1941 Oldsmobile Series 98 Sedan 🇮🇹

In 1941, Oldsmobile  produced their  2 millionth vehicle. Although that milestone pales against Chevrolet or Ford numbers, Oldsmobile was part of the foundation of General Motors and was still ranked number 6 in the industry production rankings. They were a well established, well respected player in the mid-priced car market.

Oldsmobile’s roots go back to the very birth of the American automobile industry. It was the first company to quantity produce a car, the Carved Dash Olds starting in 1900, before Ford Motor Company even existed. When General Motors purchased Oldsmobile in 1908 it became, along with Buick, the backbone of the GM empire. 

The styling of the 1941 cars was in keeping with the design language of all GM products for 1940-41, that is to say, there is a striking family resemblance between the products from all the GM brands. This was no accident. The basic body shapes and dimensions were shared between the different brands to keep costs down.

In 1941, Oldsmobile was  also transitioning to more and more war manufacturing. The company was already producing munitions at the beginning of the year but as the year progressed it increased its munitions capacity and decreased its automobile capacity. When war was finally declared on December 7, 1941, Oldsmobile began the transition to full munitions manufacturing.