1902 Oldsmobile Curved Dash Runabout

1902 Oldsmobile Curved Dash Runabout

On the 1880s, Ransom Eli Olds tinkered with building a motor car while working in his family's foundry and machine shop  in Lansing, MI. By 1897, he left his family’s business to build automobiles full-time and he would go on to create America’s first factory solely devoted to manufacturing autos. He would also lay claim to being the first US automobile manufacturer to mass produce cars and the first to…

Body Style:
Runabout
Year:
1902
Make / Manufacturer:
Olds Motor Works
Model:
Model R
Location Created:
Detroit, MI
Donated By:
Thomas J. Watson Jr.
Engine Type:
Gasoline