Oldsmobile Model History

United States · founded 1897

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.

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

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