Oldsmobile Model M
{{short description|Car model}}
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| name = Oldsmobile Model M
| image = Oldsmobile model m.jpg
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| manufacturer = Oldsmobile
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| production = 1908
| model_years = 1908
| assembly = Lansing Car Assembly, Michigan
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| predecessor = Oldsmobile Model A
| successor = Oldsmobile Model X
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The Model M was a four-seat passenger car produced by Oldsmobile in 1908, offered as a mid-range alternative to the Model R Curved Dash runabout that appeared in 1901, replacing the Model A.{{cite book |last=Georgano |first= G.N. |authorlink= G.N. Georgano|title=Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile |year=2000 |publisher=HMSO |location=London |isbn=1-57958-293-1}}{{page needed|date=January 2024}} It was the junior sedan to the first six-cylinder sedan called the Oldsmobile Model Z also introduced in 1908, but was larger than the Oldsmobile Model X.
History
The Model M was equipped with a side-valve, in-line {{Convert|5506|cc|cuin|0|abbr=on|disp=flip}} four-cylinder engine developing 36 bhp. The engine was installed in the front, driving the rear wheels through a transmission shaft. The gearbox had three forward gears, with the gearshift lever positioned to the right of the driver.{{cite book |last1=Kimes |first1=Beverly |title=Standard catalog of American Cars 1805–1942 |date=1996 |publisher=Krause publications |isbn=0-87341-478-0 |pages=1061–1088 |edition=third}} The limousine body style was replaced with the touring sedan which was more popular, while the retail price remained at US$2,750 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|2750|1907}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}) It was entered in the Glidden Reliability Tour and won the competition.
The brake pedal engaged drum brakes on the rear wheels. The Model M had a wheelbase of {{Convert|2845|mm|in|0|abbr=on|disp=flip}} and was offered as a five-passenger touring car or 4-door sedan. The previously offered 2-door Model H Flying Roadster was now given its own designation called the Model MR.
1,000 Model M were manufactured in 1908. It was replaced by the Model D in 1909; the roadster derivative was called the Model DR.
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