Alternators for Oldsmobile Automobiles

Before Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company, Ransom E. Olds and his Olds Motor Vehicle Company was America’s first high-volume producer of gasoline-powered automobiles.  The Oldsmobile Curved Dash was America’s first mass-produced car, using a standing assembly line process with interchangeable parts.  This revolutionary build process would ultimately influence how General Motors would build their vehicles, becoming Oldsmobile’s corporate owner in 1908.  Under General Motors, Oldsmobile became a pioneer in automotive technological advancement.  In 1937, Oldsmobile developed the first semi-automatic transmission, a forefather to today’s modern dual clutch transmission, and the hydraulic torque converted automatic transmission in 1940.  Oldsmobile is also created the first overhead valve V8 engine, the Olds “Rocket” V8, for the 1949 model.  This engine architecture would later influence the engine designs for rest of GM’s divisions as well as form the basis for the current GM V8 engine families.  The Rocket V8 ushered in a new era for Oldsmobile.  Rocket V8-powered cars were the fastest on the market and, in conjunction with the Rocket name and the “Space Age” design motif of the day, Oldsmobiles were designed with space-themed trim and accents.  Rocket V8-powered 88s began showing their brawn on the NASCAR circuit, with Lee Petty winning the inaugural 1959 Daytona 500 in an Olds Rocket-powered Super 88.  Oldsmobile of the 1960s was a dominant player in the emerging muscle car scene.  Legendary names such as the 442, Cutlass, Starfire, and F-85 were introduced and took race wins on Sunday and showroom sales on Monday.  The increasing popularity of Oldsmobile cars carried through to the 1970s and 1980s, with emphasis placed on personal luxury versus raw performance.  The Toronado, Cutlass Supreme, Cutlass Calais, and Cutlass Ciera were sales leaders in the segment however, the level of appointments and their price had them encroaching on the territory set aside by General Motors for Buick as Cadillac’s lower-level alternative.  By the turn of the new millennium, Oldsmobile had become an unprofitable brand and in 2004, America’s oldest automotive marque was discontinued.  The final car produced by Oldsmobile was an Alero GLS sedan, a corporate cousin to the Pontiac Grand Am and Chevrolet Malibu.



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