Oldsmobile Model X

Oldsmobile Model X
Overview
Manufacturer	Oldsmobile
Production	1908
Model years	1908
Assembly	Lansing Car Assembly, Michigan
Chronology
Predecessor	Oldsmobile Model M
Successor	Oldsmobile Model Z

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 ad

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.^[2]

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, and the advertised price of the roadster was $2,000 ($67,822 in 2023 dollars ^[3]).

1,100 of the cars were manufactured in 1908; it was cancelled without replacement.

References

1. Georgano, N. (2000). Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. London: HMSO. ISBN 1-57958-293-1.^{[page needed]}
2. Kimes, Beverly (1996). Standard catalog of American Cars 1805–1942 (third ed.). Krause publications. pp. 1061–1088. ISBN 0-87341-478-0.
3. 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.