Stevo Posted January 8, 2008 Report Posted January 8, 2008 I never liked the Alero, I wasn't fussy about the Intrigue but I think the Shortstar was a step in the right direction with the behind the scenes specs. The 442 white and gold with the square grills looks like they had 2 grills and couldn't find a good place to put them so they said ... FINE stick em on the front ... HERE *whap*. The Red on the Intrigue looks nice. I was playing with pencil and paper of what a Cutlass Coupe would have looked like if the Intrigue Sedan allowed for one. I was going for a late 60's ideal and staying away from the 90's Cutlass Supreme. Quote
synistershadows Posted January 8, 2008 Report Posted January 8, 2008 i wonder what an Aurora would look like with the OSV styling on it Quote
nebojsa_o Posted January 8, 2008 Report Posted January 8, 2008 Probably hot as hell! I don't know, they already look good, so I can't see them getting worse. Too bad we'll never know... Quote
Stevo Posted January 8, 2008 Report Posted January 8, 2008 The reason why Olds got the axe was because of obvious idiotic board members and pushy media people. There was a rumor going round that a GM division was getting closed out. The rumor pitted Saturn (at the time not selling well) and Oldsmobile (losing $$$). Rumors hit the media and after one board meeting, some camera monkey pushed an exec into spilling the beans about who or what was going and the media got a rushed 'Oldsmobile' even though it was not finalized. When the news hit it was the deciding factor and so Olds was shut down. I think Saturn should have been cut because at the time they were just not hitting the mark despite some minor innovations and orphaned platform use but to kill off the longest running name in automotive production because some people can't make the right decisions is just ... well it's GM for you. Quote
ZoomZoomFan Posted January 9, 2008 Report Posted January 9, 2008 Poor Oldsmobile. They should offer an OSV replica body-kit. Quote
nebojsa_o Posted January 9, 2008 Report Posted January 9, 2008 What they should do is bring Olds back, as a surprise, in like 2010 or 2015. That would be sweet... Quote
synistershadows Posted January 9, 2008 Report Posted January 9, 2008 What they should do is bring Olds back, as a surprise, in like 2010 or 2015. That would be sweet... AGREED! Quote
BCM Posted January 9, 2008 Report Posted January 9, 2008 Poor Oldsmobile. They should offer an OSV replica body-kit. x21847219347832489 Quote
DEMonte1997 Posted January 9, 2008 Report Posted January 9, 2008 Incredible thread! Thanks to everyone for posting all the info and photos of these vehicles. I LOVE Oldsmobile. Miss it sorely. Quote
jeremy Posted January 9, 2008 Report Posted January 9, 2008 that Red OSV Intrigue is really really sharp looking Quote
GPX Posted January 19, 2008 Report Posted January 19, 2008 Bumping this cuz I finally got thru it! Opinions: The bodies look great (not all the grills look great though) as do the performance platforms, but I don't like any of the non-monochrome paintjobs. So sad to have lost Olds. Let's just say that if I were running GM, things would be different! Watching Olds die was like seeing your favorite TV show die; first they stop promoting it, then they change the time, then they throw in some new character who doesn't work with the cast, and then The Red on the Intrigue looks nice. I was playing with pencil and paper of what a Cutlass Coupe would have looked like if the Intrigue Sedan allowed for one. I was going for a late 60's ideal and staying away from the 90's Cutlass Supreme. Stevo, did you save any of those sketches? They sound very interesting. Quote
cutlassdude96 Posted January 19, 2008 Report Posted January 19, 2008 heres some posters I found on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2000-OLDSMOBILE-SVO-ED-ALERO-INTRIQUE-SILHOUETTE-POSTER_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ34230QQihZ024QQitemZ370010471134 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2000-OLDSMOBILE-SVO-ALERO-CONCEPT-COUPE-PHOTO-8X10_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ34230QQihZ024QQitemZ370011073966 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2000-OLDSMOBILE-SVO-ALERO-CONCEPT-SEDAN-PHOTO-8X10_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ34230QQihZ024QQitemZ370011074198 Quote
IRONDOG442 Posted January 19, 2008 Author Report Posted January 19, 2008 Alero Sedan HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAAHHAHAHA !!! Quote
MonteCarloDude Posted January 19, 2008 Report Posted January 19, 2008 that Red OSV Intrigue is really really sharp looking x2, that is a badass intrigue. Quote
IRONDOG442 Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Posted February 26, 2008 I just remembered I never gave you guys the ending of this story. I will update you tomorrow at work. Getting paid to make threads FTW !!! Quote
AWeb80 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Posted February 26, 2008 ooooooo, I'm so friggen excited....no sleep tonight. Quote
IRONDOG442 Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Posted February 26, 2008 Well as promised like Paul Harvey said "and now the rest of the story" Quote
IRONDOG442 Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Posted February 26, 2008 After GM showed the OSVs and its sisters show cars they went on tour at the Los Angeles International Auto Show and were also shown on May 23, 2001, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (just a few days before the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing"--the Indy 500) a special display was put on by Oldsmobile. The Olds Aurora was the Official Pace Car for the 2001 Indy 500 and the Oldsmobile Bravada with the new Oldsmobile designed 275 horse straight six was also the Pace Truck for the race. At the display were a variety of Oldsmobiles. This display included all of the Oldsmobile IRL track support vehicles including a special semi tractor trailer which hauled these around and two fully functional 3.5 liter v-8 Aurora powered Indy race cars as part of the show. They also had cutaway Northstar motors on display and after the race that weekend ALL OF the show cars were loaded up into a trailer and forgotten about. They were driven into a warehouse in Milford Michigan covered and sat untouched for a few years. here are some pictures of that event at Indy and the warehouse with the cars sitting in it. Quote
IRONDOG442 Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Posted February 26, 2008 Heres more pictures of the collection before destruction. Quote
IRONDOG442 Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Posted February 26, 2008 I have many more I will share. This was my walk through of the coveted Olds collection. Quote
IRONDOG442 Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Posted February 26, 2008 I had a shitty camera at the time this was back in 2001 and I was trying to conserve space on my memory card and took them in low resolution sorry !! Quote
AWeb80 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Posted February 26, 2008 wow...some of those a beautes!!!!! why did they destroy them? Quote
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