I'm way late to the party....1948 Olds, 1937 Olds 8. The styling of those cars is just awesome to me. Thank you as always sir - great content every time ~ Chuck
1940 1937 was a great car rode good 😊 .. Never drove a 40 but I love the styling 😍 Straight 8 is a funny engine ?? When it was right WOW !!!!😊 Smooth as Silk 😉👍 Great Episode Happy Motoring ✌️🤠
Love these engine episodes! Takes me back to when you could work on an engine without needing a computer programming degree :-) WYR: 1) '48 Futuramic 2) '37 Eight
Another interesting engine episode. I would easily choose the 1932 Oldsmobile L32 in the first and the 1942 Oldsmobile Custom 8 Cruiser in a much closer decision in the second. I think the 1937 Oldsmobile 8 is pretty cool too.
On "Would You Rather" here's my write-in: a 1941 Oldsmobile 78 Club Sedan (fastback) with the 257 I8. I love the bright work and art deco styling of the '41.
I was always amazed that Oldsmobile was the first company to have a straight eight married to an automatic transmission, one would think a more elite company would have done it first.
GM used the Oldsmobile Division to develop new technologies and offer them first. Some have said one of the reasons for this was so that if a new device was a flop, its failure would not sully the top marque - Cadillac. Once the Hydramatic was proven to be a success not only in function but also in sales, Cadillac offered it moving forward.
WYR: 1932. I love the chromed louvers GM used this year, from the Chevrolet Confederate series on up the line. 1938 in the second group, especially with those sidemounts.
Hello Again Jay! Thanks for the interesting video on the Olds 8! Some of those cars are just SO interesting to me. I have a few original brochures for the Olds of the mid to late 1930's. Sometimes both the 8 and the 6 were in the same brochure, and at least one year they did both an 8 brochure and a 6 brochure. LOVE the artwork in the old catalogs! WYR time! #1 1940! I have a thing for that model for some reason. #2 1937 Olds 8! That maroon coupe is PRETTY! I really like the 1938 models as well, for an extra write in!
It’s crazy they didn’t advertise their eight cylinder more. They built way more six cylinders than eight. Going to cover all the six cylinders one day. =) I think Ford FT is next week I needed more time to research that one
The Oldsmobile straight-8's were smooth, dependable engines for their times. That said, a buyer of a 1949 Oldsmobile with the new V-8 would notice a substantial difference in pickup & power over the 1948 & earlier models.
That 1940 Olds Series 90 is a beautiful car!! Although I would take any of them. Those flathead straight 8's were smooth running engines and very dependable.
My grandma had a ‘48 Olds with the straight 8 and the hydra magic. It was slow, couldn’t take a hill without putting it in low and it burned oil badly. In the winter months in NY t never started without a booster
Now that I think of it,Pontiac got a displacement increase to its Eight for 1950,so the previous to 1950 Pontiac may have had a smaller displacement than the Olds of the same year "rifle drilled" connecting rods meant that oil was discharged at or squirted onto the piston pin/connecting rod small end area or even squirted up under the bottom of the piston heads in an attempt to lower temperature.
Curious, where are you located? I would love to do an episode on your car. Quick Google search yielded these results www.hemmings.com/stories/article/touring-tough-1937-oldsmobile-f-37-touring-sedan en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldsmobile_F-Series metrommp.com/Classic-Car-Guides-Ratings-Features/Oldsmobile/1937-Oldsmobile-F-37-Catalog/ www.conceptcarz.com/s9800/oldsmobile-series-l-eight.aspx Hope this helped =)
My father had a 1948 Oldsmobile for a while,it was a hand me down from his father and sort of worn out,I think it was just a six,the six seems to have been more common than the Eight although I think the Pontiac Eight was quicker/faster although having a lower horsepower rating (I think GM messed with the ratings to try to favor the "better" cars) I was just 5 or 6 years old and so didn't know how to work on cars,I wish I had known about road draft tubes then. The car had a severe oil consumption problem and at highway speed would discharge oil out of the vent cap on the filler tube. While that would have been worsened by worn piston rings and cylinder bores that problem is largely caused by blockage of the road draft tube,either by heavy sludge/varnish accumulation in the tube or by possibly having hit a curb or something and bent the end of the tube closed. The road draft tubes on many old fashioned cars protruded down near the road level under the car,when the car ran along the road at speed relative wind under the car blowing past the tube opening ideally pulled crankcase gases out of the tube causing fresh air to enter the vented oil fill tube above and pulling fumes and condensed fuel and water out of the crankcase once the car was up to running temperature. The tube looked like an extra exhaust pipe sticking down near the road under the engine compartment. It connected to the crankcase interior volume. On inline engines it usually was part of or attached to the plate over the valve spring area. I think the first Oldsmobile V8s might have still had the road draft tube. Eventually it was replaced by the "positive crankcase ventilation" valve. The 1948s looked better than the '49 although the V8 was a level ahead in more power and less weight. I wonder if the Six soldiered on a couple more years as the base engine after the V8 replaced the inline L head Eight? Interesting that the last version of the Eight had a shorter stroke than the early version although total displacement increased. Pontiac also I think kept their Eight at a stroke just under 4" which would have allowed slightly higher RPM than many other old car engines which could have strokes well over 4".
