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Oldsmobile Archive
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![The Oldsmobile Cutlass was the bestselling new car model in America in 1977, and the two-door Cutlass Supreme Coupe was the most popular version, so how rare could one possibly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1977-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Supreme-Black-Mecum-Auctions-S37-front-3q-left-inset-115x115.webp "1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 5-Speed: Rare Stick-Shift Colonnade Coupe")
1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 5-Speed: Rare Stick-Shift Colonnade Coupe
Posted on December 18, 2025 | 41 CommentsThe Oldsmobile Cutlass was the bestselling new car model in America in 1977, and the two-door Cutlass Supreme Coupe was the most popular version, so how rare could one possibly […] -
![Here is another one that I have been sitting on for awhile. Since August of 2011, in fact. Why did I take pictures of this car? I don’t really like […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1973-Olds-Ninety-Eight-Regency-08-Small.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1973 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency – Nice Car, Fabulous Seats")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency – Nice Car, Fabulous Seats
Posted on November 21, 2025 | 17 CommentsHere is another one that I have been sitting on for awhile. Since August of 2011, in fact. Why did I take pictures of this car? I don’t really like […] -
![In the late ’70s and throughout 1980s, automakers became very concerned with improving the aerodynamics of their cars for better highway fuel economy and a sleeker, more modern look. What […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1960-Pontiac-Star-Chief-Vista-4HT-Sierra-Copper-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-with-graph-overlay-115x115.webp "How Aerodynamic Were Old Cars? Here’s Actual Wind Tunnel Data On Some 1960 Models.")
How Aerodynamic Were Old Cars? Here’s Actual Wind Tunnel Data On Some 1960 Models.
Posted on November 21, 2025 | 32 CommentsIn the late ’70s and throughout 1980s, automakers became very concerned with improving the aerodynamics of their cars for better highway fuel economy and a sleeker, more modern look. What […] -
![The GM B-body has been one of the perennial favorites here at CC. There have been full Curbside Classic profiles and shorter articles on lots of them, especially the 77-96’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190527_074809.jpg "1991 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Wagon: Last Act For A Long Roof")
1991 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Wagon: Last Act For A Long Roof
Posted on November 14, 2025 | 17 CommentsThe GM B-body has been one of the perennial favorites here at CC. There have been full Curbside Classic profiles and shorter articles on lots of them, especially the 77-96’s […] -
![Most Cadillac fans are aware that for about six and a half years, many Cadillac models were available with the unfortunate Oldsmobile 5.7-liter diesel V-8. Towards the end of that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1985-Cadillac-Sedan-de-Ville-diesel-Grayfern-ClassicCars.com-side-left-badge-inset-115x115.webp "1985 Cadillac De Ville 4.3 V-6 Diesel: The Most Underpowered Cadillac Since Before WW2")
1985 Cadillac De Ville 4.3 V-6 Diesel: The Most Underpowered Cadillac Since Before WW2
Posted on October 27, 2025 | 45 CommentsMost Cadillac fans are aware that for about six and a half years, many Cadillac models were available with the unfortunate Oldsmobile 5.7-liter diesel V-8. Towards the end of that […] -
![I recently came across a now-concluded auction listing for this red 1990 Buick Estate Wagon, clad in so much DI-NOC woodgrain trim that you can barely tell what color it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1990-Buick-Estate-Wagon-Red-Metallic-Bring-a-Trailer-2-front-3q-left-115x115.webp "1990 Buick Estate Wagon: Luxurious Family Hauler The Old-Fashioned Way")
1990 Buick Estate Wagon: Luxurious Family Hauler The Old-Fashioned Way
Posted on October 17, 2025 | 21 CommentsI recently came across a now-concluded auction listing for this red 1990 Buick Estate Wagon, clad in so much DI-NOC woodgrain trim that you can barely tell what color it […] -
![(Updated 10/12/2025) If there were a prize for cars that have gone from Being Everywhere to Being Nearly Extinct, GM’s N body may win first place. Not […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Calais-1.jpg "In Motion Classic: 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais – And The Survivor’s Prize Goes To…")
In Motion Classic: 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais – And The Survivor’s Prize Goes To…
Posted on October 12, 2025 | 58 Comments(Updated 10/12/2025) If there were a prize for cars that have gone from Being Everywhere to Being Nearly Extinct, GM’s N body may win first place. Not […] -
![Until the 1970s, GM automotive divisions made most of their own engines, leading to a confusing array of completely different engines of similar displacements. For example, Buick, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1955-GM-V-8-engines-115x115.webp "Why Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, And Cadillac (Mostly) Had Their Own Engines")
