United States · founded 1897

Oldsmobile Model History

America's oldest surviving car brand at its 2004 close — a General Motors division (founded 1897) behind the assembly-line Curved Dash, the Rocket 88, the front-drive Toronado, and the best-selling Cutlass.

14 models

The complete catalog

Models

Curved Dash
The 1901–1907 Model R runabout — widely credited as the first mass-produced automobile and America's best-selling car of its day.
Runabout · 1901–1907
88
Oldsmobile's full-size mainstay for half a century — the 1949 Rocket 88 is often called America's first muscle car and an early NASCAR dominator.
Full-size car · 1949–1999
Ninety-Eight
Oldsmobile's full-size flagship and longest-running nameplate — built 1941–1942 and 1946–1996 across some 55 years.
Full-size car · 1941–1996
F-85
Oldsmobile's early-1960s compact (later intermediate) — the platform that spawned the Cutlass and the 442.
Compact / mid-size car · 1961–1972
Cutlass
Oldsmobile's defining nameplate — America's best-selling car every year from 1976 to 1983 and a brand within a brand.
Mid-size car · 1961–1999
Cutlass Supreme
The upscale, often best-selling Cutlass variant — a personal-luxury coupe that defined Oldsmobile's 1970s–80s heyday.
Personal luxury car · 1966–1997
Vista Cruiser
Oldsmobile's distinctive raised-roof, glass-topped intermediate wagon of the 1960s and 1970s.
Station wagon · 1964–1977
442
Oldsmobile's muscle car — the '4-4-2' badge born of a four-barrel carb, four-speed gearbox, and dual exhausts.
Muscle car · 1964–1980
Toronado
The 1966 Toronado was the first US front-wheel-drive car since the 1937 Cord — a bold big-block personal-luxury coupe.
Personal luxury car · 1966–1992
Aurora
Oldsmobile's 1990s rebirth attempt — a sleek Northstar-derived V8 luxury sedan meant to modernize the brand.
Full-size luxury car · 1995–2003
Intrigue
A late-1990s mid-size sport sedan on GM's W-body — Oldsmobile's import-fighting replacement for the Cutlass Supreme.
Mid-size car · 1998–2002
Alero
Oldsmobile's last-ever new nameplate — a compact sedan/coupe and, fittingly, the final Oldsmobile ever built.
Compact car · 1999–2004
Silhouette
Oldsmobile's upscale minivan — nicknamed 'the Cadillac of minivans' after a memorable movie cameo.
Minivan · 1990–2004
Bravada
Oldsmobile's premium SUV — a more luxurious, all-wheel-drive take on the Chevrolet Blazer/TrailBlazer.
Mid-size SUV · 1991–2004

Other makes

Models

Curved Dash

88

Ninety-Eight

F-85

Cutlass

Cutlass Supreme

Vista Cruiser

442

Toronado

Aurora

Intrigue

Alero

Silhouette

Bravada