When you can’t sell technology, performance, or luxury, it’s time for the value play. And in 1979, Oldsmobile’s Starfire was becoming pretty crusty—and a little hard to sell. One of General Motors’ four “H-Body” subcompact cars, the Starfire differed little from the Chevrolet Monza, Buick Skyhawk, and Pontiac Sunbird with which it shared its basic architecture.