I love how this car was finished - factory original, classic jet black with the neutral cloth interior, and most importantly, black wall tires to complete the look. It's so great that someone paid so much attention to the details on a basic family sedan. I agree that the fastback style is uncommon. It looks so nice too. I envy having a drive it! Rolling art-deco sculpture.
My grandparents on my dad’s side bought one of these new in 1937. They paid $900.00 for the car and drove it into the ground before trading it in in 1951. My grandfather used to commute in that car every day to his job at Western Electric in Kearney, NJ.
Not only that, but the father in the Christmas Story was an Oldsmobile Man. That's all you need to know! And he might have been a Gar Wood furnace man as well!!
6 cyl = 95 hp, straight 8 was 110 hp and sold for about $875.00. This one is just above the mid-range model and has the optional defroster vents, unless he added them as a restoration upgrade, very common addition. The three -speed trans was non-syncro 1st, with syncro 2nd and 3rd. "X" box frame with independent front, coil spring suspension and semi-elliptical leaf rear suspension. About 205,000 produced in all models, the best year for Oldsmobile up to that time.
My dad was an Oldsmobile man & so am I❤
such comfortable, open, and spacious interiors on 30's cars. lovely...
Agreed!
You did a beatiful job with this car, thanks for keeping it "real".
I love how this car was finished - factory original, classic jet black with the neutral cloth interior, and most importantly, black wall tires to complete the look. It's so great that someone paid so much attention to the details on a basic family sedan. I agree that the fastback style is uncommon. It looks so nice too. I envy having a drive it! Rolling art-deco sculpture.
My grandparents on my dad’s side bought one of these new in 1937. They paid $900.00 for the car and drove it into the ground before trading it in in 1951. My grandfather used to commute in that car every day to his job at Western Electric in Kearney, NJ.
So cool. Just gorgeous.
Thanks! Not many of these left out there!
Not only that, but the father in the Christmas Story was an Oldsmobile Man. That's all you need to know! And he might have been a Gar Wood furnace man as well!!
Beautiful resto. I’m in the middle of a F37 resto myself. Black trunk back sedan.
Nice! Keep em on the road!
Remember seeing this in A Christmas Story (1983)?
6 cyl = 95 hp, straight 8 was 110 hp and sold for about $875.00. This one is just above the mid-range model and has the optional defroster vents, unless he added them as a restoration upgrade, very common addition. The three -speed trans was non-syncro 1st, with syncro 2nd and 3rd. "X" box frame with independent front, coil spring suspension and semi-elliptical leaf rear suspension. About 205,000 produced in all models, the best year for Oldsmobile up to that time.
Those seats look especially comfortable.
Great Ride
Is this the model of car that Ralphie’s father drove in the Christmas Story
Yes it was a '37 Olds (6). That's when he said the F-word. (Followed by the "piquant" taste of lifebuoy (!)
Delightful work!
How not to lose consciousness from this beauty ?!
Ну как не потерять сознание от этой красоты ?!
The big clock is working!
Looks similar to the contemporary Opel Kapitain.
What was he operating on the left side of the wheel when driving?
Amazing job. I have one Myself.
Very cool, enjoy the ride!