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The Five Best Oldsmobiles to Come off the Line
Web2carz ^ | 5/12/14 | Andrew Krok

Posted on 05/12/2014 9:16:05 AM PDT by Impala64ssa

Oldsmobile died 10 years ago this week. On that day, the final Oldsmobile (an Alero) rolled off the assembly line, and from then on, the oldest-surviving American car company was no more. Its departure was largely bittersweet; Oldsmobile’s final vehicle lineup wasn’t very impressive, filled with bland front-wheel-drive cars, and so many believed that its time had finally come.

But it was a good run, and while the end wasn’t necessarily stellar, Oldsmobile managed to produce some seriously badass cars throughout its 107-year-long history. Below, we take a look at what we believe are the five best Oldsmobiles to ever leave its production facilities.


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To: Publius

All things LaSalle ...

http://www.motorera.com/lasalle/lasalle.htm

... including L. P. Fisher, A. P. Sloan, Jr. and Harley Earl. The 1920s-30s were the years of the handsomest automobiles ever produced, IMO.

I just celebrated my 75th birthday a couple weeks ago. My brother gave me a Detroit News newspaper printed on the day of my birth, April 25, 1939. What a wonderful history lesson/reminder that is - the pre-war commentary, the actual who, what where, when, why & how reporting; the op-ed letters & cartoons; the funnies; the new car ads (in three figure$); the help wanted ads; etc.

Detroit was a great place to grow up in the 1940s-50s. I can remember seeing those old cars still driving around on the road.


101 posted on 05/12/2014 5:46:43 PM PDT by shove_it (long ago Orwell and Rand warned us of Obama's America)
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To: Bender2

That Olds F-88 is breathtaking.


102 posted on 05/12/2014 6:11:44 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Khent is not stable... be advised...)
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To: Impala64ssa

1962 Oldsmobile JetFire, turbo-charged.

Saw it in a junkyard decades ago, and I probably should have *somehow* towed it away for long-term storage (... “maybe someday, it’ll be worth something?”).


103 posted on 05/12/2014 6:20:07 PM PDT by First_Salute (May God save our democratic-republican government, from a government by judiciary.)
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To: Bender2; Impy; NFHale; GSP.FAN; Perdogg

Not an Olds, but McQueen owned it:

https://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/steve-mcqueen-s-1967-ferrari-275-gtb-4-heads-to-auction—seeking-around—8-million-173222593.html


104 posted on 05/12/2014 6:59:05 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Khent is not stable... be advised...)
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To: Impala64ssa

Vista Cruisers were nice. Too bad no one makes a station wagon anymore.


105 posted on 05/12/2014 7:57:52 PM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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To: Impala64ssa

My first car in ‘72 was a ‘64 Dynamic 88 two door coupe with a 330
V-8.

Very fast car. She was bronze colored, and my girl friend called her “Penny”.

Bought it from my older brother, got it to 110,000 miles and sold it back to him.

I also had a ‘74 Cutlass and a ‘75 Cutlass.

Oh, and my girlfriend became Mrs. exit82.


106 posted on 05/12/2014 8:23:23 PM PDT by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: GOPsterinMA; Bender2; NFHale

My dad had an Oldsmobile Toronado 80’s model, diesel engine. Used to drive my brothers and I to school in it. I hate the stench the diesel but I liked that car. I was sorry to see the brand discontinued.


107 posted on 05/12/2014 9:29:21 PM PDT by Impy (RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
"A neighbor has a very rare ‘61 409 Super Sport coupe. Black with red interior."

IIRC, that was a common exterior/interior color scheme for that Chevy and other brands through the years.

"She's real fine my 409...my four ohh nine..." There was a reason the Beach Boys made that motor famous - the first American muscle car that could beat a Jaguar E series at the time. "...my four speed, duel quad, posi traction 409...".

Ask a young man now what those terms mean. He'll look at you like you're from Mars. Hell, ask him what a generator regulator is, or a coil, or even a distributor cap.

Currently have a 1958 Chevy Impala 348 with tri-power. Amazed how much gas it sucks up, but thrilled to drive it down the road with the Ronettes blasting out the rolled down windows! Best design Chevy ever did. Got lot's of meets coming up. Hot August Nights! Screw politics for now. Haha.

