Poll: Which Oldsmobile? (3/26/2024)

1962 is 1st, nothing beats that style in a 60s Olds. A close 2nd is the ‘63 followed by the odd “fox looking” 61.

For me it's the '62, '61 and '63.

Posted by: @jcarnutz

1962 is 1st, nothing beats that style in a 60s Olds. A close 2nd is the ‘63 followed by the odd “fox looking” 61.

"Fox looking" ......never saw the '61 from that perspective but I get it.  Lol.

@jcarnutz, my gosh! Where did you come up with that? It's perfect! I'll never look at a '61 Olds again the same way as I did before.

Posted by: @jkuvakas

@jcarnutz, my gosh! Where did you come up with that? It's perfect! I'll never look at a '61 Olds again the same way as I did before.

LOL....the original "Fox body".

@jkuvakas 

I remember when I was very young, probably 3 to 5, we lived in an apartment complex on Evergreen in Detroit. My bedroom faced that busy street, I would sit in the window and watch the cars go by for hours, especially in the evening when I was supposed to be sleeping. I came up with animal names or likenesses for many of them. I don't recall most today, but a few stuck with me, such as the '61 Olds. The Metropolitans were baby pigs and I remember the Rambler Americans being the mama pig. I called the '59 Buick, a bat. Most of them was because I didn't know what they really were. It was probably what prompted me to learn more about cars as I got older.

Posted by: @jack-dodds

Posted by: @jcarnutz

1962 is 1st, nothing beats that style in a 60s Olds. A close 2nd is the ‘63 followed by the odd “fox looking” 61.

"Fox looking" ......never saw the '61 from that perspective but I get it.  Lol.

Although rightly renowned for the breadth and depth of my intellectual grasp I admit to being totally bewildered by this "fox" business.

Could someone please take a deep breath and in the quietly patronising tone one uses when addressing a small child, explain the reference? Most grateful.

@graeme-ogg 

I just thought the '61 Olds looked like a fox, especially from the rear. At least that was the thoughts I had as a 4- or 5-year-old child. 

Plus, Ford used the Fox platform/body to make Mustangs from 1979 through 2004. In the mid-eighties, it was also used to make cars like the Fairmont/Zephyr and the mid-sized LTD/Marquis. 

Posted by: @jkuvakas

Plus, Ford used the Fox platform/body to make Mustangs from 1979 through 2004. In the mid-eighties, it was also used to make cars like the Fairmont/Zephyr and the mid-sized LTD/Marquis. 

Yes, I found references to the Fox platform, but those were Fords, not Oldsmobiles, so I didn't see the connection, and didn't see the "foxy" look either, so I thought I must be missing some Stateside cultural referrence.

I thought the back end of the '61 Olds looked more like a '61 T-Bird in reverse.

John M's reference to how certain cars remind him of animals reminded me of a comment John Roberts made several years ago.  He said that the grille of the '61 Plymouth looked like a bulldog chewing a wasp....which I saw immediately and thought was hilarious.

@jack-dodds Lexus must have liked the 61 Plymouth grill as it's on all of their cars and SUVs today.

Posted by: @bob-jackman

@jack-dodds Lexus must have liked the 61 Plymouth grill as it's on all of their cars and SUVs today.

Lexus:

Predator:

Posted by: @bob-jackman

@jack-dodds Lexus must have liked the 61 Plymouth grill as it's on all of their cars and SUVs today.

Bob; I actually have come to quite like the '61 Plymouth Fury in recent years, which surprises me a bit.  I bought the HT (white over copper) from Buz a couple of years ago and love it as a model.