Oldsmobile Model X

The Model X was a four-seat passenger car produced by Oldsmobile in 1908, offered as an entry-level alternative to the Model D that appeared in 1901, replacing the Model M.[1] It was the junior companion to the first six-cylinder sedan called the Oldsmobile Model Z also introduced in 1908, and shared most of its technology with the Model M.

History
Oldsmobile Model X

The Model X was equipped with a side-valve, in-line 302 cu in (4,949 cc) four-cylinder engine developing 32 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 engaged drum brakes on the rear wheels. The Model X had a wheelbase of 106 in (2,692 mm) and was offered as a 5-passenger touring car or 2-door roadster.

1,100 Model X were manufactured in 1908; it was cancelled without replacement.

See also

References
  1. Georgano, 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.


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