| Oldsmobile was a brand of automobile founded | | | | Oldsmobile Curved Dash • Oldsmobile |
| by Ransom E. Olds in 1897 and produced by | | | | Limited Touring • Oldsmobile 40 • |
| General Motors until 2004. Oldsmobile has | | | | Oldsmobile 53 • Oldsmobile 66 • |
| existed for 107 years and during that time it | | | | Oldsmobile 88 • Oldsmobile 98 • |
| has produced high quality Oldsmobile parts, | | | | Oldsmobile Series 60 • Oldsmobile |
| 35.2 million cars including the 14 million | | | | Series 70 • Oldsmobile Series 90 |
| that was built at its Lansing, Michigan | | | | • Oldsmobile 442 (1968-1971) • |
| factory. Oldsmobile was the oldest surviving | | | | Oldsmobile Cutlass (1964-1999) • |
| American automobile marque and the oldest in | | | | Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (1970-1997) |
| the world after Daimler and Peugeot. | | | | • Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon • |
| | | | Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais (1985-1991) • |
| It was in the year 2004 when General Motors | | | | Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera (1982-1996) • |
| announced its plan of ending the production | | | | Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser (1971-1992) • |
| of Oldsmobile vehicles. It was GM of Canada | | | | Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser (1964-1977) • |
| President and General Manager Maureen | | | | Oldsmobile F-85 (1961-1963) • |
| Kempston Drakes that made the announcement. | | | | Oldsmobile Toronado (1966-1992) • |
| She said, "We are continuing to work with our | | | | Oldsmobile Starfire (1975-1980) • |
| Chevrolet-Oldsmobile dealers in Canada to | | | | Oldsmobile Firenza (1982-1988) • |
| ensure a smooth transition including making | | | | Oldsmobile Achieva (1992-1998) • |
| sure the most popular Oldsmobile models will | | | | Oldsmobile Alero (1999-2004) • |
| continue to be available in the market over | | | | Oldsmobile Aurora (1995-2003) • |
| the next several years. Previously, GM | | | | Oldsmobile Bravada (1991-2004) • |
| announced that 2002 would be the last model | | | | Oldsmobile Intrigue (1998-2002) • |
| year of production for the V6 Aurora and the | | | | Oldsmobile Silhouette (1990-2004) Oldsmobile |
| Intrigue. Production of these vehicles will | | | | has enjoyed a healthy and popular public |
| conclude in June 2002. V8 Aurora production | | | | image from 1905 as result hit song "In My |
| will conclude at the end of the 2003 model | | | | Merry Oldsmobile." This same song was later |
| year and the Bravada, Silhouette and Alero | | | | updated in the fifties to sing about "The |
| will conclude production as 2004 models. The | | | | Rocket 88." The Motorama Auto Show, a |
| specific production end dates for these | | | | traveling auto show which epitomized the |
| models will be announced at a later date." | | | | strong public relations that the GM has |
| | | | worked hard for in the 1950s. Millions of |
| Here are some of the vehicles manufactured by | | | | Americans attended the one-company auto show |
| Oldsmobile before its demise in 2004: • | | | | extravaganza. |