OAKLAND (US) 1907-1931

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OAKLAND (US) 1907-1931
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DaWeber	Sep 7 2009, 02:17 PM Post #1
Station Wagon Posts: 1,310 Group: Members Member #96 Joined: December 3, 2006 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Preferred Brand Matchbox Favorite Car Chevy Cruze	OAKLAND (US) 1907-1931 This company was established by A P Brush who had previously designed the the Cadillac and Brush automobiles. In 1090, Oakland became part of the newly established General Motors Corporation (GM). Production was very successful and Oakland introduced a less expensive marque to their Division in 1926. This new car was the Pontiac and within five years, the Oakland brand name was discontinued . This action was no doubt due to the economc conditions at the time due to the Great Depression . Expensive cars were no longer affordable. The availability of small scale diecast models of this marque is almost nonexistant. But High Speed did change the name on their previously issued Peugeot casting to be called an Oakland , as identified on their box. Also, a crude metal model of a 1924 Oakland is rportedly included in the Ferrero Kinder Surprise eggs series.



ChFalkensteiner	Sep 10 2009, 10:56 PM Post #2
Subcompact Posts: 69 Group: Members Member #1,559 Joined: December 10, 2008 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Preferred Brand Matchbox Location Linz, Austria Favorite Car Citroen DS	1929 Oakland Coup� at the Gast Museum in Strasburg PA (which was sadly closed a few years ago, as far as I know): So far I have not seen an Oakland over here in Europe! Attached to this post: O9406_07702.jpg (72.16 KB) Edited by ChFalkensteiner, Sep 10 2009, 10:58 PM.



Swifty	Sep 11 2009, 03:13 AM Post #3
The Mustang II is a Mustang too! Posts: 47,821 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 3, 2006 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Preferred Brand Yat Ming Location Pennsylvania Favorite Car Ford Mustang & Toyota Celica Supra	ChFalkensteiner Sep 10 2009, 10:56 PM 1929 Oakland Coup� at the Gast Museum in Strasburg PA (which was sadly closed a few years ago, as far as I know) Unfortunately, it has indeed been closed. I was there many years ago myself.



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