The Death of Oldsmobile: Already 10 Years...

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The first car Oldsmobile made, the Curved Dash.

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The 1910 Limited Touring. It was sold for $4600, which was more than an average house!

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In 1929, Oldsmobile launches a sub-brand, Viking. It is shut down after only one year.

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Oldsmobile were the first to offer a semi-automatic transmission, in 1937. It had two ranges: low and high.

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In 1940, Oldsmobile launches the Hydramatic, the first fully automatic transmission.

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The V8 Rocket engine is unveiled in 1949. Oldsmobile is now seen as a performance brand, and the engine is used by many hot-rodders.

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The car of the fifties were styled like futuristic rockets.

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Oldsmobile Super 88

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1968 Oldsmobile 442, one of the best Muscle car of the era.

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En 1964, Olds introduce the Vista-cruiser.

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Oldsmobile Starfire

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1966 Oldsmobile Toronado, the most powerful front-wheel drive car ever produced.

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In 1977, the Delta 88 were sold with a Chevrolet 350 engine... sometimes without the owner's consent!

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The 5.7L Diesel engine is offered in 1978. It is known as one of the worst GM engine ever sold.

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1982 Cutlass Ciera, a very popular car in the 80's.

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Oldsmobile Firenza: Oldsmobile version of the J-body platform.

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In the 90's, Oldsmobile loses it's edge, and become ''just another division'' of GM.

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In 1995, the Aurora is launched. It was Oldsmobile last attempt at creating a ''world-beating'' luxury car.

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Things are not going well for Olds. GM mainly uses the company to sell generic version of its vehicles. For example, this Silhouette is a rebodied Chevrolet Venture.

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The last new car launched by Oldsmobile, the Bravada.

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The very last car produced by Oldsmobile was this Alero GLS, on April 29, 2004.