Oldsmobile Straight-6 engine
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Oldsmobile
produced a straight-6
automobile
engine from 1937-1950. It was a conventional side-valve engine and the 230 was shared with GMC
trucks for 1937 and 1938.
connecting rods.
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile was a brand of American automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. It was founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897. In its 107-year history, it produced 35.2 million cars, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan factory...
produced a straight-6
Straight-6
The straight-six engine or inline-six engine is a six-cylinder internal combustion engine with all six cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankcase...
automobile
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
engine from 1937-1950. It was a conventional side-valve engine and the 230 was shared with GMC
GMC (General Motors division)
GMC is a manufacturer of trucks, vans, military vehicles, and SUVs marketed in North America and the Middle East by General Motors Company. In January 2007, GMC was GM's second-largest-selling North American vehicle division after Chevrolet, ahead of Pontiac....
trucks for 1937 and 1938.
215
The 215 CID 215 was used by Oldsmobile and Chevrolet. The 215 in the Chevrolet -ton pickup trucks featured babbittBabbitt metal
Babbitt, also called Babbitt metal or bearing metal, is any of several alloys used for the bearing surface in a plain bearing.The original Babbitt metal was invented in 1839 by Isaac Babbitt in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA. Other formulations were later developed...
connecting rods.
See also
- Oldsmobile Straight-8 engineOldsmobile Straight-8 engineOldsmobile produced a "multicylinder" straight-8 engine in the 1930s. This was the company's top engine choice from 1937 until the 1949 introduction of the Rocket V8.-257:...
- Oldsmobile V8 engineOldsmobile V8 engineThe Oldsmobile Rocket V8 was the first post-war OHV V8 at General Motors. Production started in 1949, with a new generation introduced in 1964. Like Pontiac, Olds continued building its own V8 engine family for decades, finally adopting the corporate Chevrolet 350 small-block and Cadillac Northstar...
- List of GM engines