Remember when Oldsmobile built the muscle car before it was cool? The year was 1949, but for some gearheads, that ‘small body, big engine’ simply wasn’t enough. In 1953, the Olds 88 was no longer the ...

When a fire in the General Motors Hydramatic transmission factory halted production, prospective Oldsmobile buyers were left with two options: They could get a new Oldsmobile equipped with a Dynaflow ...

One of the pioneers of the American custom car scene, George Barris designed some of the most legendary bespoke automobiles. The list includes the 1966 Batmobile, the Munster Koach, DRAG-U-LA, and the ...

While Oldsmobile sold vehicles as an upscale brand, their vehicles had remained in the grasp of everyday motorists. Among many Oldsmobile sedans, the 88 (or Eighty-Eight) moniker provided a mix of ...

Fresh out of school in 1953, Richard Weber landed a field surveyor's job with what was then the Army Map Service. The young man reported to work in Rock Island, Ill., and was impressed when his boss ...

USA TODAY's Chris Woodyard takes us on a tour of this classic 1953 Oldsmobile imported from Sweden and gets the story behind this amazing car.

To see models, try adjusting the filter dropdowns. The founder of the Oldsmobile brand, Ransom E. Olds, was also noted for influencing the truck industry in the early era of the automobile. Some of ...