Oldsmobile Straight-8 engine
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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 "multicylinder" straight-8
Straight-8
The straight-eight engine or inline-eight engine is an eight-cylinder internal combustion engine with all eight cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankcase...
engine in the 1930s. This was the company's top engine choice from 1937 until the 1949 introduction of the Rocket
Oldsmobile V8 engine
The 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...
V8.
257
The only displacement offered for the Olds straight-8 was 257 CID. It was a conventional side-valve engine.See also
- Oldsmobile Straight-6 engineOldsmobile Straight-6 engineOldsmobile 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.-215:...
- 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