WYR, both: Studebaker Dictator and President offered straight eights before WWII and Hudson also offered a highly respected 254 cube inline "splasher" eight. I would write in the President, though the Hudson Commodore with its oil-bath clutch and electric hand shifting would be tempting, See also Clint Eastwood's character's choice in the movie _Kelly's Heroes._ Consider also the Packard One-Twenty.
I would take the 1940 Olds,I like that funky non (I my opinion) Olds or for that matter GM grill ,front end design,and I like the looks of the early of the car.
1932 L32 and 1937 Olds 8. Song is Never by Heart.
Great choices
Congratulations you won name that tune
I'm way late to the party....1948 Olds, 1937 Olds 8. The styling of those cars is just awesome to me. Thank you as always sir - great content every time ~ Chuck
Sweet choices =)
1940
1937 was a great car rode good 😊 ..
Never drove a 40 but I love the styling 😍
Straight 8 is a funny engine ?? When it was right WOW !!!!😊
Smooth as Silk 😉👍
Great Episode
Happy Motoring ✌️🤠
Another great engine video, Jay.
Happy you dig this one =)
Love these engine episodes! Takes me back to when you could work on an engine without needing a computer programming degree :-) WYR: 1) '48 Futuramic 2) '37 Eight
Awesome choices =) I love doing the engine episodes
Another interesting engine episode. I would easily choose the 1932 Oldsmobile L32 in the first and the 1942 Oldsmobile Custom 8 Cruiser in a much closer decision in the second. I think the 1937 Oldsmobile 8 is pretty cool too.
On "Would You Rather" here's my write-in: a 1941 Oldsmobile 78 Club Sedan (fastback) with the 257 I8. I love the bright work and art deco styling of the '41.
Awesome write in
Thank you for this video and sharing this knowledge of this Oldsmobile engine family.
Thank you so much for watching happy you dig this episode olds 98 from 1955 tonight
@@What.its.like. I will look forward to this.
Another great engine episode with a teaser picture of the GMC 702 v-12 at the end. First pick 1940 Olda 90 convertible , second 1935 Olds L35.
Sweet choices =)
I was always amazed that Oldsmobile was the first company to have a straight eight married to an automatic transmission, one would think a more elite company would have done it first.
Awesome trivia I totally overlooked that how interesting
GM used the Oldsmobile Division to develop new technologies and offer them first. Some have said one of the reasons for this was so that if a new device was a flop, its failure would not sully the top marque - Cadillac. Once the Hydramatic was proven to be a success not only in function but also in sales, Cadillac offered it moving forward.
WYR: 1932. I love the chromed louvers GM used this year, from the Chevrolet Confederate series on up the line. 1938 in the second group, especially with those sidemounts.
Hello Again Jay! Thanks for the interesting video on the Olds 8! Some of those cars are just SO interesting to me. I have a few original brochures for the Olds of the mid to late 1930's. Sometimes both the 8 and the 6 were in the same brochure, and at least one year they did both an 8 brochure and a 6 brochure. LOVE the artwork in the old catalogs! WYR time! #1 1940! I have a thing for that model for some reason. #2 1937 Olds 8! That maroon coupe is PRETTY! I really like the 1938 models as well, for an extra write in!
It’s crazy they didn’t advertise their eight cylinder more. They built way more six cylinders than eight. Going to cover all the six cylinders one day. =)
I think Ford FT is next week I needed more time to research that one
The Oldsmobile straight-8's were smooth, dependable engines for their times. That said, a buyer of a 1949 Oldsmobile with the new V-8 would notice a substantial difference in pickup & power over the 1948 & earlier models.
That 1940 Olds Series 90 is a beautiful car!! Although I would take any of them. Those flathead straight 8's were smooth running engines and very dependable.
Sweet choice =)
My grandma had a ‘48 Olds with the straight 8 and the hydra magic. It was slow, couldn’t take a hill without putting it in low and it burned oil badly. In the winter months in NY t never started without a booster
Now that I think of it,Pontiac got a displacement increase to its Eight for 1950,so the previous to 1950 Pontiac may have had a smaller displacement than the Olds of the same year
"rifle drilled" connecting rods meant that oil was discharged at or squirted onto the piston pin/connecting rod small end area or even squirted up under the bottom of the piston heads in an attempt to lower temperature.
