Oldsmobile model S

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Model S
Production period:	1906
Class :	upper middle class
Body versions :	Touring cars , roadsters
Engines:	Otto engine : 4.4 liters (19-21 kW)
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Wheelbase :	2692 mm
Empty weight :	951-1042 kg
successor	Model A , model H

The Oldsmobile Model S was a passenger car manufactured by Oldsmobile in the 1906 model year . It was the largest vehicle in the range and was touted by Oldsmobile as "the best thing on wheels".

The car was equipped with the new four-cylinder engine, which drew an output of 26 to 28 bhp (19-21 kW) from a displacement of 4417 cm³. The engine power was transmitted to the rear wheels via a three-speed gearbox with a gear lever on the outside right and a drive chain. The brake pedal worked on the drum brakes on the rear wheels. There was also a transmission brake. The clutch could be disconnected with a pedal or with the handbrake lever.

In addition to a 2-seater “Gentleman's Roadster”, there was a similar model with a mother-in-law seat and a 4-5-seater “Palace Touring”. the wheelbase was a uniform 2,692 mm with the wheels of the roadster being larger. All three versions cost US $ 2,250 each.

With around 1,400 units, the large car was by far the most successful model this year. In 1907 it was replaced by the A and H models .

source

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