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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1949
Page
10
The 1949 Pontiac line is shown at McCarthy Motor Sales, 1636 Central Ave, Middletown, with engines offering 90 hp six or 1044 hp eight, Hydra-Matic optional, and a long list of styling and mechanical upgrades including a box girder four-way cantilever frame, new interior layout, improved visibility, and a streamlined exterior.
A collection of automotive notes discusses self sealing inner tubes, pressure behavior, and sidewall flexing. It includes a mechanic’s advice on researching a car’s original condition before purchase, head gasket fixes, and several new gadget ideas plus a debunked no–extras car purchase plan. It also covers questions about choke operation, safety glass moisture, and fuel economy with water injection.
Cleveland article reviews Dr Edmund P G Learned Harvard Business School study of Ohio gasoline pricing from 1937 to 1947. It reports public perception that oil prices are coordinated, yet the study finds no evidence of fixed prices, only competitive responses to rising costs and market pressures.
A reader advisory column discusses power boosts through engine changes with cautions on head thinning and pinging. It covers protecting a new convertible top, installing a 1947 transmission in a 1946 model, and diagnosing clutch slip with emphasis on practical, manufacturer guidance and observed symptoms.
The article notes Oldsmobile is stepping up production of the Rocket engine in response to strong demand driven by the new power plant. It discusses competitive price strategies, Sohio's pricing reactions, and how suppliers, dealers, and posted prices interplay as market pressures shift. Dr. Leonard’s and Dr. Learned’s analyses describe price adjustments, concessions, and market dynamics in postwar gasoline pricing in Ohio.
September production teams push toward 3 per hour, then hit 40 units hourly with transfer machines moving engine parts across 24 stations. The new Rocket engine, 135 hp and 7.25 to 1 compression, may rise to 12 to 1 with minor changes. More than 26,000 cars built. GM plants plan 965 Oldsmobiles daily.
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