When the New Generation of Olds Killed Your Father's Oldsmobile

Motor Trend ^ | 28 Nov 2022 | Benjamin Hunting

[Rummyfan]

One of the ugliest vehicles ever manufactured.

The Cutlass 442 was a classic.

[EEGator]

[SaveFerris]

I miss the 1970s

[Vaduz]

Yes it is all cars now look like cartoon cars Mopar tried to save style but it’s getting phased out.

grumble grumble grumble

[Governor Dinwiddie]

I always wanted an Olds Toronado. That was a pretty advanced machine for its time.

[Dr. Sivana]

They used to sell a LOT of those sleepy cars.

USA 1980: Oldsmobile Cutlass reigns Supreme, or Chevy Citation?

January 14, 1981
Matt Gasnier



There is conflicting information about the best-selling model in the US in 1980. Car and Driver affirms the Oldsmobile Cutlass is on top of the overall US models ranking with 469,573 sales. Another source places the Chevrolet Citation in pole position with 374,706 sales just above the Chevrolet Chevette at 373,988 units, and has the Cutlass at #8 only. The difference must be how many versions of the Cutlass are counted together or separately.

[monkeyshine]

And because both cars were made by Plymouth, did they both come in metallic mint green paint?

[monkeyshine]

I said something similar to my wife. All cars today look they were designed by a 12 year old Korean tomboy.

[frank ballenger]

Even this TV ad couldn’t save Oldsmobile.
“Steady as she goes.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wy_WL-bZ4k

[nicollo]

I have a theory that most engineers or coders never actually use the products they create.

Sometimes, they do, such as when we bought a newer Ford truck and discovered that the 1/2-door opened 180 degrees rather than the annoying 90 degrees of our prior truck, my wife and I looked at each other and splurted, “They actually used their own truck!”

With marketers, it’s often the same problem of putting the cart before the horse, i.e, changing, pushing, messaging a desired perception without considering the audience. But that’s how GM and its committee organization led Oldsmobile and Pontiac into their slow deaths.

Btw, if Buick hadn’t stuck in Chiner, it would have been dropped in the US, too. GM is setting the brand up to die by announcing that it will be 100% EV by 2030.

Stupid is as stupid does.

[SaxxonWoods]

I never owned an Olds but this would have been the one I would have liked for sure.

[frank ballenger]

WRONG LINK-—Sorry!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14-ATLFSGnI

[frank ballenger]

Always loved Pontiac, sibling in the GM auto family.

[EEGator]

The two youts...
The two what?...

[EEGator]

I love muscle cars. Cool looking and you could actually work on them yourself.

[GaltAdonis]

This was MY father's 1972 Oldsmobile.
He loved that car.

Until two hippies in an Ford Econoline van rear-ended
him while he was stopped at a traffic light.

They never even slowed down - because they were stoned out
of their minds.

Thankfully my dad was okay - but the Olds - not so much...

.

[rellic]

My drivers education car, Olds 442.

[Dr. Sivana]

True article. I remember the Shatner ad, thinking what if I liked "my father's Oldsmobile"?

The Ringo ad makes a poor case for the car, with a mob of middle aged women on foot catching up with the car despite a complete lack of traffic. Pretty poor acceleration, if you ask me.

At least the Nimoy ad gave a god list of reasons to buy the product.

[EEGator]

LOL, that was so cheesy...

Here’s something smooth...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0diMFShiUU

[Blue Highway]

But the Silhouette featured the lowest co-efficient drag of any van ever…