Oldsmobile Model X
{{short description|Car model}}
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Oldsmobile Model X
| image = Oldsmobile model X pressphoto.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 M
| successor =Oldsmobile Model Z
| sp = us
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The Model X was a four-seat passenger car produced by Oldsmobile in 1908, offered as an entry-level alternative to the Model D that appeared in 1901, replacing the Model M.{{cite book |last=Georgano |first=N. |author-link= 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 companion to the first six-cylinder sedan called the Oldsmobile Model Z also introduced in 1908, and shared most of its technology with the Model M.
History
File:1908 - Berwin Auto Company Newspaper Ad Allentown PA.jpg
The Model X was equipped with a side-valve, in-line {{Convert|4949|cc|cuin|0|abbr=on|disp=flip}} four-cylinder engine developing 32 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 brake pedal engaged drum brakes on the rear wheels. The Model X had a wheelbase of {{Convert|2692|mm|in|0|abbr=on|disp=flip}} and was offered as a 5-passenger touring car or 2-door roadster, and the advertised price of the roadster was $2,000 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|2000|1908}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}).
1,100 of the cars were manufactured in 1908; it was cancelled without replacement.
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