108 posted on 05/12/2014 11:11:37 PM PDT by A Navy Vet (An Oath is Forever!)
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To: Impy; Bender2; NFHale

Those cars were pimp. Nice ride!


109 posted on 05/13/2014 4:07:01 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Khent is not stable... be advised...)
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To: A Navy Vet

A high school bud owned a ‘58 Chevy convert. It was a 348/4bbl/3 speed but would really scream.


110 posted on 05/13/2014 5:07:54 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Rip it out by the roots.)
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To: GOPsterinMA; Impy; Bender2

When you say “Oldsmobile”, the words “Muscle Car” do NOT come immediately to mind... and yet the Cutlass 442, and Hurst Cutlass were monster muscle cars.

And that Vista Cruiser was a sweet station wagon; stylish, big engine, and enough room for the family, the dog, and Aunt Edna as well...

I was a kid when most of these came out, got my driver license in 1976; a lot of these were on the road, daily drivers, and used cars could be had for a couple hundred bucks.

Those were good days - even WITH Jimmy Carter and the democrats f***ing up the economy.

Regular unleaded gas was .60 cents a gallon, thereabouts. Leaded regular was slightly cheaper.

After I wrecked the family ‘64 Plymouth, I bought a 1969 SS Chevelle drop-top 396 for about 350 bucks thereabouts. Yellow, with the black rally stripes on the hood and rear deck.

Even beat-up, that thing was beast.

It was beat to hell... but it was mine, and I loved it.


111 posted on 05/13/2014 6:16:07 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: NFHale; Impy; Bender2

It must have been amazing to have been able to get those machines for a few hundred dollars.


112 posted on 05/13/2014 7:24:12 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Khent is not stable... be advised...)
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To: GOPsterinMA; Bender2; Impy; NFHale; Perdogg

Olds 442 1969 with an Hurst shifter...
Debate over ...Move on....


113 posted on 05/13/2014 12:24:35 PM PDT by GSP.FAN (Some days, it's not even worth chewing through the restraints.)
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114 posted on 05/13/2014 12:26:38 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: GSP.FAN

“...Debate over...Move On...”

Hahah! You remind me of the “Muscle Car Wars” back in my Auto Mechanic school days.

MOPAR heads, Ford lovers, Chevy fanatics - all arguing over who’s car was better, faster, louder, cooler.

It was all good fun.


115 posted on 05/13/2014 12:30:23 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: GSP.FAN; Bender2; Impy; NFHale; Perdogg

Not a bad pick at all.


116 posted on 05/13/2014 1:58:54 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Khent is not stable... be advised...)
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To: GOPsterinMA; big'ol_freeper; shove_it; TrueKnightGalahad; Larry Lucido; Diplomat; RockinRight; ...
In 1971 I was driving through South Houston and just happened to notice a 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk sitting in one of those 'Nothing Down' used car lots. It was that fantastic metallic Apache Red color with Arctic White fins.

I pulled a U-Turn and drove back. The old beauty was in really good shape and was only $275. I did not have my checkbook with me and less than $20 cash on me, so I told the dealer I would drive home, get my checkbook and be right back to buy the car with at his $275 price.

And as you would know it, when I got back to the lot, the car had been sold--

I shall regret not getting that Golden Hawk... until my dying day.

Well, that and not nailing Joey Heatherton when I had a better than average chance... but that is another story for another time--

117 posted on 05/13/2014 5:01:05 PM PDT by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: GOPsterinMA
Googled and found a photo of one like it:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Studebaker_Golden_Hawk_1957.jpg

118 posted on 05/13/2014 5:03:23 PM PDT by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: Bender2

$275? DAMNMIT!!!

And not getting the chick...she wasn’t a Studebaker. :)


119 posted on 05/13/2014 5:03:34 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Khent is not stable... be advised...)
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To: GOPsterinMA
And to be thorough I add this:

http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/images/P-473-488-90/27/2770/WZXTD00Z/posters/joey-heatherton.jpg

120 posted on 05/13/2014 5:07:00 PM PDT by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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