In order to capitalize on diesel's lower price during the Gas Crisis, Oldsmobile quickly retrofitted their 350-CID V8 to run on diesel fuel. For context, a gallon of gasoline costs roughly $0.86 ...
It didn't ride as nicely as a 1976 Sedan DeVille, but few cars did. Starting in 1978, a miserable Oldsmobile diesel V8 was an option, but the only engine available in the '76 Seville was this fuel ...