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Detroit Diesel Corporation Tender Offer Extended

11 August 1997

Detroit Diesel Corporation Tender Offer Extended

    DETROIT, Aug. 11 -- Detroit Diesel Corporation
reported today that its previously announced tender offer to acquire
13,842,619 shares of common stock of Outboard Marine Corporation
was extended at the request of Outboard Marine until 12 midnight, August 25,
1997, as required under the terms of the merger agreement between DDC and OMC.
The tender offer was originally scheduled to expire on August 11, 1997.
    Detroit Diesel Corporation said that approximately 1,926,774 shares of OMC
common stock had been validly tendered and not withdrawn as of the close of
business on August 8, 1997.  Except for the extension of the scheduled
expiration date of the tender offer, all terms and conditions of the
transaction remain the same.  Further details are available in the tender
offer documents on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SOURCE  Detroit Diesel Corporation