Guest 1965cat Posted April 3, 2002 Share Posted April 3, 2002 I was wondering if anyone could tell me if Oldsmobile or Buick made a car in 1964 called a "hippodrone" (Spelling?)??? A friend called today and said there is one for sale by his house with 79K miles, 4-door, 3-spd auto, great shape... I'm not interested in buying it, I just had never heard of such a car and was stumped... Am I all wet? or does such a model exist?<P>Thanks,<P>Mark<BR>BCA 372362 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted April 3, 2002 Share Posted April 3, 2002 I think what your buddy has seen is a dealer badge for Hippodrome Olds in Nashville. They were chrome plated slushcast metal and had a really high-styled lettering that could be mistaken for a manufacturer's script. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
our51super Posted April 3, 2002 Share Posted April 3, 2002 Any chance of you posting a picture of the car here?<P>Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1965cat Posted April 3, 2002 Share Posted April 3, 2002 You may be correct about the "Nashville" connection, the car is about 120 miles away from there. I am supposed to have pics tomorrow that I can post... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John Chapman Posted April 3, 2002 Share Posted April 3, 2002 For fun:<BR> <A HREF="http://www.hippodromecars.com/HippodromeOldsNissan/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.hippodromecars.com/HippodromeOldsNissan/</A> <P>Hippodrome seems to be really downplaying the Olds line... like there's virtually no mention of Olds on the site.<P>By way of coincidence, it's not unusual to see cars here in San Diego with Hippordrome dealer markings. They make there way here with the Navy folks from Memphis.<P>JMC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 4, 2002 Share Posted April 4, 2002 HIPPODROME,<P>HIPPO MEANS "HORSES" IN THE ORIGINAL LATIAN<P>AND DROME OR DROMO MEANS "ARENA"<P>HORSE ARENA<P>SO, I DON'T THINK IT'S GOT ANYTHING TO DO WITH A STYLE OF CAR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 4, 2002 Share Posted April 4, 2002 Hippodrome is a dealer still, here in Smashville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 4, 2002 Share Posted April 4, 2002 yep, i'm setting here looking out across the Snatchville skyline right now at Hippodrome Olds. REcently they took down the Olds sign and replaced it with Nissan. I think at one time maybe before my time it was Olds/Buick???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 And I'd always heard it called Nashvegas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John Chapman Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 Holy Bat Tower! Snatchville? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1965cat Posted April 6, 2002 Share Posted April 6, 2002 Yep!! My buddy went back to take pictures and someone wanted the car more than he did except this person "forgot" to pay... another stolen vehicle to watch for on "Cops"!! Thanks for the info and correction!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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