25 IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES
THAT YOU GET | Vi z
WITH HYDRA-MATIC DRIVE
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TWELVE IRRITATING IN-BETWEEN
STEPS HAVE REEN ELIMINATED
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2. Select your Direction?
it the Engine!
3. Step om the Gas!
THINK OF EEL toretve vat of the fifteen motion cada eouiond
inated by Hydra-Matic Drive, every time
‘you wet away from a stoplight That edd up to thousands of motions
in the course os day"s driving, As axel, you can drive farther with
ne up the day refreshed and relaxed justead of line
‘worn ad tired, And your driving is etLer, because you can eonces
trate your eierey om the essential requirements of di
HYDRA-MATIC
DRIVE
ut aside all your old ideas of driving bofore you tako the wheel of an
Okismobile with Hydtydtatie Drive, and prepare younelf for a
iy eviginal
rol tha makes driving so infitely simple ape
It woe dosed and developed by
9 the 1010 Tine. Mary thonssinas ae it
tie today, Onner reports covering millions of miles of driving show
tinprecedentnt enthusiasm aint satisfaction, Still the newest, most
thelling coxineering improvement in motoring, ite tremendous advan-
tages have heen established snd proved by actual owner experience
Hydra-Malio Drive i oplional al extra cot on all Osmobile ModelWHAT IT IS!
Hydea-Matic Drive is a combi
nation of (1) a high eficieney
Aiguid coupling snd (2) a ally
‘automatic four-speed transmis:
sion. The principles behind it
fare wellknown and timetested
tut they have never Been
combined ina nolo car before
Although Hydra Matie Drive i=
entzely nee, there is nothing
the driver to Tear, bee
cause itis wo simple
eperate, 1 you had nover driven before in
Your life, you coald learn in a few minutes with HydraMatie Deve
Hydea Matic
tatomati in operation. Thre are_ choice between blazing penne
tbo gears tb shift! There is no and rigid economy. Everything is
clutch to pres! No more mental gytomatic. When you wut to sop,
and yhysbal co-ordination ls re you stop on the broke poda Whee
«quieo than in pointing your a Jou want ta st
Drive is completely ger. Yet the driver has instartansou
‘again, you step on
the ane. ‘The only other things you
have to doare set your dieeticn—
find ster. The transmission selets
fist, second, third, or fourth epeed
sutomatically — choosing whichever
pend ie best for
4 transmited throwgh the tarbine
pincple, the same method tat is
‘ied 4 pop gant ova ines
purpose. Power
How TO
“The Hydra-Matie Drive diresion-
control lever, conveniently located
just below the steering wheel, is in
no sense gear shifler, ay all c=
tion. is eulomati. ‘The position
farthest to the leit is neutral, and
used when parking. The next
position, to the right, is “Hi” and
used for all normal. driving
Once in “HA it snot necessary to
ns lever for starting, se
ping o accelerating. The thied po
icon is marked “Le.” This speed
USE IT!
is use only when descend
ily, or for, extepiona
palling through mud or sand, when
Femay be desirable held the car
in fet or eacond gear. The fourth
preston, farthest to the right, jx
reverse, A lifting movement is re
tired to lave the control i Re
Serve ponition. This is to guard
tains acidental change irom for
Watd to reverse, AU might 2 elt
Tight urinates the position ia
hich the lever 20ALL YOU DO TO PERFORMANCE
DRIVE IS THIS— | Ha OT a
clutch, your Wit foot fs ‘neeYou Get a Smooth, Even Flow of
Power at All Speeds, Under All Conditions
One ofthe most astonishing differ
9 cacs letween Oldsmobile with
HydraMatic Drive and ordinary
fate ie the amazingly “smooth,
Tigui flow ef pomer ix beth town
and ecurtry de 3 eke
titer ew sesaton” a. moto
perlermance an added pl
onl mover wert tobe 'wil
flee yom have once tied it
Increased Acceleration Is Instantly
Available for Passing Cars or Climbing Hills
step all the way down on
the acekrstor, A opel acelr
ating speed puss hts operon tr
tanya poet aber ens In fy
pide sf oper on halts Tro oct
turns (8 dist deve outa
cally when you lt spon the ps ot
titan apoed of 6 tes nea
You Can Slow Down to a Cravl on Hills
“What sor mecdenig than gt
ting sod behind a alow
freien x esr hl a
Sars youheceTo sth to eat, or
law arc le the engine
1 al Wit Hy dew Mate
yon spy ak dow ee
follow slong-even ss lw ae ae
ol you ave a chance
widhealay. Thareone
tole. ehance to stall te
ites eeplemntjocoee
You Can Creep Along in Traffic
Without Any Shifting to Do
Not only ic there tse danger of
lading dings gee emery
feop with Hycrw Mstie Drive, bat
Sery stp you naka ie snosther,
‘Stedheandefor:Booansethebqatd
coupling in Oldsnchile’s Hyere-
Mate Drive cts an an off ewshion,
YoU comme to snooty sraighting
tp wih prema ease, even on
Sigpery pene.