WYR #1: I'll say the 1948 Olds. When we were kids, my mom drove a 1950 Olds which looked _very_ similar.
She said that was her favorite car ever.
50 olds is a great looking car what body style
Song is Heart - Never
That’s the one someone beat you for title
I'd go with the Futuramic, although does series 90 does look pretty cool , in the second the old 8 looks most appealing to me!😎
=)
1940 Oldsmobile series 90, and a 1935 Oldsmobile L-35.
Sweet choices =)
1932
1942
A close friend had a 1937 Oldsmobile six originally sold in Canada.
Sweet choices definitely going to cover the six cylinder one day. There is a ton of different displacements there at least six possibly more.
Any info on a 1937 oldsmobile f37
Curious, where are you located? I would love to do an episode on your car.
Quick Google search yielded these results
www.hemmings.com/stories/article/touring-tough-1937-oldsmobile-f-37-touring-sedan
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldsmobile_F-Series
metrommp.com/Classic-Car-Guides-Ratings-Features/Oldsmobile/1937-Oldsmobile-F-37-Catalog/
www.conceptcarz.com/s9800/oldsmobile-series-l-eight.aspx
Hope this helped =)
I'm located in cali in the city of oxnard
Thank you so much for getting back that’s on the other side of the world from me I’m in Pennsylvania
My father had a 1948 Oldsmobile for a while,it was a hand me down from his father and sort of worn out,I think it was just a six,the six seems to have been more common than the Eight although I think the Pontiac Eight was quicker/faster although having a lower horsepower rating (I think GM messed with the ratings to try to favor the "better" cars)
I was just 5 or 6 years old and so didn't know how to work on cars,I wish I had known about road draft tubes then. The car had a severe oil consumption problem and at highway speed would discharge oil out of the vent cap on the filler tube. While that would have been worsened by worn piston rings and cylinder bores that problem is largely caused by blockage of the road draft tube,either by heavy sludge/varnish accumulation in the tube or by possibly having hit a curb or something and bent the end of the tube closed. The road draft tubes on many old fashioned cars protruded down near the road level under the car,when the car ran along the road at speed relative wind under the car blowing past the tube opening ideally pulled crankcase gases out of the tube causing fresh air to enter the vented oil fill tube above and pulling fumes and condensed fuel and water out of the crankcase once the car was up to running temperature. The tube looked like an extra exhaust pipe sticking down near the road under the engine compartment. It connected to the crankcase interior volume. On inline engines it usually was part of or attached to the plate over the valve spring area. I think the first Oldsmobile V8s might have still had the road draft tube. Eventually it was replaced by the "positive crankcase ventilation" valve.
The 1948s looked better than the '49 although the V8 was a level ahead in more power and less weight. I wonder if the Six soldiered on a couple more years as the base engine after the V8 replaced the inline L head Eight? Interesting that the last version of the Eight had a shorter stroke than the early version although total displacement increased. Pontiac also I think kept their Eight at a stroke just under 4" which would have allowed slightly higher RPM than many other old car engines which could have strokes well over 4".
Thank you so much for taking the time to share those memories and information =)
WYR, both: Studebaker Dictator and President offered straight eights before WWII and Hudson also offered a highly respected 254 cube inline "splasher" eight.
I would write in the President, though the Hudson Commodore with its oil-bath clutch and electric hand shifting would be tempting, See also Clint Eastwood's character's choice in the movie _Kelly's Heroes._
Consider also the Packard One-Twenty.
WYR: 1940 Olds, 1937 Olds. Although the '42 looks good, too.
Great choices =)
Olds L-32 hands down!
Sweet choice
I own a 1937oldsmobile f37
I would take the 1940 Olds,I like that funky non (I my opinion) Olds or for that matter GM grill ,front end design,and I like the looks of the early of the car.
I need to proof read,I like the looks of the rest of the car.Nice work as always.
Happens to me all the time I use talk text a lot and it’s right and then corrects after send
@@What.its.like.My excuse,cheap phone,and being an inexperienced old man,and I think I'll run with that.
48 Old's
And the 35
WYR: All of them.
Sweet choices
No offense but what's with the "OBJ" emoji in the video's title?
I have no idea why TH-cam does that. I guess he gets triggered by certain words, but I have no idea what words cause it to do that.
I'll take the 37-8
Sweet =)
1937
48
37
Sweet choices
Good videos until you start reading charts...
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