Oldsmobile does not build many cars like the Oldsmobile Model 43 with NNN cuin, built from 1915 to 1922 as the assembly line was turning motoring into an industry.
How it came about
The Model 43 was an entry-level four seat passenger car produced by GM's Oldsmobile Division in 1915 and 1916, then again in 1921 and 1922. It replaced the Model 42, also known as the "Baby Olds", with its most significant improvement being a longer wheelbase shared with the Buick Series C. Until GM assumed control of Chevrolet in 1917, the Model 42 and the Model 43 were GM's entry-level cars, which led to the interrupted production of the Model 43 as Oldsmobile was promoted as an upscaled product.
Also known as the "Oldsmobile Four", the 4-cylinder Model 43 competed with the Chevrolet Series H as an entry-level model until GM bought Chevrolet. It stood junior to the premium Oldsmobile Light Eight. It was Oldsmobile's last four-cylinder car until the 1977 Oldsmobile Starfire.
The hardware
Under the skin sits NNN cuin. Kerb weight is NNN -. The wheelbase is NNN in. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
Where it sits in Oldsmobile's history is not in doubt: the Oldsmobile Model 42 came before it; it was built at Lansing, Michigan (Lansing Car Assembly), United States. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Chevrolet 490, the Fiat 70, the Lancia Jota. Its Oldsmobile stablemates include the Oldsmobile 442 and the Oldsmobile 88.
The money
There is no federal ownership record for the Oldsmobile Model 43 — it predates the complaint database or was never sold in the United States — so MotorJury publishes no running-cost figure for it. For a car of this age the price is set by the collector market and the condition of the individual example, not by a formula.