Oldsmobile Futuramic 1949 lineup debuts Rocket engine
Oldsmobile introduces the Futuramic 1949 series with the new Rocket power plant and redesigned bodies. The Futuramic 76 offers six body types including a streamlined town sedan and a deluxe wagon, while the Futuramic 98 adds three body styles. The Rocket engine is a 135 horsepower, 7.25 to 1 compression V8 built in Lansing with vibration free design and Hydra-Matic Drive integration.
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General Motors
Lansing
Michigan
Oldsmobile
Jones
Riding with Russell on car maintenance and fixes
A vintage auto column covers crankcase ventilation, belt squeal noise, oil pump intake, and the floating oil pick up. It explains how to rough up belt ledges, check pump screens, and adjust distributor advance while noting oldsmobile Hydra Matic Drive and valve guides. It offers practical do it yourself tips and reader Q A on warm starting, spark plugs, and vacuum ignition.
Thre Bargain To Be Offered By General Tire Dealer
Rus Dempster of Middletown General Tire announces a ten day special on four General Premium tires and tubes for the price of three. Read with a trade in of old tires nicknamed smoothies. Includes passenger, truck, and tractor tires with free mounting and liberal credit. Ends after ten days.
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Middletown Journal
Rus Dempster
General
Dempster
Dempstre
Distributor Body Stability Clarified In Brief Exchange
In a concise QandA, it is explained that the distributor body does not move. The movement involves only the break or plate, addressing a mechanical concern without altering the distributor’s main housing.
Hudson Convertible Showpiece Promises Postwar Dream
Thousands have demo ridden the 1949 Hudson Revelation Ride campaign sweeping the nation. The Hudson Convertible is now on display at E. L. Hawkins in Middletown, hailed as America's most beautiful car by Hawkins and the company aims to thrill buyers with a nationwide postwar vision.
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Hudsons
Hudson Motor Car Company
Middletown
E. L. Hawkins
Hudson
Hawkins
Pontiac Silver Streaks use cantilever frame design
The 1949 Pontiac Silver Streaks adopt a box girder four way cantilever frame chosen for higher rigidity and distortion resistance per pound of steel based on laboratory and road tests.
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