Oldsmobile's "companion make," the upscale Viking, was introduced in 1929.
Available as a convertible coupe, four-door sedan, and close-coupled four door brougham, all on a 125 inch wheelbase. Each could be had in Standard or DeLuxe, or top-line Special trim. The Viking was the only GM companion car that was more expensive than its "senior" marque, in this case Oldsmobile. Oldsmobile had hoped to manufacture 5,000 Vikings per month, but only around 4,000 Vikings were produced in all of 1929 and barely 2,800 in 1930. A few hundred cars were sold in 1931, assembled mainly from leftover 1930 parts.

Those Minnesota turkeys sure had to go far out of their way get to an Iowan!

According to Snopes, the first turkey to actually receive a Presidential pardon was in 1989, by George H. W. Bush:

http://www.snopes.com/holidays/thanksgiving/pardon.asp

but was he pardoned???