The major change of the 1968 model year was the replacement of the original 425 cubic inch V8 with a new 455 cubic inch V8, rated at 375 horsepower in standard form or 400 horsepower with the W-34 option, and the rear quarter panels were revised. A full length center console with a floor mounted shifter was available as an extra cost option with the Strato bucket seats from 1968 to 1970. The 1968 car was the third year of the first generation.
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Source Wikipedia: OldsmobileEarly history, purchase by General Motorstier 2Quote, Early history, purchase by General Motors
General Motors purchased the company on November 12, 1908
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the replacement of the original 425 cu in (7 L) V8 with the new 455 cu in (7.5 L) in 1968
Year: First generation (1966-1970)
the replacement of the original 425 cu in (7 L) V8 with the new 455 cu in (7.5 L) in 1968
First generation (1966-1970), passage 2
with the Strato bucket seats from 1968
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Oldsmobile (formally the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors) was a brand of American automobiles, produced for most of its existence by General Motors.
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