"What makes a car right for the times shouldn't make it wrong for Saturday night"—We imagine this is precisely what the brains behind the Cavalier based Oldsmobile Firenza were thinking when they designed it.
What a Small Car Can Be, When It's an Oldsmobile: 1982 Firenza
Say you're a banjo-pickin' young stud a-hankerin' for a nice new Cadillac Cimarron, but just can't come up with that fat inflationary Cadillac price tag? No problem! The General has an Olds-badged J Body just for you!
The '84 Olds Firenza: Almost As Good As The Cimarron!
The J Body wasn't quite GM's finest hour, but let's travel back to 1984 and experience the Firenza, Quebec style!
Malaise Era Fun With GM H-Bodies!
There's no better way to start off the work week than with a stiff shot of Detroit Malaise badge-engineering hijinks! UDMan ran across a website jam-packed with all manner of H-body info, and he was kind enough to send in some highlights. Be sure to make the jump for a massive gallery of Starfires, Sunbirds, Firenzas,…
Brava Firenza! Vauxhall's Ponycar
Is it possible to have spent every third or fourth summer in the UK from the ages of three to seventeen and have completely forgotten the Vauxhall Firenza? Especially when the first car we ever drove besides a go-kart or a Rambler on our father's lap was an Oldsmobile that shared the same name? Especially given our…
