1946 - 48 Oldsmobile: Vintage American Cars and the Sad Story of Edith Bunz
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- After the war America had a big demand for new cars. Oldsmobile offered prewar models in a new design. The fact that there were no really new functions had advantages. Cars were not powered, but highly reliable, and should something fail, easy to work on.
In our video series we will look at cars of the first generation after the war, the 1946 to 1948 models. (Starting with 1948, Olds made the switch to the Futuramic line - that will be another video.)
There were 66, 68 (A-body), 76, 78 (B-body) and C-body (98) lines of cars available. The second digit denoted the cylinders ('6'=straight 6, '8'=straight 8 engine).
Make sure to watch the final part of my video: The sad story about Edith Bunz (1890-1970). Through research I could surprisingly identify her through information on the backside of her photo. I want to thank Lucie Fritz for having put Edith on the findagrave website (www.findagrave.com).
R.I.P. Edith. Enjoy the ride.
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Caffeine Creek Band
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Well I purchased a 48 years ago. It was stored in the garage in the Seattle area since the 50s on blocks. 39k miles with the original title. Interior is mint. Olds of this type you dont see much.
Do you have photos of it?
The first car I remember riding in was our 1946 Olds. My Grandfather got it after the war, when you had to get on a waiting list and when a shipment came in, take whatever car they offered you or go to the bottom of the list.
The smaller one looks like a Pontiac or Chev and the larger one looks like a Cadillac, Buick and Pontiac from the side view
I owned a 1948 Oldsmobile Woody. The only Woody in your video was a Ford not an Oldsmobile.
Lee, actually there are two woodies: At t=0:47 and t=2:24
But - yes - you are absolutely correct: Checking the door on the second woodie image, that is not an Oldsmobile. My apologies.
The first one should be an Olds, though. We can see that the front door has a more complicated shape than the Ford to accommodate for the protruding fender.
Sad how these are almost non existent today.