Why Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, And Cadillac (Mostly) Had Their Own Engines
Posted on October 12, 2025 | 41 CommentsUntil the 1970s, GM automotive divisions made most of their own engines, leading to a confusing array of completely different engines of similar displacements. For example, Buick, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, and […] -
![Anyone familiar with older GM cars has probably encountered the Delco signal-seeking radios that GM cars began offering in the early ’50s. I recently came upon a very strange 1956 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/LIFE-1956-04-23-crop-115x115.webp "1956 Delco Station-Seeking Radio Ads: “Touch The Wonder Bar, Dilworth”")
1956 Delco Station-Seeking Radio Ads: “Touch The Wonder Bar, Dilworth”
Posted on October 11, 2025 | 26 CommentsAnyone familiar with older GM cars has probably encountered the Delco signal-seeking radios that GM cars began offering in the early ’50s. I recently came upon a very strange 1956 […] -
![Average. Nobody likes average today. People today want special. They want unique. They don’t want coffee, they want something at Starbucks that takes as long to say as it takes […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1979-Olds-88-01-Small.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1979 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale – Mr. Average Makes A Final Appearance")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale – Mr. Average Makes A Final Appearance
Posted on September 28, 2025 | 15 CommentsAverage. Nobody likes average today. People today want special. They want unique. They don’t want coffee, they want something at Starbucks that takes as long to say as it takes […] -
![(updated 9/20/2025) We recently saw a rather plain Firenza sedan covered here, looking very much the antithesis of athleticism. Although the Firenza was one of Oldsmobile’s least successful model […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1984-Oldsmobile-ES-08-09-10-11-12-13-14-15.jpg "Curbside Unicorns: The Sporty FWD Oldsmobiles of the 1980s")
Curbside Unicorns: The Sporty FWD Oldsmobiles of the 1980s
Posted on September 20, 2025 | 69 Comments(updated 9/20/2025) We recently saw a rather plain Firenza sedan covered here, looking very much the antithesis of athleticism. Although the Firenza was one of Oldsmobile’s least successful model […] -
![If you read car magazines of the late ’60s and early ’70s, you can’t help but notice the tunnel vision: It’s all about straight-line acceleration over distances up to a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1967-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Supreme-convert-Bimini-Blue-Mecum-Auctions-F172-front-115x115.webp "1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Convertible With L66 Turnpike Cruising Option: The Ultimate Road Trip Olds")
1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Convertible With L66 Turnpike Cruising Option: The Ultimate Road Trip Olds
Posted on September 19, 2025 | 12 CommentsIf you read car magazines of the late ’60s and early ’70s, you can’t help but notice the tunnel vision: It’s all about straight-line acceleration over distances up to a […] -
![Never as popular or familiar as its Pontiac rival, the Oldsmobile 4-4-2 was a highly competent player in the midsize muscle car field, with above-average handling for its class. For […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1966-Oldsmobile-4-4-2-2HT-red-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-right-with-CL-banner-115x115.webp "Vintage Car Life Review: 1966 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 L69 Tri-Carb – “Out-GTOs the Pontiac GTO”")
Vintage Car Life Review: 1966 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 L69 Tri-Carb – “Out-GTOs the Pontiac GTO”
Posted on September 12, 2025 | 7 CommentsNever as popular or familiar as its Pontiac rival, the Oldsmobile 4-4-2 was a highly competent player in the midsize muscle car field, with above-average handling for its class. For […] -
![At this point I am beginning to believe that it is no coincidence that vehicles with red interiors are the ones in the best condition as they hit the junkyard. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_4740.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1990 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight Royale – No Cheese With This Royale")
Junkyard Classic: 1990 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight Royale – No Cheese With This Royale
Posted on September 11, 2025 | 13 CommentsAt this point I am beginning to believe that it is no coincidence that vehicles with red interiors are the ones in the best condition as they hit the junkyard. […] -
![Vinyl roof coverings were incredibly popular on American cars of the ’70s, offered in a bewildering variety of styles and a whole range of colors. Here are some of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1970s-vinyl-roof-composite-1974-Olds-98-Regency-2HT-1972-Ford-Thunderbird-Landau-1974-Mark-V-1978-NewYorker-115x115.webp "Most Colorful Vinyl Roofs Of The 1970s: Dramatic Two-Tone Effects In Contrasting Colors")
Most Colorful Vinyl Roofs Of The 1970s: Dramatic Two-Tone Effects In Contrasting Colors
Posted on September 7, 2025 | 34 CommentsVinyl roof coverings were incredibly popular on American cars of the ’70s, offered in a bewildering variety of styles and a whole range of colors. Here are some of the […]
