1940 Oldsmobile

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The 1940 Oldsmobile is a historic American automobile notable for being among the first mass-produced cars to feature a fully automatic transmission.

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1940 Oldsmobile canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Oldsmobile vehicle ⓘ
automobile model ⓘ
assemblyLocation Lansing, Michigan ⓘ
automotiveClass passenger car ⓘ
bodyConstruction steel body-on-frame construction ⓘ
bodyStyle 2-door sedan ⓘ
4-door sedan ⓘ
convertible ⓘ
coupe ⓘ
brakeType hydraulic drum brakes ⓘ
brand Oldsmobile ⓘ
category classic car ⓘ
vintage automobile ⓘ
collectibility sought by classic car collectors ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designPeriod late 1930s automotive design ⓘ
engineConfiguration inline-eight engine (selected models) ⓘ
inline-six engine (selected models) ⓘ
enginePlacement front-mounted engine ⓘ
era pre-World War II American automobile ⓘ
fuelSystem carbureted engine ⓘ
fuelType gasoline ⓘ
historicalSignificance among first mass-produced cars with fully automatic transmission ⓘ
innovationField automatic transmission technology ⓘ
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout ⓘ
manufacturer General Motors ⓘ
Oldsmobile ⓘ
marketSegment mid-priced American car ⓘ
modelYear 1940 ⓘ
notableFeature early use of fully automatic transmission ⓘ
numberOfDoorsOptions 2 ⓘ
4 ⓘ
offeredTransmission Hydra-Matic automatic transmission ⓘ
manual transmission ⓘ
parentCompany General Motors ⓘ
period 1940s automobiles ⓘ
productionEndYear 1940 ⓘ
productionStartYear 1939 ⓘ
salesRegion North America ⓘ
status discontinued model ⓘ
steering recirculating ball steering (typical GM of era) ⓘ
successorBrand Oldsmobile postwar models ⓘ
transmissionBrand Hydra-Matic ⓘ
transmissionInnovation Hydra-Matic was first mass-produced fully automatic transmission ⓘ
transmissionTypeOption 3-speed manual (typical for era) ⓘ
4-speed Hydra-Matic automatic (early version) ⓘ
usedChassis General Motors A-body platform (Oldsmobile variants) ⓘ
linked to: GM A-body
wheelDrive rear-wheel drive ⓘ

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