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The General Motors X platform (also called X-body) is a rear-wheel drive compact car automobile platform produced from the 1962 to 1979 model years. Developed by Chevrolet, the architecture was initially unique in the U.S. to the Chevy II, first joined by the Pontiac Ventura in 1971, then a range of other GM products as its divisions expanded their compact model lines.
GM-X Stiletto on display at the 1964 NY World's Fair. The GM-X Stiletto was a dream car created by General Motors in 1964. It was designed to have an aerospace design, aircraft steering, a maintenance monitoring system, toggle switch controls, and three way communication speakers. The instrument cluster featured 30 flashing lights, 29 controls ...
The openly contentious back and forth, not only damaged the reputation of the X cars, but General Motors itself — with Hagerty (Insurance), specialist in classic cars, noting that the X-car was "one of the malaziest cars" of the Malaise era, doing enormous damage to GM's reputation [7] and playing a role in "the sharpest decrease in American ...
The Oldsmobile Toronado is a personal luxury car manufactured and marketed by the Oldsmobile division of General Motors from 1966 to 1992 over four generations. The Toronado was noted for its transaxle version of GM's Turbo-Hydramatic transmission, making it the first U.S.-produced front-wheel drive automobile since the demise of the Cord 810/812 in 1937.
Chevrolet's compact (1962–1979) and subcompact (1985–1988) car. Nova was the top-line of Chevy II series Chevelle: 1964 1977 GM A: 3 Chevrolet's successful mid-size car produced during 1964–1977 Chevy Van: 1964 1995 3 Chevrolet's long run van line-up Caprice: 1965 1996 GM B: 4 Chevrolet's most popular full-size car produced during 1965 ...
Dodge wanted to keep up with General Motors, so it made a version of the already goliath Chrysler Newport with a standard 5.9-liter, 265-horsepower V8 engine and an optional 6.3-liter, 305 ...
Oldsmobile (formally the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors) was a brand of American automobiles, produced for most of its existence by General Motors.Originally established as "Olds Motor Vehicle Company" by Ransom E. Olds in 1897, it produced over 35 million vehicles, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan, factory alone.
General Motors has used the X-platform or X-body designation for two different automobile platforms. All X-bodies were compact car models. 1962–1979 General Motors X platform (RWD) 1980–1985 General Motors X platform (FWD)