Category: Oldsmobile
1949 Oldsmobile Camper Trailer
A 1949 Oldsmobile with a camper trailer. Both look pretty new, so I date the photo in the early 1950’s. The photographer took this photo in a rural environment. The 1949 Olds with the new ‘Rocket’ engines should have enough power to tow the camper trailer. Until now I was not able to identify year Read More …
1960 Oldsmobile Myrtle Beach SC
1960 Oldsmobile motel: This color post card shows a 1961 Ford Galaxy and a 1960 Oldsmobile in Myrtle Beach SC. A car of English origin we can see at the right. The year 1960 in the United States was marked by significant cultural, political, and social developments. It was the height of the Cold War, Read More …
1953 Oldsmobile in Daytona Beach
A 1953 Oldsmobile near the shore in Daytona Beach FL. From a postcard of a motel. Another Oldsmobile of the same year in red color and a Cadillac on a 2nd image on the same card. Seems that motel has been popular with GM owners, three cars of that make at the same time on Read More …
1936 Oldsmobile rests in a forest in NJ. This car I spotted myself in a big wooden area, amidst other vintage automobiles. Image enhanced with HDR, dated 2019. Another Oldsmobile, a 1949, you can see in that forest here.
1948 Oldsmobile on a Family Photo
A shiny new 1948 Oldsmobile. In front of the car probably the family of its owners: Two brothers and their sister. Undated, probably ca.1950. 1948 was the last year, Oldsmobile offered the old body style. The new ‘Futuramic’ line was brand new this year. An example we see here.
From a public domain image library: newlyweds in a 1950 Oldsmobile Futuramic. Dated 1952.
From my vintage photo collection: Probably brothers with the new 1953 Oldsmobile of their parents. From the same set of photos: Both images not dated. Estimate: Taken 1953/1954. This Oldsmobile is a full-size car. Olds sold type ’88’ line of cars from 1949 until 1999. From 1950 on the ’88’ was the division’s top-selling model Read More …
A very nice 1937 Oldsmobile F37 (with a straight six engine). Painted in ‘Marlboro Maroon’, a GM color from 1967. History Oldsmobile produced two body styles in the 1930s, the Series F (straight-6 cylinder) and the longer Series L (straight-8 cylinder). In 1933 the Oldsmobile program appeared on CBS radio for two years. That was Read More …
1942 Oldsmobile Meets Streetcar
A 1942 Oldsmobile in an encounter with a streetcar in Pittsburgh PA. The Olds only got slightly damaged. Photographer is Charles Harris [1908-1998]. The photo dates back 1942 to ca.1944. Another photo taken by Harris is here on classiccarszone.org. Harris was an American photographer from Pittsburgh, PA. We mostly know him for his photographs of Read More …
A blue Oldsmobile 66 2dr coupe, manufactured 1946. A rare car in the original color. The paint color schema of this year lists ‘Caspian Blue’ as code 74C. A collector offered this coupe for sale in California a couple of years ago. It is possible to distinguish them by their different bumpers on the A Read More …