it condant pearing, Keep
ing your foot onthe cue, or
hnving the engine stall. Hyde
Matie Drive ers all thew To
art—sep om the gs To top
Step on the brake Ty be
tween, creep along. ee slowly
ae you Hee without lling,
You Cruise Smoothly and Quietly
Without Annoying
bration
Ts Hyd Mate Drive, the ere
ine and the driving mechan
fy are connected rough
oP ei Engine trae
rearthon sake, and vibration
fare danped on. Since fnrth
fear ie direct driv, the prox
Palle shal reralee at fae
ely slow speedy ail Farther
lininating vibration,PEPOR zs a5 Starter Automatically Shifts
SAFETY ADVANTAGES Control Lever to Neutral
OF HYDRA-MATIC DRIVE
rea though you lave tho Hydra Metie
Aivetionssontel lever in “HQ” “La.”
fon Rovere” position when you tra
Sf the cnziney an interlocking conneo
tion between the starter bution and the
Hydra fate control ever aonnat
cally sift the control to “Neutral” a¢
Soon as you step on the starts. This
tnakes it impossible to move the car
inadvertontly by starting the engine
You Keep Both Hands
On the Wheel
1s axiematic that two hands are safer
to stor with than one. Tn at Oldsobil
with Hydra Matie Drive, you raralynood
to take either hand from the sering
wheel while the car isin motion, Aftor 5 -
you have once sevted the diretion, everything eke about driving Reverse Gear Lock for Parking on Hills
is automatic except steering, feeding’ the gas, and ot
‘The car may he locked in gear
usile parked? on a ster incine by
placing the Fy da-Matie Drive con
tral lever in “IC” position after the
gine has slopped.. This action
Tocks the
cally when the motor i shat of,
raking i imposible for We reat
ines of the ear to tun
Special “Lo” Speed for
Descending Steep Hills
eee Sa as
Reece voerac ee Ce
puree ets
ee aera oe
me a ee A
Se ee etn Ee, gern neni aie
You Get Better Trac-
tion on Snow and Ice
Tie thousands of arm and leg move-
nents saved in a day's diving in a
Oldsioabile with Hydra Matic Drive
woul in themselves, cut dows fatigue
tremendously through saving of pi
‘eal effort alone. But, in addition, all
ATiving is made easier by Hydra‘Matie
Drive: The ear ie easier to handle in
twolic—eruises more exaoathly and quietly on the open read—starts
and stops with Tee effort on the part of the drier.
Hyrdca Mate Drive grealy reduces two
Inajor cates of kidding. Lose of tre
tiem throngh improper tec ofthe lites
Sintnaed, borane tare no cht
{0 misuse. The ear is conlatly it
fear, Power shocks to the rear heels, i
‘cand by suddenly stepping on or Teleasing the soceleratr,azevemnpere
bry tho ol eshion of fydroati Drives guid coupling. The danger
al driving on wel, sppery, or ky road. it greatly diminishedHYDRA-MATIC DRIVE
CUTS OPERATING COSTS
ren if it cot more to drive an Oldmnobile with Hydra Matic Drive
the sensational irs performanee, the extra safety and stistetion, and
the tromendons sexing in driving ort would outweigh any extra oper
ating cost. But setally, TyaeMat
with mmearurable savings in gonolin, tires, and mai
7
Drive saves
Tieesnse the mmber of engine rv
“lutions is reduced approximately
ent at boulevard speeds in
tho city and at eruicing epeeds in
the counery, there bs an attendant
saving in the concamption of geso
Tine. Lose of power in star
‘lo reduced besause the
‘waye in pear and speed chan gee so
rade ficiently and automatically.
i
Wear and tear on bearings,
isons, cylinder walls and all
i speeds, There are no cit
jngs and chtch parts t
| placed, The slanemving pro-
ealale | pelle shat and waivers joints
fre Tess suljon to shock and
‘wear, Smoother carts snd wops
7] reduce tre sealing and fel
sm In longer tire ie.
pEEPEEG
SIMPLE IN CONSTRUCTION
EFFICIENT IN OPERATION
The whole Hydra-MatioDrivemochaniam ninhorontycinple,anderpleye
‘engineering principles which have been proved throngh yeas af practical
pplication. OLLsobilenczely converted these principles to the transmis
fon of poser in an automobile. The prinelple ofthe Tid coupling esn
Iie ilutrated by placing two elee
ttle fans 20 they fae each other
—one with the poner connected
fand the ther so that {will rom
face. As the speed of the power: |