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1971 Oldsmobile Mid-Size Cars Fact Sheet

While the chassis didn’t change, the look did, especially in the Cutlass Supreme line.

The Muscle Car Wars Part 2

Part Two of the Muscle Car Wars

The Muscle Car Wars Part 1

MID-SIZED MUSCLE WAS BASICALLY DEFINED BY GENERAL MOTORS (GM) EARLY ON BECAUSE THEY CREATED AND OWNED THE MARKETING.

The Horsepower Wars 1949-1957

Without the Horsepower Wars of the 50s – We might not have had the Muscle Car Wars of the 60s!

1970 Oldsmobile Mid-Size Cars Fact Sheet

While the chassis didn’t change, the look did, especially in the Cutlass Supreme line.

1969 Oldsmobile Mid-Size Cars Fact Sheet

Most of the sales for the Olds intermediates moved to both the performance market and more luxury-equipped cars. The F-85 and standard Cutlass languished while the popularity of the Cutlass S and Cutlass Supreme grew.

1968 Oldsmobile Mid-Size Cars Fact Sheet

The F-85, Cutlass and 442 underwent a major body restyle in 1968. Oldsmobile’s new styling was penned by their own styling studio headed by Stan Wilen. Two-door and four-door models now rode different wheelbases.

1967 Oldsmobile Mid-Size Cars Fact Sheet

For 1967, the styling was cleaned up but changed just a bit, in anticipation of the totally new models for 1968. The Cutlass Supreme line increased to a full spectrum of models from the Club Coupe to the Convertible.

The 1968-1970 Oldsmobile 350 CID W-31 V-8: The Little Engine that Could!

The Oldsmobile Gen 2 330-350 CID small block was capable of exciting performance from it’s outset, but when equipped with the W-31 option – WOW!

1966 Oldsmobile Mid-Size Cars Fact Sheet

The F-85/Cutlass/442 body style was cleaned up, and while overall the dimensions were not that different, the car looked longer and wider. The muscle cars wars were heating up!

1965 Oldsmobile Mid-Size Cars Fact Sheet

While the entire mid-size line at Oldsmobile did not change a great deal, the 442 matured into the formula that would define mid-size muscle – a V-8 with at least 400 CID in a short wheelbase chassis – and under 3800 lbs.

1964 Oldsmobile Mid-Size Cars Fact Sheet

Introduced independently from the GTO, the Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 featured an outstanding 310 HP 330 CID V-8 and super-tight handling package that the motoring press raved about. “442” stood for: “4-barrel carburetor, 4-speed transmission, and dual exhausts”.

The Corvette versus F-88 Battle

Looking at the two cars as proposed in 1954 – the Corvette and the Olds F-88, there is little doubt that the F-88 was sharper-edged and more modern.

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