Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 60. Chapters: Oldsmobile 88, Oldsmobile 442, Oldsmobile Cutlass, Oldsmobile Toronado, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, Oldsmobile 98, Oldsmobile Silhouette, Oldsmobile Aurora, Oldsmobile Starfire, Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser, Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds, Oldsmobile Bravada, Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera, Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser, Oldsmobile Alero, Oldsmobile Jetstar I, Oldsmobile Intrigue, Oldsmobile Achieva, Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais, Oldsmobile Firenza, Oldsmobile Omega, Oldsmobile Curved Dash, Oldsmobile Touring Sedan, Oldsmobile Series 60, Viking, Oldsmobile Series 70, Oldsmobile Cruiser. Excerpt: The Oldsmobile 88 (a.k.a. Eighty-Eight) was a full-size car sold by the Oldsmobile division of General Motors and produced from 1949 until 1999. From 1950 to 1974 the 88 was the division's top-selling line, particularly the entry-level models such as the 88 and Dynamic 88. The 88 series was also an image leader for Oldsmobile, particularly in the early years (1949-51) when it was one of the best performing automobiles thanks to its relatively small size, light weight and advanced overhead-valve high-compression V8 engine originally designed for the larger and more luxurious 98 series but dropped into the smaller six-cylinder Oldsmobile 76 body, creating what was considered the predecessor of musclecars of the 1960s. A large number of variations in nomenclature were seen over this long model run-Delmont, Delta, Dynamic, Jetstar, Starfire, Super, Holiday, L/S, LSS, Celebrity, and Royale were used at various times with the 88 badge, and Fiesta appeared on some station wagons in the 1950s and 1960s. The name was more commonly shown as numbers in the earlier years ("Delta 88," for example) and was changed to spell-out "Eighty Eight" starting in 1989. The Oldsmobile Eighty Eight was produced in Wentzville, Missouri; Flint, Michigan; and Lake Orion, ...