| Oldsmobile Light Eight | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 1916 Oldsmobile Light Eight Model 44 Touring Sedan | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Oldsmobile (General Motors) |
| Production | Fisher Body; Detroit, Michigan |
| Assembly | Lansing Car Assembly; Lansing, Michigan |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Oldsmobile L-Series[1] |
The Oldsmobile Light Eight was an automobile produced by the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors in roadster, two-door coupe, four-door sedan from between 1916 and 1923. It was powered by a sidevalve V8 engine, the maker's first, and shared with the 1916 Oakland Model 50.[2]
The Light Eight was an all new platform, and was produced at the Lansing Car Assembly, with its engine sourced from Northway Engine Works.[3][4][5] and coachwork supplied by Fisher Body.[1] It shared wheelbases with the Buick Six, and was more expensive than the market favorite Ford Model T, but offered the durability of a V8 and a wider range of bodystyles.
The Light Eight was replaced by the General Motors Companion Make Program Viking introduced in 1929 and the Oldsmobile L-Series.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Northway Engine Works". Antique Automobile Club. Antique Automobile Club of America. 6 November 2002. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Oldsmobile Light Eight brochure" (PDF). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950)