Oldsmobile 57

Oldsmobile 57 in the late Fifties was turning out cars that were getting bigger, brasher and flashier and yet, some would say, less functional in terms of practicality and driving enjoyment. In the styling departments at most of the major manufacturers it was a case of who could out-chrome who, and Oldsmobile was no exception, oldsmobile 57. It never saw production, but a number of its features did make it into Oldsmobile designs later on.

Rarely in life is a person more self-conscious and annoying than they are at 13, but there is no period of life without its advantages. As a 13 year old, I often visited the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI, which had and has a lovely gift shop, where my parents bought me a book titled Cruise O Matic: Automobile Advertising of the s , thereby sealing my fate as an inveterate hoarder of antique paper products. The book contained little analysis, just a glorious cross section of automotive art, both drawings and photography. I currently have thousands of car ads including the one pictured above in addition to my ridiculous collection of actual cars, toys, and literature. Although Oldsmobile remained in the top-five in sales for and , those sales plummeted from , in to , in and , in

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The book contained little analysis, just a glorious cross section of automotive art, oldsmobile 57, both drawings and photography. Also like the Cadillacs that year.

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Oldsmobile showed a real propensity for power in the '50s. The cu. OHV V-8 that the division introduced in ran 7. That was the base engine. For an extra kick in the pants, you could order the J2 option code W. J2 had been around as a performance option since the early '50s, but for and '58, J2 ran three two-barrel carburetors. Olds had been developing 3x2-bbl carburetion for a couple of years under Pete Estes, an engine-development engineer and assistant chief engineer at Olds before he became chief engineer at Pontiac in September In December of '56, Pontiac announced Tri-Power for a spring release--no doubt prepared with information Estes brought with him from Oldsmobile.

Oldsmobile 57

Who knows? It must have sounded good at the time, but it was short lived. In the brochure this same car is illustrated in a blue color, but our example in the flesh is appropriately golden, if a bit faded.

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The buying public must have liked these many styles of autos as they were purchased. Personal Number Plate. So he bought the car and had it made roadworthy. Before he had a chance to stop, disaster struck: the rear tyre exploded. It and the Cadillac were the only GM cars to get the thin flat fin. The flat topped, forward canted fins also looked very sharp and clean. Shannon Butcher is an editorial contributor who has a Journalism degree from the University of Lincoln. Close this module. Yeah, in Harley Earl had been in charge of styling for almost 30 years — a great run! Always wanted a 98 scenicoupe! Thom Moon. If GM would just listen to me…. Continue reading. Harlow Curtice was a Buick man to the end, but you would think he would have at least had a Roadmaster, instead of a Super.

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The flat topped, forward canted fins also looked very sharp and clean. Click here to subscribe. Ridges ran down the roof into the trunk, carried by the extra pillars in the window. Obviously, turning lights on or off is an easier job for sensors than adjusting them based on oncoming light conditions. The vertical break is higher on the Olds, lifting the rear styling, compared to both Buick and Pontiac, which breaks in the center, making their rear ends look heavier and more staged and unnatural. Get the latest Classic American news and updates straight to your inbox plus a FREE back issue to read right now, sign up below…. New Yorker, please! Date of Birth. Thom Moon. One wonders how things would have played out if those finned Mopars had debuted for the model year. It is much more attractive, in my opinion, compared to the Buick.