Mint Condition: 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais Indy 500 Pace Car

If you own a car with the words "Official Pace Car 69th Indianapolis 500, May 26, 1985" on the doors you are going to have a few conversations that go like this.  Random dude: Wow, so that car was used as the pace car at Indy...that's wicked. You: Well...it is actually a commemorative version of the pace car, one of 242 built.  Random dude: So the folks at Indy 500 paid to have that on the side as advertisement..?  You: No...actually the buyer had to pay more for this option...  Random dude: Okay, well can you just stop parking it on my lawn, it's killing the grass. If this kind of exchange gets you excited, you can pick up your 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais Indy 500 Pace Car here on eBay offered for $12,950 in Ozone Park, NY.

Serial No 1: 1985 Oldsmobile Calais

There are few things better than low mile minty clean example of an unwanted car from the past...because low mile examples of desirable cars have crazy price tags, but the people who collect 80s Oldsmobiles do their own dental work and shower at their place of employment...the a low mile example of the first car off the assembly line doesn't cost much. Find this 1985 Oldsmobile Calais offered for $10,000 here on eBay starting bid with 1 day to go located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

Japanese Heart: 1987 Holden Calais Turbo

The conversion to unleaded was mandated in Australia for the 1986 model year. Poor sales of the Commodore had left Holden cash-strapped. In a desperate attempt to update to modernise, they turned to Nissan, who licensed the straight six RB30E engine, used in the Patrol and the Australian-built R31 Skyline for the VL (1986-88) Commodore. The Commodore was the only application of the turbocharged version of this engine, and the Calais Turbo is the most sought after of all VLs, being the top specification of Commodore at the time. Find this 1987 Holden Calais Turbo in Lake Cathie, NSW, Australia, for $22k AUD ($16,850 USD at the time of writing) via gumtree.com.au

The Last 442: 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais Quad 442

Oldsmobile first used the 442 designation on the F-85 Cutlass A-Body to describe its combination of 4-barrel carburetor, 4-speed manual transmission, and 2 exhausts.  The 442 name was used on a number of A-body and later G-body cars, but in 1990 it was applied to the N-body Cutlass Calais.  Except the Cutlass had no barrels or carbs, a 5-speed gearbox and a single exhaust.  So why did the name Quad442 appear on the rockers? 4 cylinders, 4 valves per cylinder, and 2 camshafts.  Find this 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais Quad 442 offered for $3,800 near Las Vegas, NV.

5k: Pacecar of the Apocalypse: 1985 Oldsmobile Calais, Indy 500 Pace Car, Low Miles

The Oldsmobile Calais was named after a small northern French port city that was for many years occupied by the English and used as a shipping point as it is only 21 miles away from the white cliffs of Dover.  The costs of maintaining a naturally indefensible city (once used by Julius Caesar as a staging point for his invasion of Britannia) were high and the British historian Sir Geoffrey Elton once remarked "Calais—expensive and useless—was better lost than kept."  A fitting quote for the 4-wheeled Calais, or even better, for the Oldsmobile marque in general.  However, today's featured Calais isn't your average GM N-platform junker.  Find this 1985 Oldsmobile Calais Indy 500 Pace Car edition with 6,100 miles on the odometer currently bidding on ebay for $3,850 reserve-not-met with 3 days to go, located in Lansing, MI.