1941
It would be a short run for the Series 96 Custom Cruiser, shown here in four-door sedan form. The 96 was the top-line model with six-cylinder power, and it didn't return for 1942.
1945
The first postwar car came off the assembly line on October 15, 1945. It was greeted by D.E. Ralston and S.E. Skinner.
1946
Oldsmobile became the first automobile manufacturer to consider the needs of the physically impaired with the introduction of the Valiant program.
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1948
Olds 98 Club Sedan
1949
The ringed globe emblem appeared on Oldsmobile's first official pace car of the Indianapolis 500, the 1949 Rocket 88.
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1953
Olds unveiled the Starfire "dream car" at the 1953 Motorama. Named after a Lockheed jet fighter, it boasted a fiberglass body and 200-hp Rocket engine. It also featured a wraparound windshield as used on the Fiesta.
1956
Oldsmobile's Golden Rocket show car
1958
88 Holiday Sedan
