Would you like to see Oldsmobile come back?

Kenny Wigington · 04-02-2008, 08:29 AM

Thats just mean. Japanese Oldsmobile. Damn.

Bruce Noland · 04-02-2008, 08:53 AM

You know it's an APRIL FOOLS joke. Right!

Kenny Wigington · 04-02-2008, 09:52 AM

Yeah, I do.

Rick Angles · 04-02-2008, 04:42 PM

April Fool's joke ok but poor taste. Cannot even imagine Toyota having an Olds brand. Yuke!

Bud Lefevre · 04-03-2008, 05:19 AM

Listening to Paul Harvey on the radio yesterday and they said it was ture. Guess we'll find out.

rallye bob · 04-04-2008, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Bud Lefevre

Listening to Paul Harvey on the radio yesterday and they said it was ture. Guess we'll find out.

Good..............day!

Run to Rund · 04-04-2008, 09:10 AM

GM mismanagement led them to kill Oldsmobile as a sacrificial offering to bean counters. Other GM divisions were given priorities and favoritism. Pontiac brought out the 455 SD in 1973 while the Olds W43 was killed. The Olds had 4 valves per cylinder, pushrod and dual overhead cam versions, etc. 14 mfg. cups, John Force and Warren Johnson, etc. ran under the Olds banner. The Olds DRCE and spin-offs have significantly improved the capabilities of the rat motor. Olds did well in NHRA stock with a basic 98 Luxury Sedan motor that had not much more than a better cam than standard, a nicely balanced street/strip package. Where would we be if Olds had been "allowed" by GM to build a real race engine? We saw some of their thinking in the DRCE.

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Bruce Noland VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,855 Likes: 83 Liked 444 Times in 145 Posts	Re: Would you like to see Oldsmobile come back? You know it's an APRIL FOOLS joke. Right! __________________ Bruce Noland 1788 STK

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Kenny Wigington Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cumming,Ga. USA Posts: 967 Likes: 36 Liked 60 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Would you like to see Oldsmobile come back? Yeah, I do. __________________ 2894 STK

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Rick Angles Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Circleville,Ohio Posts: 113 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Would you like to see Oldsmobile come back? April Fool's joke ok but poor taste. Cannot even imagine Toyota having an Olds brand. Yuke!

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Bud Lefevre Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 250 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Would you like to see Oldsmobile come back? Listening to Paul Harvey on the radio yesterday and they said it was ture. Guess we'll find out. __________________ Bud Lefevre 3075 STK IHRA World Record Holder

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Run to Rund Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 583 Likes: 8 Liked 54 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Would you like to see Oldsmobile come back? GM mismanagement led them to kill Oldsmobile as a sacrificial offering to bean counters. Other GM divisions were given priorities and favoritism. Pontiac brought out the 455 SD in 1973 while the Olds W43 was killed. The Olds had 4 valves per cylinder, pushrod and dual overhead cam versions, etc. 14 mfg. cups, John Force and Warren Johnson, etc. ran under the Olds banner. The Olds DRCE and spin-offs have significantly improved the capabilities of the rat motor. Olds did well in NHRA stock with a basic 98 Luxury Sedan motor that had not much more than a better cam than standard, a nicely balanced street/strip package. Where would we be if Olds had been "allowed" by GM to build a real race engine? We saw some of their thinking in the DRCE.