Thursday, March 23, 2023

Maybe your great-grandfather's Oldsmobile...


 Discontinuing the Curved Dash runabout at the end of 1907, Oldsmobile had been starting to build larger, more modern vehicles the year before. Powered by four cylinder engines of 30-40 horsepower, the more expensive models got a 450 cu in. 6 cylinder engine of about 50 hp.

For comparison, the Model T in its first year sold for $950. a Packard Model 30 was around $4000. The average wage for a male was about $11 per week. 

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