Vehicle Description
1941 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Sedan
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R.E. Olds founded Oldsmobile Motor Company in 1897. He sold out in
1904 to the Smith family, who soon sold to Billy Durant, who formed
General Motors Corporation in 1908. Oldsmobile Motor Company became
a part of General Motors Corporation at that time and would remain
so until it disbanded in 2004.
For consignment a Harley Earl design influenced, big rounded
fender, close set headlight, and all trimmed with chrome, a Detroit
iron creation. This 1941 Olds has style, class and oozes 1940's
design and looks. It has a patina paint job in primer and some
sporty chromed aftermarket wheels. A nicer example of a barnfind
automobile.
Exterior
All sides have their highlight features including the side view
where trim spears run from the beltline of the hood through the
doors and to the rear quarter. Another mid front quarter spear is
highlighting from the fronts of the rounded fenders to the driver's
door. Just below a wide horizontal ribbed trimming runs just a
short distance rearward mid wheel well. Another one of these panels
is mid rear fender and wraps around to the taillights. On the back
a rounded trunk lid sports chromed exterior hinges, a license plate
light and on either side a rectangular chrome bezel taillight. An
art deco styled bumper is below and has been sprayed with silver
rattle can paint. Upfront wide curved front fenders wrap around the
bulbous hood and the key feature is the distance between the
headlights, which has been greatly reduced for this design. A
curved grille is in the center and another sprayed silver bumper is
below. Split front windshield leads the way for the 4-door
passenger compartment, door handles neatly tucked into the trim
spears at the belt line. On all 4 corners we see chromed 15-inch
slot wheels wrapped in older wide white wall rubber. All in a
primer gray matte finish with some rust pitting seen in various
stages and proved over.
Interior
A swing of the door and we are greeted with a richly appointed door
panel in fuzzy brown broadcloth as the background for chromed
bakelite escutcheon cranks, a leather arm rest in dark brown, some
metal painted faux wood grain above, and nicely chromed thin
dividers showing an art deco design pattern. More broadcloth for
the full benches inside showing some "pilling" of the fabric due to
heavy use. For the rear bench wider armrests and there is plenty of
legroom and some more faux wood on the back of the front bench with
a grab bar in cording. Upfront more art deco styling with the use
of oval chrome bezels, horizontal ribbed chromed dash front, a tan
dash top and a brown instrument cluster background. On the
passenger's side is a corresponding oval with a clock in the
center. Below the dash is a lineup of more chrome in the form of an
ashtray and more knobs and embellishments of the art deco style.
Below the dash is a heater box which hovers above nicely preserved
light brown carpeting. The headliner is mohair and shows some signs
of slight mold but remains tight.
Drivetrain
Under the long rounded hood we can see the 238ci inline 6 cylinder
engine. This presents with a heavy coating of rust. It sports a
1-barrel carburetor on top and has a 3-speed manual transmission on
the back. The rear axle weighs in at a 4.30 ratio. All in an
unrestored engine bay.
Undercarriage
Underneath we spot a new gas tank attached to a heavily surface
rusted undercarriage. It is an X frame design and appears
structurally sound. Due to the heavy surface rust, the inner lining
of metal on the rockers is coming apart from the exterior steel and
there have been some repairs to the rockers in that metal sheets
were riveted over the affected area. A new exhaust pipe from the
engine, and muffler has been recently installed.
A not often seen example with a mere 400 cars of this hardtop model
produced in 1941. Beautifully art deco design inside and outside,
and for a barn find that does not run, it presents very nicely as a
survivor. A little bit of TLC and you will have an interesting and
somewhat rare item!
NO TITLE-SOLD ON A BILL OF SALE ONLY
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 600 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914.
Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
vehicle in person.
