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Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Amazing how GM let this brand wither and die. Ransom Eli Olds would have been incensed.
GM has a history of killing off cars/brands just when they have started to improve. The Fiero had just gotten a V-6 before getting axed. The G8 was a pretty good start to an actual performance sedan (temp saved as the Chevy SS), and the few Cadillac Blackwings built will soon be museum pieces.
My wife had a '68 Cutlass when we were married which converted me from Ford and we had eight Oldsmobiles over the next 40 years. Our last one was eighteen years old when we sadly said goodbye.
My folks had a fifty-something Olds Holiday back when we were kids. It was a tank and going down the highway was like sitting on the couch in your living room it was so smooth. -WDS
We were an "Oldsmobile Family." Grandma had a '55 Holiday in green/white. Dad's '55 Holiday was a tri-color; black/white/coral. I've never really forgiving my folks for selling it. After that there was a succession of 88s and 98s. I bought Grandma's '66 Cutlass SS. Nothing like a small block V8, bias ply tires, and drum brakes to teach you physics. Sold it to my sister. Stepped down to Pontiac as I wasn't making enough for an Olds. When I could afford it ... no more Olds.
I had three and like them all. I wish I still had my Toronado... For a long time, Olds was GMs best selling brand. At the end, they'd cut them down to nothing. The second generation Aurora was supposed to share a platform with Buick's Riviera, but they dropped the Riv and the Aurora became a warmed-over 88. The had the Intrigue (most famous for the X-Files Movie) and Alero and the Bravada.
Penske tried to buy Saturn, it's a shame someone like Nissan or Toyota didn't take Olds or Pontiac and put their own spin on the brands....
The marketing types (confession I spent my career in marketing) abandoned the brand and took no pride in their product. The last few years their cars had no ID on them at all, you could not figure out what they were if you didn't already know. Take a look at a late model Volvo, they are proud of their product. I counted the Volvo brand on the exterior of mine one time, more that 20!
I had a 1998 Olds Intrigue with the Autobahn package. It finally lost it's transmission in 2011 with 250,000 miles on it. Best car I ever owned. I should have ignored my wife and had it repaired and rejuvenated. The 2011 Subaru Outback that replaced it was a dog.
Thank you Barak and the cash for beaters program.
ReplyDeletePontiac too.
ReplyDeleteGM has a history of killing off cars/brands just when they have started to improve. The Fiero had just gotten a V-6 before getting axed. The G8 was a pretty good start to an actual performance sedan (temp saved as the Chevy SS), and the few Cadillac Blackwings built will soon be museum pieces.
ReplyDeletenot to mention the entire Saturn line, some of which were worth the second look. but then, the history of GM is about accountants not cars.
DeleteMy wife had a '68 Cutlass when we were married which converted me from Ford and we had eight Oldsmobiles over the next 40 years. Our last one was eighteen years old when we sadly said goodbye.
ReplyDeleteMy folks had a fifty-something Olds Holiday back when we were kids. It was a tank and going down the highway was like sitting on the couch in your living room it was so smooth.
ReplyDelete-WDS
Olds were the most reliable of the GM brands.
ReplyDeleteMy mom had a '66 Cutlass Supreme convertible. What a ride, learned to drive on it.
ReplyDeleteI have had 3 delta 88's, and a cutlass
ReplyDeleteWe were an "Oldsmobile Family." Grandma had a '55 Holiday in green/white. Dad's '55 Holiday was a tri-color; black/white/coral. I've never really forgiving my folks for selling it. After that there was a succession of 88s and 98s. I bought Grandma's '66 Cutlass SS. Nothing like a small block V8, bias ply tires, and drum brakes to teach you physics. Sold it to my sister. Stepped down to Pontiac as I wasn't making enough for an Olds. When I could afford it ... no more Olds.
ReplyDeleteI had three and like them all. I wish I still had my Toronado...
ReplyDeleteFor a long time, Olds was GMs best selling brand.
At the end, they'd cut them down to nothing. The second generation Aurora was supposed to share a platform with Buick's Riviera, but they dropped the Riv and the Aurora became a warmed-over 88. The had the Intrigue (most famous for the X-Files Movie) and Alero and the Bravada.
Penske tried to buy Saturn, it's a shame someone like Nissan or Toyota didn't take Olds or Pontiac and put their own spin on the brands....
The marketing types (confession I spent my career in marketing) abandoned the brand and took no pride in their product. The last few years their cars had no ID on them at all, you could not figure out what they were if you didn't already know. Take a look at a late model Volvo, they are proud of their product. I counted the Volvo brand on the exterior of mine one time, more that 20!
ReplyDeleteI had a 1998 Olds Intrigue with the Autobahn package. It finally lost it's transmission in 2011 with 250,000 miles on it. Best car I ever owned. I should have ignored my wife and had it repaired and rejuvenated. The 2011 Subaru Outback that replaced it was a dog.
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