1949 Oldsmobile 88 Station Wagon Nightshade Blue with Cream and Woodgrain Sides and Red Interior Limited Edition to 240 pieces Worldwide 1/43 Model Car by Goldvarg Collection

Description

• Brand new 1/43 scale car model of 1949 Oldsmobile 88 Station Wagon Nightshade Blue with Cream and Woodgrain Sides and Red Interior Limited Edition to 240 pieces Worldwide model car by Goldvarg Collection.
• Brand new box.
• Real rubber tires.
• True-to-scale detail.
• Officially licensed product.
• Highly detailed interior, exterior.
• Comes in plastic display showcase.
• Manufacturer’s original unopened packaging.
• Dimensions approximately L-4.75, W-1.75, H-1.75 inches.
• This model is made of resin and does not have any openings.
• Oldsmobiles were first manufactured by the Olds Motor Vehicle Co. in Lansing, Michigan, a company founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897. In 1901 (the same year that Horace and John Dodge won a contract to produce transmissions for the Oldsmobile company), the company produced 635 cars, making it the first high-volume gasoline-powered automobile manufacturer. (Electric car manufacturers such as Columbia Electric and steam-powered car manufacturers such as Locomobile had higher volumes a few years earlier.) Oldsmobile became the top-selling car company in the United States for a few years around 1903-1904. Ransom Olds left the company in 1904 because of a dispute with sales manager Frederick Smith, who was questioning production techniques and wanted Mr. Olds to certify that each car that left the plant was free from defects. Mr. Smith then set up an experimental engineering shop without Mr. Olds’ knowledge or consent, causing Mr. Olds to leave in 1904 and formed the REO Motor Car Company. The 1910 Limited Touring Series 23 was an early, ambitious, high point for the company. Riding atop 42-inch (1067 mm) wheels, and equipped with factory “white” tires, the Limited was the prestige model in Oldsmobile’s two model lineup, with the smaller Oldsmobile Autocrat Series 32 having 36-inch wheels. For the 1940 model, Oldsmobile was the first auto manufacturer to offer a fully automatic transmission, called the “Hydramatic”, which features four forward speeds. It has a gas pedal and a brake-no clutch pedal. The gear selector is on the steering column. Starting in 1941 and continuing through 1999, Oldsmobile used a two-digit model designation.