The Five Best Oldsmobiles to Come off the Line

Web2carz ^ | 5/12/14 | Andrew Krok

[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.

[Impala64ssa]

1968 Hurst Olds

1966-70 Toronado

1949-53 Olds 88

1968-72 Vista Cruiser

1901-07 Curved Dash

[cripplecreek]

I had a 68 Cutlass (Not the Hurst version)that looked exactly like that minus the stripe.

That car was scary fast.

[dirtboy]

I had a '71 Cutlass in college. Rocket 350 engine, that car had some serious umf to it.

Later, I got a 1980 Cutlass with a V-6. Lame-assed car but it did get me around. Amazing how much Olds gelded such a great car in less than a decade.

[ßuddaßudd]

1967 442

[Hoffer Rand]

1968-72 Vista Cruiser

We had one of these when I was a kid. Probably a '68.

[fwdude]

I once had a Vista Cruiser wagon. Awesome car with great performance.

[Publius]

I’m still driving my ‘99 Intrigue.

[blueunicorn6]

I had a maroon one. It had “The Police Package”. Great car, but it went through a water pump a year.

[jobim]

I still have a 1988 Cutlass Supreme Classic with 76,000 miles. Runs great.

[Dead Corpse]

I had a 1970 Delta 88.

Still kicking myself for selling it.

[sportutegrl]

I had a 1988 Delta 88. I thought it would be cool to have an 88 88. But, after that it has been nothing but SUVs.

[SpeakerToAnimals]

We all remember these old musclecars as scary fast. A V-6 Camry with the 2GR-FE engine would spank most of them in a drag race. Toss in a few corners and a 100 to zero braking test and there is no contest.

I still like the cars of the sixties, but what we have today is much better.

[OldPossum]

I had the pleasure of owning a 1971 Olds Vista Cruiser. A wonderful, dependable car, with lots of carrying capacity. I don’t think you can anything even similar today.

[RegulatorCountry]

Those first generation Toronados were amazing hunks of metal. Innovative, fast, beautiful too, in the right color combo. That photo is not one of them, it’s not even a factory color. There was a “fire mist” orange that looked best, I believe Jay Leno’s is that color, factory upholstery matched. His isn’t at all factory under the hood though, lol.

[RegulatorCountry]

Probably an Aurora rather than an Alero. Aurora was top of the line, Alero was kind of like an Olds version of a Malibu.

[Mich Patriot]

My FIRST thought after looking at the list was “where’s the Cutlass?”

[NEMDF]

My favorite car ever was my 1999 Olds Cutlass Supreme, drove until 2011. I LOVED that car. I was T-boned in it, when it was just a year or two, and I was crushed to think it might be totaled, elated when it was restored and returned to me.

My grandfather was a plant manager for Olds in Lansing, so we got several handed-down Oldsmobiles when I was growing up.

[mosaicwolf]

1961 Oldsmobile Starfire was a real classic.

[bmwcyle]

The car I learned to drive.