1925 olds sedan

[Hillwilliam]

Were there 2 body trims in 1925, or is one of these a 1926?

[rocketraider]

The 1925 picture is the same one in Standard Catalog of Oldsmobile 1897-1997. 

 

I think the second picture is a 1926. That's going by the one-piece windshield and dogbone radiator cap, which show on all the 1926 pictures in SCO. 

 

I wish the SCO went into more detail on prewar cars.

[Hillwilliam]

Thank you for your help. It would be nice to have a more detailed guide in these matters. I have many pictures in my list of cars proposed as 1925 that look like the 2nd, and only a few like the first. I was sure there must be a difference, even if there were an early and a late version. Again, thank you.

Gordon 

[Steve Moskowitz]

No late version.  The top version is a 1925 and the second a 1926.  There should be more than enough information out there between several books on Oldsmobiles or in our library or the REO Transportation Library.  Not sure what you mean by a detailed guide but sales brochures, operating manuals, etc are available with a bit of digging.

[Hillwilliam]

Thanks for your help. I thought that since Oakland and Buick changed to the double belt in 26, surely Olds must have as well. The other differences are a bonus.