Model record
Oldsmobile Series 40
Background
The Series 40 Defender was a four-seat passenger car produced by General Motors for its Oldsmobile division in 1912 and 1913, and was manufactured at Lansing Car Assembly in Lansing, Michigan. It continued to be the entry-level model for Oldsmobile, while Oakland Motor Car Company remained GM's entry level brand as Chevrolet didn't join GM until 1917. The Series 40 was the base model of three platforms sharing a platform with the Buick Model 10, with the mid-range Series 28 Autocrat, and the top level Series 23 Limited.
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Production years
Sources
Related
Contemporaries
1909
Crow-Elkhart Black Crow
United States
1908
Ford Model T
Economy car · United States
1917
Hudson Motor Car Company Essex
United States
1915
REO Speed Wagon / Royale
United States
Matched on body class, era and origin from register data — never hand-picked.
Same marque
Other Oldsmobile models
- 88 —
- 98 —
- Achieva —
- Aerotech —
- Alero —
- Antares —
- Aurora —
- Bravada —
- Custom Cruiser —
- F-Series —
- Fiesta —
- Firenza —
- Golden Rocket —
- Hurst/Olds —
- Intrigue —
- Jetstar I —
- Light Eight —
- Limited —
- Model 20 —
- Model 30 —
- Model 42 —
- Model A —
- Model D —
- Model M —
- Model S —
- Model X —
- Model Z —
- O4 —
- Omega —
- Profile —
- Recon —
- Series 60 —
- Series 70 —
- Series L —
- Silhouette —
- Six —
- Starfire —
- Touring Sedan —
- Vista Cruiser —
- Curved Dash 1901
- Model 43 1915
- DELTA 1957
- Cutlass 1961
- F85 1963
- 442 1964
- Cutlass Supreme 1965
- Toronado 1966
- DELMONT 1968