Oldsmobile Model S

The Model S was the first four-seat passenger car produced by Oldsmobile in 1906, offered as a larger alternative to the Model R Curved Dash runabout that appeared in 1901.[1]

Oldsmobile Model S

History

The Model S was equipped with a side-valve, in-line 270 cu in (4,417 cc) four-cylinder engine developing 28 bhp. The engine was installed in the front, driving the rear wheels through a transmission shaft. The gearbox had three forward gears, with the gearshift lever positioned to the right of the driver.

The brake pedal came into contact with the Drum brake on the rear wheels. The Model S had a wheelbase of 106 in (2,692 mm) and came in several bodystyles, to include a 2-door roadster, a roadster with a rumble seat and the 5 passenger "Palace Touring" car.

1,400 Model S were manufactured in 1906, and it was replaced by the Model A in 1907.

References
  1. Georgano, G.N. (2000). Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. London: HMSO. ISBN 1-57958-293-1.

Kimes Beverly, Henry Clark, Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805–1942 , Iola, Krause Publications Inc, 1996, ISBN 978-0-87341-428-9.

See also

List of Oldsmobile vehicles


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