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was formed in 1897 by Ransom Eli Olds. |
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was the first in the world to mass-produce an automobile (the curved dash runabout). |
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was purchased by General Motors in 1908. |
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was the technology leader for GM from the '30s through the '70s. |
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was positioned above Pontiac and below Buick on the GM division ladder. |
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was closed after the lifecycle of the 2002 Bravada
and Alero ended in 2005
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1947
Dynamic 76
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1951 Holiday
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1957 Ninety Eight
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1959 Ninety Eight
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1962 Starfire
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1964 Cutlass
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1965 Ninety Eight
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1966 Dynamic 88
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1966 Toronado
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1967 Cutlass Supreme
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1967 Toronado
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1968 Toronado
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1970 Toronado GT
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1971Delta
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1972 Cutlass 442
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1972
Toronado
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1973
Ninety Eight
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1978 Toronado XS
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1981 Toronado
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1984 Calais Hurst/Olds
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1985 Cutlass Cruiser
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1989
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2000 Intrigue
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2002 Bravada
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The 1966 Toronado was the first American mass-produced front-wheel-drive automobile since the Cord (1929-1937). The Toronado paid homage to the Cord 810 in some styling features (the roofline, hidden headlights and the "drilled" wheels).
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Oldsmobile had a "companion" division for one year only (1929), the Viking.
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The company was officially known as the Olds Motor Works until 1942.
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Ransom Eli Olds left Olds Motor Works in 1904 to found Reo Motor Car Company.
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The song "In My Merry Oldsmobile" was written about the curved dash runabout.
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The group REO Speedwagon is named after a product of Ransom's second company.
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The Cutlass model line was often the sales leader for all American cars in the '70s.
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