Merriest Oldsmobile
The 1937 Oldsmobile
1937 oldsmobile specsThere were both styling and mechanical changes for the 1937 Oldsmobile. The bodies themselves were made of all steel. Both six and eight cylinder engines were offered and the eight had it’s horsepower increased by 10 to 110 HP. The six and eight cylinder automobiles each had several different styling features that were unique to each car. The six-cylinder cars had a horizontal bar at the front while the eight cylinder cars had a cast grille with mesh. Another styling change for 1937 was a new dashboard layout.
Dimensions changed for 1937 where there was an overall height reduction of 3 inches. In 1937 Oldsmobile also offered a new ‘Automatic Safety Transmission‘ (a semi-automatic) as an $80 option for their eight cylinder cars. The automatic at first was not offered on the sixes. Another change which was an automotive first was that the shifting arm was located on the steering column rather than on the floor. This change was with the semi-automatic transmission and let the driver keep both of his or her hands on the steering wheel much longer than a floor shifter allowed.
1937 Oldsmobile Business Coupe Specifications
Available engines for the 1937 Oldsmobile included a 230 cubic inch straight six with 95 HP and a 257 cubic inch straight eight with 110 HP.
The standard transmission was a three-speed manual, synchronized in the top two gears, and controlled by a floor shifter. As mentioned above, there was a new option for the eight cylinder cars and later extended to sixes was the semiautomatic named the “Automatic Safety Transmission” with the steering column shifter.
Suspension was independent and coil-sprung up front and a solid axle supported by semielliptic leaf springs in back.
For 1937 Oldsmobile also moved the battery location from under the front seat to a space under the hood.
oldsmobile business coupe specificationsBrakes are four wheel hydraulic drums
Wheelbase for the coupe is 117.0 inches.
An interesting production note is that Sixes accounted for 77.5 percent of 1937 total Olds production of 206,086 units. The 1937 model year production numbers ended up being Oldsmobile’s best to date.
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Merriest Oldsmobile
The 1937 Oldsmobile
1937 oldsmobile specsThere were both styling and mechanical changes for the 1937 Oldsmobile. The bodies themselves were made of all steel. Both six and eight cylinder engines were offered and the eight had it’s horsepower increased by 10 to 110 HP. The six and eight cylinder automobiles each had several different styling features that were unique to each car. The six-cylinder cars had a horizontal bar at the front while the eight cylinder cars had a cast grille with mesh. Another styling change for 1937 was a new dashboard layout.
Dimensions changed for 1937 where there was an overall height reduction of 3 inches. In 1937 Oldsmobile also offered a new ‘Automatic Safety Transmission‘ (a semi-automatic) as an $80 option for their eight cylinder cars. The automatic at first was not offered on the sixes. Another change which was an automotive first was that the shifting arm was located on the steering column rather than on the floor. This change was with the semi-automatic transmission and let the driver keep both of his or her hands on the steering wheel much longer than a floor shifter allowed.
1937 Oldsmobile Business Coupe Specifications
Available engines for the 1937 Oldsmobile included a 230 cubic inch straight six with 95 HP and a 257 cubic inch straight eight with 110 HP.
The standard transmission was a three-speed manual, synchronized in the top two gears, and controlled by a floor shifter. As mentioned above, there was a new option for the eight cylinder cars and later extended to sixes was the semiautomatic named the “Automatic Safety Transmission” with the steering column shifter.
Suspension was independent and coil-sprung up front and a solid axle supported by semielliptic leaf springs in back.
For 1937 Oldsmobile also moved the battery location from under the front seat to a space under the hood.
oldsmobile business coupe specificationsBrakes are four wheel hydraulic drums
Wheelbase for the coupe is 117.0 inches.
An interesting production note is that Sixes accounted for 77.5 percent of 1937 total Olds production of 206,086 units. The 1937 model year production numbers ended up being Oldsmobile’s best to date.
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