Oldsmobile

Olivia Ann Tangren, born July 22, 1997, at 12:11 AM at the Mayo Clinic in Owatonna Minnesota. I weighed eight pounds eleven ounces, and was twenty-two inches long. My mom swears I had the largest head in the history of the hospital. At that time gas cost $1.20, and everyone was watching F.R.I.E.N.D.S. In concerns for gross motor development, I progressed along at the rate most children do. I first rolled over front to back at four months old. When I was exactly seven months old I sat up…

The Life and Death of Pontiac: A Story of Trial and Error Writing about the Pontiac Motor Division represents an opportunity to grieve for their untimely death, which occurred in 2010. I spent the first decade of my automotive career working for a Pontiac dealership and this wasn't my only connection with the company. After five years of saving I purchased [a used 1979 Anniversary Edition Trans Am]. Powered by the last of the 6.6 L big block Pontiac 400 engines this special car made me a…

suspect by driving into his path. This officer did as ordered, but rather then stopping, Mr. Tipsy crossed the center lane and drove toward on coming traffic to get around the officer. Tipsy then collided with a red Oldsmobile, resulting in a major crash. Two occupants in the Oldsmobile, and both Tipsy and his passenger were killed. A lawsuit was initiated against the officers involved and their police department, including the chief of police. The plaintiffs argued that the City of Rochester…

Did you know in 1938, Henry Ford accepted the Grand Cross of the German Eagle, the Nazi’s regime’s highest medal for a foreigner? Henry Ford may have been the first to make an affordable and reliable car for America, and many people looked up to him for it, so did the Nazi’s, but they looked up to him for a different reason. He wrote and published anti-Semitic writings. Henry also expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler and Germany. Ford accepted many achievements, some were not ones that…

Hybrid Cars vs Gas-powered Cars What would you do if cars would get wiped out of this planet. Close your eyes and imagine yourself riding a bike to work or perhaps walking miles to get to work. All of the sudden, you received a phone call because your house flooded. Now, you will need to go back to your house and fix the problem, but on the way there your bike breaks down. Now, you have to walk to the house, by the time you get there most of your furniture is drenched, you just are worn out…

and the products the company produces include cars, trucks, and SUVs. General Motors was founded by William “Billy” Durant on September 16, 1908 in Flint, Michigan. GM started off small but quickly acquired many other automobile companies such as Oldsmobile, Cadillac, and Pontiac. GM, similar to Ford, produces cars, trucks, and SUVs. The reason our group chose these two brands is because they are two of the most popular American-based companies. Objective The objective of this report is to…

The Upcoming of Electric Vehicles Nearly 28 percent of the energy consumption within the United States originates from the transportation industry. Personal Vehicles consume more than 60 percent of the energy used for transportation (Source). Due to the rising prices of oil in the US, many Americans have been cautious on their oil consumption. Many people have even resorted to buying smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles. The Government even offers extra Tax incentives to consumers who…

In my opinion, these two car elements are just an introduction or a pre experience of what is going to happen afterwards. With the cars he highlights that something is going to happen later with a car while he is on drugs. As he is lying in the puddle without questioning himself how he even got there or why, he already sees the next and last car coming to pick him up. He knew that something is about to happen but unaware of its source. “Still recouping from the drugs, the narrator describes the…

Character and Point of View in “The Red Convertible” “The Red Convertible” is a short story by Louis Erdrich, in which two native American brothers named Marty and Henry decide to buy a red convertible Oldsmobile together. The two brothers spend much of the summer travelling around together in the car until the older brother, Stephan, is deployed to Vietnam. When Stephan returns, he is not the same and Marty tries desperately to recover their past relationship. The round, static, perseverant…

not really seem to mind he likes to fix things. When I was around twelve years old my dad built our shop. The shop held all of our motorcycles, ATVs, and my father’s Dodge pickup. Four years have passed and I finally have my first car; a 1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass; this was the beginning of my first project with my family. My dad, brother, and I decided to put one subwoofer into my car; I had no idea at the time how to do that. A few hours had passed and I wired up my new radio while my…