# What type of oil should I use in my antique car

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-type-of-oil-should-i-use-in-my-antique-car/9613>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** oil\
**Created:** [January 19, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-type-of-oil-should-i-use-in-my-antique-car/9613 "2008-01-19T17:27:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![wayne73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@wayne73](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wayne73)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-type-of-oil-should-i-use-in-my-antique-car/9613/1 "2008-01-19T17:27:56Z")

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What type of oil should I use in my antique car? The engine has just been completely rebuilt. My car is a 1954 hudson hornet.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-type-of-oil-should-i-use-in-my-antique-car/9613/2 "2008-01-19T22:10:51Z")

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Wayne One message is enough. 🙂 Folks this is one of at least three such messages, let’s not continue this thread.