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Curbside Classics Archives
Oldsmobile Archive
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![(first posted May 15, 2012) The month of May means many things to many people. But if you are anywhere around Indianapolis, the month of May means only one thing: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/1946LincolnPaceCar03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part I, 1946-49)")
Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part I, 1946-49)
Posted on May 20, 2023 | 30 Comments(first posted May 15, 2012) The month of May means many things to many people. But if you are anywhere around Indianapolis, the month of May means only one thing: […] -
![(first posted 1/25/2013) Richard Bennett’s recent ode to his new-to-him 2001 Alero had me waxing nostalgic for Oldsmobile. Due to having several in my family when I was a kid, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/09-08-2012-036.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham – The Right Car At The Right Time")
Car Show Classic: 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham – The Right Car At The Right Time
Posted on April 23, 2023 | 142 Comments(first posted 1/25/2013) Richard Bennett’s recent ode to his new-to-him 2001 Alero had me waxing nostalgic for Oldsmobile. Due to having several in my family when I was a kid, […] -
![(first posted 9/19/2013) I think by now it is well known that I am both a minivan lover and an Oldsmobile lover. So naturally, one would think that the Oldsmobile […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/IMG_2121.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette: Not “The Chrysler Of Minivans”")
Curbside Classic: 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette: Not “The Chrysler Of Minivans”
Posted on April 9, 2023 | 67 Comments(first posted 9/19/2013) I think by now it is well known that I am both a minivan lover and an Oldsmobile lover. So naturally, one would think that the Oldsmobile […] -
![After getting a stupid idea and a 2 door Buick out of my system, I was as happy as I had ever been with a pair of cars – the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1984-Olds-98-02a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1984 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency – Chapter 21, Somebody Else’s Car")
COAL: 1984 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency – Chapter 21, Somebody Else’s Car
Posted on December 4, 2022 | 47 CommentsAfter getting a stupid idea and a 2 door Buick out of my system, I was as happy as I had ever been with a pair of cars – the […] -
![(first posted 11/22/2011) The question of when exactly GM first started committing its many Deadly Sins is subject to debate, although I did make a stab at it once. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/CC-50-016-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – GM’s Deadly Sin #16 – Let’s Try A Different Position For A Change")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – GM’s Deadly Sin #16 – Let’s Try A Different Position For A Change
Posted on November 16, 2022 | 161 Comments(first posted 11/22/2011) The question of when exactly GM first started committing its many Deadly Sins is subject to debate, although I did make a stab at it once. […] -
![(first posted 10/25/2016) I’ve had a bit of a think since the last time I visited Oldsmobile. Don’t get me wrong, that revolting half-baked attempt at making the Malibu into […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/29542575176_23cb398667_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 2000 Oldsmobile Alero – More Trouble Than it Was Worth.")
Cohort Classic: 2000 Oldsmobile Alero – More Trouble Than it Was Worth.
Posted on October 25, 2022 | 66 Comments(first posted 10/25/2016) I’ve had a bit of a think since the last time I visited Oldsmobile. Don’t get me wrong, that revolting half-baked attempt at making the Malibu into […] -
![(first posted 6/6/2012) There are some things you just tend to forget about. Appointments to the dentist. Needing to tuck-point the brick on your house. What your wife wore on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/P5170575.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: The General Motors N-Body – How Quickly We Forget")
Curbside Classics: The General Motors N-Body – How Quickly We Forget
Posted on October 19, 2022 | 142 Comments(first posted 6/6/2012) There are some things you just tend to forget about. Appointments to the dentist. Needing to tuck-point the brick on your house. What your wife wore on […] -
![What kind of Toronado is this? The Torero? The Matador? Such animal stares… so sultry, so enigmatic, so non PC. This is not your father’s Oldsmobile, not even your grandfather’s; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Scan-220904-0001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1969 Oldsmobile Toronado – For Great Car Lovers")
Vintage Ad: 1969 Oldsmobile Toronado – For Great Car Lovers
Posted on September 27, 2022 | 16 CommentsWhat kind of Toronado is this? The Torero? The Matador? Such animal stares… so sultry, so enigmatic, so non PC. This is not your father’s Oldsmobile, not even your grandfather’s; […] -
Wordless Outtake: 1974/1975 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser – The Colossal Cruiser
Posted on August 23, 2022 | 43 Comments -
![(first posted 8/19/2016) A humble confession: This car has been pestering me continually throughout ten vain attempts at some degree of literary (in)justice over the last fifteen months. While […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_0916.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile Toronado – Reading The Tea Leaves Near Stage Left")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile Toronado – Reading The Tea Leaves Near Stage Left
Posted on August 19, 2022 | 69 Comments(first posted 8/19/2016) A humble confession: This car has been pestering me continually throughout ten vain attempts at some degree of literary (in)justice over the last fifteen months. While […] -
![From time to time mom and dad took the family to visit Mr. Blanco, a schoolfellow of his who resided in the same recently-built suburban quarter of San Salvador. Theirs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220612_145744755_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: ’67 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – Falling Prey To American Luxury")
Curbside Classic: ’67 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – Falling Prey To American Luxury
Posted on August 4, 2022 | 17 CommentsFrom time to time mom and dad took the family to visit Mr. Blanco, a schoolfellow of his who resided in the same recently-built suburban quarter of San Salvador. Theirs […] -
![(first posted 7/2/2013) The most evasive of all of the B-O-P luxury compacts has finally revealed itself to me. I’ve had pretty good luck spotting the Buick and Pontiac cousins, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/erfdg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass Club Coupe – I’ll Try Anything")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass Club Coupe – I’ll Try Anything
Posted on July 16, 2022 | 158 Comments(first posted 7/2/2013) The most evasive of all of the B-O-P luxury compacts has finally revealed itself to me. I’ve had pretty good luck spotting the Buick and Pontiac cousins, […] -
![(first posted 6/21/2016) The decline and fall of Oldsmobile. It is a story that has been told so many times here before, so I won’t go into great detail of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_0829.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 – Dawn Turns To Dusk")
Curbside Classic: 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 – Dawn Turns To Dusk
Posted on June 21, 2022 | 109 Comments(first posted 6/21/2016) The decline and fall of Oldsmobile. It is a story that has been told so many times here before, so I won’t go into great detail of […] -
![(first posted 6/3/2016) From the close of the Second World War to the present, the variety of body styles offered by the American auto industry has been remarkably constant. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1956Oldsmobile8805.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Oldsmobile Super 88 – The Sedan Goes on Holiday")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Oldsmobile Super 88 – The Sedan Goes on Holiday
Posted on June 3, 2022 | 73 Comments(first posted 6/3/2016) From the close of the Second World War to the present, the variety of body styles offered by the American auto industry has been remarkably constant. […] -
![(first posted 9/16/2012) I’m well aware of the Church of the B-body. I understand that for a lot of people, there’s no other way to make your average American sedan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/6055373392_8aa09ea89f_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham – “H” is for Harmony")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham – “H” is for Harmony
Posted on May 22, 2022 | 114 Comments(first posted 9/16/2012) I’m well aware of the Church of the B-body. I understand that for a lot of people, there’s no other way to make your average American sedan […]
