fishingsfirst

I wanted to show a few pictures and not sure where so it is on the album page or site. Not very good with computers.

oldcutlass

Very nice, is it a 6 or an 8? A friend has a 35 2 door Touring Sedan that I've been helping to get on the road.

jaunty75

By definition it has to be an 8 as all "L" series Oldsmobiles were 8's. All Oldsmobiles with a 6 carried the "F" designation and would be F-37 for 1937.

Starting in 1928 and going through 1940, Oldsmobile models were designated with an F or an L (as well as a G beginning in 1939) followed by a two-digit number that was the last two digits of the year. It was in 1941 that Olds began using the 66, 76, 98, etc. model "names" that we're so familiar with today.

oldcutlass

Thanks Jaunty, I did not know that.

fishingsfirst

Somebody else posted that the L meant an 8 cylinder. Sad to say, it isn't the original motor. Didn't find out till months after owning it. Needed a fuel pump and finally found one and finding it is a 50's Pontiac motor. Really bummed out but not much to do about it. Thanks for the postings!

jaunty75

The standard and only engine in the L series for '37 was a 257 cubic-inch, L-head straight 8 putting out 110 hp. Interestingly, that same engine (same bore and stroke, same hp) was used as the Olds "8" starting in '37 and lasting through 1948.

We all know what it was replaced with for '49.

oldsguybry

I don't

citcapp

Very nice ride. The Olds 8 comes up on e-bay from time to time so restoring to original should not be that hard if you so chose.

Oldsguy

Welcome to CO. The engine isn't really a problem, if it has been swapped once, you can swap it again, maybe to a 455???? wink, wink, nudge, nudge.