Why are Oldsmobiles such a favorite?

[StealthBird]

Someone on another board pointed this out. Seems like Oldsmobiles have always been a favorite of....well....gangbangers. I recall even back in the 80's that Oldsmobiles always seemed to be the preferred car to customize, pimp out, whatever you want to call it. I know all makes have examples of customized cars, but now that YouTube has become a showcase for personal videos, seems like customized Oldsmobiles outnumber all other makes by about a 5 to 1 ratio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_cUqwheTIA&NR=1

And check out the dozens of other customized Cutlasses and 442's in the sidebar of that YouTube clip....

We had an all Oldsmobile show here recently, and while the majority of the field were 442's, Hurst/Olds, vintage Starfire's, etc., a few pimpmobiles showed up, stereos thumping away, and at a recent Hurst/Olds gathering, there were a few 68-72 Cutlasses wearing 20" (or greater) rims.

Just curious, no disrespect intended. While I don't care for the customization, I do at least appreciate that these cars are clean, and the owners are definitely proud of them. They're not beaters.

So does anyone know Oldsmobiles seemed to get &quot;pimped out&quot; so much over Buicks and/or Pontiacs? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]