The Engine That Nearly DESTROYED GM: The Oldsmobile Diesel Disaster

The Engine That Nearly Destroyed GM: The Oldsmobile Diesel Disaster

By the mid-1970s, America was nervous. Not curious. Not cautious. Straight-up scared. Gas lines wrapped around city blocks. People waited for hours just to fill their tanks. Sometimes the pumps ran dry before they reached the front. Prices climbed fast. What used to feel cheap suddenly felt out of reach, and no one knew when it would end. For decades, American cars had been built around one idea: big engines. Powerful. Comfortable. Thirsty. That formula had worked for a long time. But almost overnight, it stopped working.

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