Viking was a brand of automobiles manufactured by General Motors as a supplement to Oldsmobile division for model years 1929 to 1931 and used the GM B platform.

[1] Viking was part of Alfred Sloan's companion make program introduced to help span gaps in General Motors’ pricing structure, and was manufactured by GM's Oldsmobile division.

Viking was one of four makes introduced by General Motors, the other lines (and their GM divisions) being Pontiac (Oakland), Marquette (Buick) and LaSalle (Cadillac).

[1] Riding on a 125 in (3,175 mm) wheelbase with steel semi-elliptic springs and a 44.5 ft (14 m) turning circle,[2] Vikings were powered by a 90° bank angle 260 cu in (4.3 L)[3] flathead monobloc V8 engine that produced 81 hp (60 kW),[1] the first automobile using this type of engine construction, and was shared with the Oakland V8 The monobloc architecture was later adapted for use in Cadillac and LaSalle.

[1] GM discontinued the Viking and the Marquette at the end of the 1930 model year, preferring to bet on Oldsmobile and Buick, which had better consumer awareness.