1901, Olds Brings Mass Production to the Young Auto Industry

<< Previous Article | Generations of GM Wiki Timeline | Next Article >>

Media


Date

ca. 1901

Location

Detroit, Michigan


Media


Date

1901

Location

Unknown

I was there...

Tell us your story >

Ransom Olds’ famous Curved Dash Oldsmobile, designed with simplicity, reliability, and value in mind, was the first American car built in a factory designed specifically for automobiles and in standardized volume production.

Tell us more. The Generations of GM Wiki is about expanding the story of General Motors to include as many relevant voices and perspectives as possible. If you have information that is pertinent to the narrative of GM, please add to the history.


Curved Dash Manual
Curved Dash Manual
Olds Motor Works published this owner's manual for the 1904 model Curved Dash which was virtually identical to the 1901 original save for the increase in horsepower from 5 hp to 7 hp.

Click here to view the entire manual.





Tag Cloud

1897-1909 Creation  1910-1930 Acceleration  1931-1958 Emotion  1959-1981 Revolution  1982-1999 Globalization  2000-Future Transformation  AC Spark Plug  Advertising & Marketing  Alternative Fuels  Alternative Propulsion  Anniversaries  Autoshows  Behind the Scenes  Brands & Products  Buick  Cadillac  Celebrities  Chevrolet  Competitions  Concept Vehicles  Corporate Responsibility  DELCO  DELCO Electronics  Dealers & Distributors  Design  Design Centers  Detroit Diesel  Diversity  Electromotive  Electronics  Emblems & Logos  Employees  Energy Conservation  Engineering  Enthusiasts  Environment & Energy  Eras  Executives  Finance  Firsts  Fisher Body  Former Divisions  Frigidaire  GMAC  GMC  GMOO - GM Overseas Operations  HUMMER  Headquarters  Holden  Hughes Electronics  I was there...  Innovation & Technology  Innovators  Joint Ventures  LaSalle  Manufacturing  Mergers & Acquisitions  Methods & Techniques  Motorama  Oakland  Oldsmobile  Opel  Operating Units  People  Places  Plants  Pollution Control  Pontiac  Powertrain  Proving Grounds  Racing  Saab  Safety  Sales & Service  Saturn  Shows & Events  Technical Centers  The Business  Trends  Vauxhall  World's Fairs