003: Aurora V8 sedan. June 2002: production ends for Intrigue and the Aurora V6 sedans. Late 2001: The 2002 Bravada becomes the company's last.

Oldsmobile Silhouette (1990-2004) - minivan. Oldsmobile Intrigue (1998-2002) - midsize sedan. Oldsmobile Cutlass (1997-1999) - midsize sedan. Oldsmobile Bravada (1991-2004) - SUV.

Oldsmobile Aurora (1995-2003) - luxury sedan. Oldsmobile Alero (1999-2004) - compact sedan & coupe. Oldsmobile Achieva (1992-1997) - compact sedan & coupe. Oldsmobile Firenza (1982-1988) - compact sedan, hatchback, coupe, and station wagon based on GM's J-car design sharing same bodyshell with Chevrolet Cavalier, Pontiac Sunbird, Buick Skyhawk and Cadillac Cimarron.

Oldsmobile Starfire (1975-1980) - sporty compact car similar to the Chevrolet Monza, which was itself a spinoff of the Chevy Vega. Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser (1971-1992) - full-sized station wagon. Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera (1982 - 1996) - Mid-Sized car, based on the Omega. Oldsmobile Omega (1973 - 1984) - Compact car based on the Chevrolet Nova/Citation X-body.

Rooflines of coupe models generally shared with the higher-priced Pontiac Grand Prix and Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (1970-1997) - more performance and luxury than the lower priced Cutlass and Cutlass S models, fitting in at the bottom of the personal luxury car market. The Toronado was Motor Trend magazine's 1966 "Car of the Year.". The original Toronado was powered by a 425 cubic-inch Super Rocket V8 engine rated at 385 horsepower mated to a three-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic transmission.

Oldsmobile Toronado (1966-1992) - front wheel drive coupe in the personal luxury car category, introduced in 1966; at the time, the largest and most powerful front wheel drive car ever produced - and one of the first modern front-drive cars equipped with an automatic transmission. (Note, between 1963 and 1966, Oldsmobile named its least expensive full-size carline the Oldsmobile Jetstar 88 which was not related to, and priced $500-$600 below the Jetstar I.). Transmission offerings included a column-shift three-speed manual, Hydra-Matic or four-speed manual with floor-mounted Hurst shifter. Offered as lower-priced alternative to the Starfire.

Oldsmobile Jetstar I (1964 - 1965) - Sporty hardtop coupe based on the 88/Starfire with a sporty interior featuring Moroceen vinyl bucket seats and console along with the powerful Rocket V8 shared with the Starfire. Powered by Oldsmobile's most powerful Rocket V8 engine including a 394 cubic inch engine from 1961 to 1964 with 330 to 345 horsepower and a larger 425 cubic-inch Super Rocket V8 for 1965-66 rated at 375 horsepower. Featured interiors with leather bucket seats and center console with floor shifter along with a standard Hydra-Matic transmission, power steering and brakes (and power windows and seats on convertibles). Oldsmobile Starfire (1961 - 1966 - Sporty and luxurious hardtop coupe and convertible based on B-Body 88.

Three-seat models featured forward facing seating at a time when most three-seat station wagons had third seat facing the rear. Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser (1964 - 1977) - Stretched wheelbase Cutlass station wagon (to "120" inches from "115" inches) featuring elevated roof over rear seat and cargo area and glass skylights over the rear seat. The Cutlass was initially the top model of the F-85 line but became a model in its own right by 1964 with the F-85 nameplate continued only on the lowest-priced models through the 1972 model year after which time all Olds intermediates were Cutlasses. In 1964, the F-85 was upgraded to an intermediate-sized car and the aluminum V8 was replaced by conventional cast-iron six-cylinder and V8 engines.

Oldsmobile F-85 (1961 - 1972) - compact sedan, coupe and station wagon powered by 215 cubic-inch aluminum block V8 engine from 1961 to 1963. In 1967, the Cutlass Supreme was expanded to a full series also including two-door hardtop and pillared coupes, a convertible and a four-door pillared sedan. In 1966, a top-line Cutlass Supreme was introduced as a four-door hardtop sedan with a more powerful 320 horsepower 330 cubic-inch Jetfire Rocket V8 than the regular F-85/Cutlass models, a more luxurious interior and other trimmings. Oldsmobile's best seller in the 1970s and 1980s, and in some of those years America's best selling car.

Oldsmobile Cutlass (1961 - 1999) - mid-size car. In later years the 4-4-2 became its own model series on the Olds intermediate body and got an even larger 455 in³ (7.4 L) V8 engine in 1970. The 4-4-2 definition was changed to "4" hundred-cubic-inch V8 engine, "4" barrel carburetor, "2" exhaust pipes. In 1965 to better compete with Pontiac's GTO the original 330 cubic-inch V8 rated at 310 horsepower was replaced by a new 400 cubic-inch V8 rated at 345 horsepower.

Oldsmobile 442 - began as a 1964 muscle car option package (4-barrel carburetor, 4-speed manual transmission, 2 exhausts) on the F-85/Cutlass series. Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 (1958 - 1966) - Oldsmobile's lowest-priced line of full-sized cars, usually powered by a lower horsepower Rocket V8 engine than its Super 88 and 98 counterparts. Oldsmobile Golden Rocket 88 (1957) - One-year only nameplate used on Oldsmobile's lowest-priced line previously known as the "88". GM terminated the project as it was a threat to its strong Corvette base.

Earl. Oldmobile's response to the Chevrolet Corvette; also designed by Harley J. Cord. L.

The last one, styling order #2265 (which sold for $3 million at the 2005 Barret-Jackson Auto Auction), was snuck out of the Oldsmobile factory in pieces then rebuilt and either sold or given to E. Four were made but only one survived. Earl. Concept car designed by Harley J.

Oldsmobile F88 (1954) - The XP-20 project. Fiesta nameplate would reappear on Olds station wagons from 1957 to 1964. Oldsmobile Fiesta (1953) - Ultra-luxurious and expensive convertible based on the 98 ragtop and featured distinctive two-tone paint scheme and one of the first automobiles to feature the wrap-around windshield that would appear on all Oldsmobiles (as well as Buicks and Cadillacs in 1954 and most other American cars by 1955. Oldsmobile 98 (1946-1997) - Oldsmobile's premium standard car line.

Oldsmobile DeLuxe 88 (1952 - 1953} - Lowest priced Oldsmobile line that replaced the original Olds 88. Oldsmobile Super 88 (1951 - 1964} - An upgraded Olds 88 with a more powerful engine and luxurious interior trim. Introduced with Oldsmobile's new overhead-valve, high-compression Rocket V8, giving the 88 a reputation for performance. Oldsmobile 88 (1949-1999) - Oldsmobile's standard car line.

Oldsmobile Series 90 Custom Cruiser - 96/98. Oldsmobile Series 70 Dynamic Cruiser - 76/78. Oldsmobile Series 60 Special - 66/68.