They divide up the household chores: Cerv does most of the cooking ( breakfast and sandwich snacks, with dinner out ), Mantle supplies the transportation ( a white 1961 Oldsmobile convertible ), and Maris drives the 25-minute course from the apartment house to Yankee Stadium.

The MarketPlace project was redeveloped along with BallPark North, another mixed-use development that will be immediately north of Oldsmobile Stadium.

Olds Motor Works soon adopted the popular name of its vehicles, Oldsmobile ( which, along with Buick and Cadillac, became founding divisions of General Motors Corporation ).

The 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket V-8 with a displacement of 303 cu. in.

The basic design, with few minor changes, endured until Oldsmobile redesigned their V8 engines in the mid-1960s.

Oldsmobile was among the first of General Motors ' divisions to receive a true hardtop in 1949, and it was also among the first divisions ( along with Buick and Cadillac ) to receive a wraparound windshield, a trend that eventually all American makes would share at sometime between 1953 and 1964.

In 1959, Oldsmobile models were completely redesigned with a rocket motif from front to rear, as the top of the front fenders had a chrome rocket, while the body-length fins were shaped as rocket exhausts which culminated in a fin-top taillight ( concave on the 98 models while convex on the 88 models ).

The Cutlass was initially the top model of the F-85 line but became a separate model by 1964 with the F-85 nameplate continued only on the lowest priced models through the 1972 model year, after which all Oldsmobile intermediates were Cutlasses.

But best of all, Oldsmobile offered the Muncie 4-speed with Hurst shifter in ’ 65.

Oldsmobile sales soared in the 1970s and 1980s ( for an all-time high of 1, 066, 122 in 1985 ) based on popular designs, positive reviews from critics and the perceived quality and reliability of the Rocket V8 engine, with the Cutlass series becoming North America's top selling car by 1976.

It was during the 1977 model year that demand exceeded production capacity for the Oldsmobile V8, and as a result Oldsmobile began equipping most full size Delta 88 models ( those with Federal emissions specifications ) with the Chevrolet 350 engine instead.

* Oldsmobile Firenza ( 1982 – 1988 )-compact sedan, hatchback, coupe, and station wagon based on GM's J-body, sharing the same bodyshell with the Chevrolet Cavalier, Pontiac Sunbird, Buick Skyhawk, and Cadillac Cimarron.

After the tremendous success of the early 1980s, things changed quickly for Oldsmobile, and by 1990 the brand had lost its place in the market, squeezed between other GM divisions, and with competition from new upscale import makes such as Acura and Lexus.

GM continued to use Oldsmobile sporadically to showcase futuristic designs and as a " guinea pig " for testing new technology, with Oldsmobile offering the Toronado Trofeo, which included a visual instrument system with a calendar, datebook, and climate controls.

He had two children with her, director Adam Nimoy and Julie Nimoy, who both appeared in an Oldsmobile commercial, with the tagline " This is not your father's Oldsmobile ".

These features include a formal grille and a very different glasshouse reminiscent of contemporary GM products such as the Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme ( see image ), and the rear license plate repositioned to the bumper, while incorporating the doors and lights from the Commodore station wagon.

The company responded to the increasing number of low-priced cars — including the $ 700 Ford Model N, the US $ 485 Brush Runabout, the Black at $ 375, the US $ 500 Western Gale Model A, the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout at US $ 650, and the bargain-basement Success an amazingly low US $ 250 )-- by introducing the Model 25, their cheapest four yet.

By the 1980s, Oldsmobile was using the Cutlass as a sub-marque, with a number of different vehicle lines bearing the name simultaneously.

Beginning in 1982, Oldsmobile began to use the Cutlass nameplate as a sub-marque, with a number of different vehicle lines bearing the name simultaneously.

The prototype was powered by a 3. 5 litre Buick V8, the next was fitted with a 5. 4 litre Chevrolet Corvette engine and number three had a 5. 41 litre Oldsmobile V8.

These last 500 Aleros featured custom graphics inspired by vintage Oldsmobile logos, dark cherry metallic paint, and a plate featuring the car's number out of 500.

The last 500 Bravadas were produced as " Final 500 " special editions, each featuring custom seat embroidering and exterior badging inspired by vintage Oldsmobile logos, dark cherry metallic paint, unique chrome alloy wheels, and a medallion featuring that particular Bravada's production number, ranging from 1 to 500.

A comparable number of Oldsmobile 215 engines were produced.

In 1941 both engines were offered on each Oldsmobile series so to differentiate between the two the second digit was used to denote the number of cylinders, so the Special 60 was replaced with the Special 66 and 68.

The Oldsmobile Ace was also produced from 1946 to 1948.

Later that year he founded the Olds Motor Vehicle Company, which became the Oldsmobile division of General Motors in 1908, and he was also the founder of the REO Motor Car Company in 1904, both headquartered in Lansing.

A combination retail and residential complex immediately south of Cooley Law School Stadium ( formerly Oldsmobile Park ) called " The Stadium District ", was completed in 2007.

By comparison, the Cole 30 and Colt Runabout were priced at US $ 1500, Kirk's Yale side-entrance US $ 1, 000, the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout went for US $ 650, Western's Gale Model A was US $ 500, a Brush Runabout US $ 485, the Black started at $ 375, and the Success hit the amazingly low US $ 250.

The Oldsmobile was an immediate success in 1949 and 1950, and all the automobile manufacturers could not help noticing its higher sales of the Oldsmobile 88 to the buying public.

The first turbocharged passenger car was the Oldsmobile Turbo Jetfire in 1962.

Oldsmobile was a brand of American automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors.

When it was phased out in 2004, Oldsmobile was the oldest surviving American automobile marque, and one of the oldest in the world, after Daimler, Peugeot and Tatra.

The last Curved Dash Oldsmobile was made in 1907.

The 1901 to 1904 Oldsmobile Curved Dash was the first mass-produced car, made from the first automotive assembly line, an invention that is often miscredited to Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company.

" It was this moniker, as applied especially to the Oldsmobile Curved Dash, that was popularized in the lyrics and title of the 1905 hit song " In My Merry Oldsmobile.

In 1937, Oldsmobile was a pioneer in introducing a four-speed semi-automatic transmission called the " Automatic Safety Transmission ", although this accessory was actually built by Buick, which would offer it in its own cars in 1938.

For the 1940 model, Oldsmobile was the first auto manufacturer to offer a fully automatic transmission, called the Hydramatic, which featured four forward speeds.

Oldsmobile once again was a pioneer when, for the 1949 model, they introduced their Rocket engine, which used an overhead valve V8 design rather than the flathead " straight-8 " design which prevailed at the time.

Oldsmobile adopted a ringed-globe emblem to stress what marketers felt was its universal appeal.

In 1968 Oldsmobile continued to produce five well appointed 98 body styles.

In 1973 a five body style 98 series was at the top end of the Oldsmobile line.

The Oldsmobile engine was very similar to the Buick engine, but not identical: it had larger wedge ( rather than hemispherical )- shaped combustion chambers with flat-topped ( rather than domed ) pistons, six bolts rather than five per cylinder head, and slightly larger intake valves ; the valves were actuated by shaft-mounted rocker arms like the Buick and Pontiac versions, but the shafts and rockers were unique to Oldsmobile.

Then footage is shown of all five skaters riding in the Blue Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency interacting with various " Support our troops " protesters on the sidewalk.

He made his first start in the Daytona 500 the next year when, once again driving his own underfunded Oldsmobile, and finished 28th, just five laps down.

Terry also began fielding his own entries in Busch, driving five races in the # 94 Sunoco Oldsmobile and picking up a win at Watkins Glen International.