Oldsmobile Defender

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Defender Series 40
Production period:	1912-1913
Class :	Middle class
Body versions :	Touring car , roadster , coupé
Engines:	Otto engine : 4.4 liters (26 kW)
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Wheelbase :	2946 mm
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Previous model	Special

The Oldsmobile Defender was a mid- size passenger car released in 1912 by Oldsmobile , a General Motors brand , as the successor to the Special . The Defender was the brand's entry-level model.

The cars had a side-controlled four-cylinder in-line engine with 4375 cm³ displacement, which delivered an output of 35 bhp (26 kW), which was passed on to the rear wheels via a metal cone clutch, a four-speed gearbox with gear lever on the right outside and a cardan shaft. All four wheels were provided with wooden spokes and the rear wheels were braked mechanically with drums and outer bands.

The cars were available as 4-door touring cars, as 2-door coupes or as 2-door roadsters.

In 1913, the vehicles continued to be produced without major changes, but only as touring cars. The two-door models were omitted.

In 1912 325 vehicles of this type were built, in 1913 there were 1,000. In the following year, the four-cylinder car was discontinued without replacement.

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• Beverly R. Kimes, Henry A. Clark: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause Publications, Iola 1985, ISBN 0-87341-045-9 .