Oldsmobile Curved Dash
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| Manufacturer | Oldsmobile |
| Production | 1901-1907 about 19000 built |
| Class | Entry-level car |
| Body style(s) | runabout |
| Engine(s) | horizontal one-cylinder |
| Transmission(s) | planetary |
The Curved Dash Oldsmobile is credited as the first high-volume mass-produced automobile. It was introduced by the Oldsmobile company in 1901 and produced through 1907. 425[citation needed] examples were produced the first year, 2500 in 1902, with over 19000 built in all.[1]
It was a runabout model, could seat two passengers, and sold for US$650. While competitive, due to high volume, and below the Ford US$850 "Doctor's Car",[2] Western in 1905 produced the Gale Model A, an open roadster, for sale at US$500, the Black went as low as $375,[3] and the Success hit the amazingly low US$250.[4]
The flat-mounted water-cooled single-cylinder engine, situated at the center of the car, produced 4 hp (3 kW), relying on a brass gravity-feed carburetor. The transmission was a semi-automatic design with two forward speeds and one reverse. The low speed forward and reverse gear system are a planetary type (epicyclic). The car weighed 850 lb (386 kg) and used Concord springs.
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 Oldsmobile Model R Curved Dash Runabout 1903 |
 Oldsmobile Model R Curved Dash Runabout 1903 |
 Oldsmobile Model 6C Curved Dash Runabout 1904 |
 Oldsmobile Model 6C Curved Dash Runabout 1904 |
 Oldsmobile Model 6C Curved Dash Runabout 1904 |
 Oldsmobile Model B Curved Dash Runabout 1905 |
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- Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950).
- Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly (January, 1904)
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