Oldsmobile also shared technology with GMC for commercial and industrial products.

The Model 53 was equipped with an enormous side-valve, in-line 380 cu in (6,227 cc) six-cylinder engine developing 50 bhp.

It had a wheelbase of 132–139 in (3,353–3,531 mm) based on the bodystyle offered of a touring car, phaeton, or a four-door sedan, with the ability to accommodate between five and seven passengers.

The Model 55 offered the most advancements, changing the steering wheel position from the right to the left side and relocating the handbrake and gearshift from the outside right to the middle of the passenger compartment.

Production was not interrupted when the United States entered World War I starting in 1917.