Oldsmobile Features Articles

1950 Oldsmobile - Lost And Found:The Polynesian Saga - Hall of Fame National Rod & Custom Car Museum

Can you pinpoint the moment when the custom car bug bit you? Gene Blackford can. more

1950 Oldsmobile 88 - Later Iron

Johnny & LucilleAfter losing his father in 2004, Darrell Greig, of Laguna Beach, California, wanted to restore one of his dad's last projects, a '50 Olds 88 sedan. He soon realized he lacked the money to finish it properly. By a little fate, however, he was able to stretch his funds and buy a '50 Ol more

1964 Oldsmobile 88 - Lemon Chiffon

Anyone who has more than a passing interest in custom cars is likely to be familiar with John D'Agostino's name. He's been a major player in the scene ever since debuting his mildly customized, Art Himsl-painted '70 Pontiac Grand Prix at the Grand National Roa more

1950 Oldsmobile Fastback - The Big Payoff

In this alter-auto world we live in, there are basically three types of people building/driving custom rods: those that do it for the pure love; those that do it for ego or recognition; and those that are on what you might call a temporary trend trip. The egoi more

1951 Oldsmobile 88 - Something Olds, Something New

Take a young guy who cut his teeth customizing sport trucks, pair him up with a father-in-law who's been a hot rodder for decades, and what would they come up with? Chances are it'll be a contemporary custom much like this '51 Olds 88. At least that's what 32- more

1951 Oldsmobile 88 - Something Old Something New

Take a young guy who cut his teeth customizing sport trucks, pair him up with a father-in-law who's been a hot rodder for decades, and what would they come up with? Chances are it'll be a contemporary custom much like this '51 Olds 88. more

1955 Oldsmobile 88 - Modern Traditionalist

Does it really have to be "just like the '50s?" Well, it doesn't always have to be, and in many cases, it shouldn't! Save for current historical and political events, these times offer one a lot that 50 years ago can't come close to, and that includes this great hobby of ours, as well. (Now, if ever more

1950 Oldsmobile Hardtop - Jack Walker's "Polynesian II" '50 Olds

There are cars that, for one reason or another, carry with them a certain mystique that lives on long after the actual automobile has ceased to exist. One such example is the sectioned '50 Olds hardtop convertible dubbed "Polynesian." Neil Emory and Clayton Jensen, partners in Burbank, California's more