page_title: Oldsmobile Series 60
section_title: 1939–1940
hierarchical_section_title: Oldsmobile Series 60 / 1939–1940
caption_attribution_description: English: A 1939 Oldsmobile Series 60 Business Coupe offered for sale at Hershey 2019. Black with Derby Grey interior, 29,000 original miles 216ci six and a three-speed manual transmission.
context_page_description: The Series 60 is a full-size car made by Oldsmobile from the 1939 through the 1948 model years.
context_section_description: Naming standards were in flux at Oldsmobile during the late 1930s and 1940s. From 1932 through 1938 Oldsmobile had two series: "F" and "L" including the 1937-1938 Oldsmobile six-cylinder engine. The Series F came with a straight-six engine and the Series L came with a larger body and a straight-eight engine. The Series F was renamed Series 60 in 1939 and the Series L was replaced with the Series 70 and 80, with the Series 70 and 80 being powered by the straight-six and the straight-eight respectively. The Series 60 used the GM A-body and the Series 70 and 80 used the B-body.
  The Series 60 occupied the entry-level position for Oldsmobiles sold in the United States from 1939 through the 1948 model years. They were trimmed in an entry level fashion and, in parts and components, the Series 60 models were closely related to Chevrolets and Pontiacs.
  The 1939 Oldsmobiles were available with the "safety automatic transmission". The safety automatic transmission was semi-automatic, in that it still used a clutch to get the car going and then shifted automatically. The Hydramatic transmission, a fully clutchless automatic, debuted in the 1940 model year.
  In 1939 four body styles were available: a business coupe with no rear seat, a club coupe with two rear fold-away jump seats, a two-door sedan with a full rear seat and a four-door sedan which shared its roofline with the two-door sedan. The wheelbase was 115 inches. The backs of the front seats were rounded and padded for protection of the rear seat occupants. A 216CID 90 hp (67 kW) I6 was used.
  In 1940, the even larger C-body was introduced to Oldsmobile and it alone was powered by the straight-eight. In order to differentiate it from the previous year's Series 80 it was named the Series 90 (there was no Series 80 that year). The series were also given names for the first time that year with the Series 60, 70, and 90 being called the Special, Dynamic, and Custom Cruiser respectively.
  Two body styles were added to the model line up in 1940: a two-door convertible and a four-door station wagon. In addition, a full rear seat was added to the club coupe, although it still did not share the roofline of the somewhat roomier two-door sedan. A deluxe equipment package was also new that year.
caption: 1939 Oldsmobile Series 60 Business Coupe
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