{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Oldsmobile Was Way Cooler Than You Remember","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/oldsmobile-was-way-cooler-than-you-remember","audioUrl":"https://pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/135/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/swap.fm/track/i7NUCPwi3tJP053nG6mP/traffic.megaphone.fm/STU7817943702.mp3?updated=1757714456","description":"Get After It! Enter for a Chance to Win a Custom Car Co-Built by Donut and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. All brought to you by NOS Energy. For more details visit: https://bit.ly/4fEqemZ\n\nThanks to Allstate for sponsoring today’s episode! Click here [https://bit.ly/4jRgXth] to check Allstate first and see how much you could save on car insurance.\n\nThis week on Past Gas, we’re wrapping up our two-part look at Oldsmobile — the brand that gave us the Rocket 88, the Toronado, and the 442. From the first true muscle car to the first rock ’n roll song, Olds helped shape American car culture like no other. After 107 years, the brand may be gone, but its influence is still everywhere.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"},"annotations":[{"startTime":84.0,"endTime":90.0,"type":"car","title":"Oldsmobile Bravada","url":"/cars/oldsmobile/bravada","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/02-04_Oldsmobile_Bravada.jpg","quote":"...w. The 442, Rocket 88, the Alero, the Achiva, the Bravada. We're going to get into all that. How did this b...","canonicalId":"car:oldsmobile:bravada","priority":0.5,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"IFCAR (Public domain)"}},{"startTime":84.0,"endTime":90.0,"type":"car","title":"88 Rocket 88","url":"/cars/oldsmobile/88","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/1988_Oldsmobile_Delta_88_Royale_Brougham.jpg","quote":"...e talking about the stuff you guys know. The 442, Rocket 88, the Alero, the Achiva, the Bravada. 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Because of blended raw power","canonicalId":"car:chevrolet:chevelle","priority":0.7,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"Mr.choppers (CC BY-SA 3.0)"}},{"startTime":1196.0,"endTime":1198.0,"type":"car","title":"Dacia SuperNova","url":"/cars/dacia/supernova","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Dacia_SupeRNova_---.jpg","quote":"Chevelle-esque. His first one was the Supernova, production, but we talked about it in the Camaro...","canonicalId":"car:dacia:supernova","priority":0.5,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"MaxFerrari2 (CC BY-SA 3.0)"}},{"startTime":1198.0,"endTime":1200.0,"type":"car","title":"Chevrolet Camaro","url":"/cars/chevrolet/camaro","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Chevrolet_Camaro_Hirschaid_2022-20220709-RM-111908.jpg","quote":"...ernova, production, but we talked about it in the Camaro episode. Yeah. This is a","canonicalId":"car:chevrolet:camaro","priority":0.7,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"Ermell (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}},{"startTime":1218.0,"endTime":1220.0,"type":"car","title":"Dodge Challenger","url":"/cars/dodge/challenger","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Dodge_Challenger_%281970%29_Hirschaid-20220709-RM-115601.jpg","quote":"...hen they were younger. I think cars like Charger, Challenger, Nova, Chevelle,","canonicalId":"car:dodge:challenger","priority":0.7,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"Ermell (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}},{"startTime":1220.0,"endTime":1222.0,"type":"car","title":"Chevrolet Nova","url":"/cars/chevrolet/nova","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/1963_Chevrolet_Chevy_II_Nova.jpg","quote":"I think cars like Charger, Challenger, Nova, Chevelle, Camaro will","canonicalId":"car:chevrolet:nova","priority":0.7,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"Oleg Yunakov (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}},{"startTime":2128.0,"endTime":2130.0,"type":"car","title":"Pontiac Grand","url":"/cars/pontiac/grand-prix","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/1964_Pontiac_Grand_Prix%2C_front_left%2C_06-16-2024.jpg","quote":"The Olds Alero man. The Alero was a Pontiac Grand Am rebadged. That makes sense.","canonicalId":"car:pontiac:grand prix","priority":0.5,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"MercurySable99 (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}},{"startTime":2274.0,"endTime":2276.0,"type":"car","title":"Ford Contour","url":"/cars/ford/contour","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/1998-2000_Ford_Contour_--_04-10-2011.jpg","quote":"It looks like a Ford contour. It's just like familiar, you know?","canonicalId":"car:ford:contour","priority":0.5,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"IFCAR (Public domain)"}},{"startTime":2348.0,"endTime":2350.0,"type":"car","title":"Mercury Grand Marquis","url":"/cars/mercury/grand-marquis","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/03-05_Mercury_Grand_Marquis_.jpg","quote":"You still got the Panther platform. You still got Grand Marquis. Yeah.","canonicalId":"car:mercury:grand marquis","priority":0.5,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"IFCAR (Public domain)"}},{"startTime":2488.0,"endTime":2490.0,"type":"car","title":"Buick Century","url":"/cars/buick/century","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/.00_1408_Buick_Century_1958.jpg","quote":"then ran out of time. Still, for over a century Oldsmobile built some of the coolest, fastest","canonicalId":"car:buick:century","priority":0.5,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"W. Bulach (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}}],"speakers":[{"id":"s1","name":"Donut Media","role":"host"}],"transcripts":[{"url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/oldsmobile-was-way-cooler-than-you-remember/transcript.vtt","type":"text/vtt"}]}