Oldsmobile Curved Dash















































Oldsmobile Runabout
Oldsmobile Curved Dash Runabout 1904 2.jpg
Overview
Manufacturer Oldsmobile
Also called Model 6
Production 1901–1907
About 19,000 built
Assembly
Detroit, MI[1]
Body and chassis
Class Entry-level car
Body style Runabout
Powertrain
Engine 95 cu in (1,560 cc) horizontal one-cylinder[2]
Transmission
Planetary 2-speed
Chronology
Successor Oldsmobile Model 20



"In My Merry Oldsmobile" sheet music featuring an Oldsmobile Curved Dash automobile


The gasoline-powered Curved Dash Oldsmobile[3] is credited as being the first mass-produced automobile, meaning that it was built on an assembly line using interchangeable parts. It was introduced by the Oldsmobile company in 1901 and produced through 1907; 425 were produced the first year,[4] 2,500 in 1902, and over 19,000 were built in all.[5] When General Motors assumed operations from Ransom E. Olds on November 12, 1908,[6] GM introduced the Oldsmobile Model 20, which was the 1908 Buick Model 10 with a stretched wheelbase and minor exterior changes.[7]


It was a runabout model, could seat two passengers, and sold for US$650. While competitive, due to high volume, and priced below the US$850 two-seat Ford Model C "Doctor's Car",[8] it was more expensive than the Western 1905 Gale Model A roadster at US$500. The Black sold for $375,[9] and the Success for US$250.[10]


The flat-mounted, water-cooled, single-cylinder engine, situated at the center of the car, produced 5 hp (3.7 kW),[2] relying on a brass gravity feed carburetor. The transmission was a semiautomatic design with two forward speeds and one reverse. The low-speed forward and reverse gear system is a planetary type (epicyclic). The car weighed 850 lb (390 kg) and used Concord springs.[citation needed] It had a top speed of 20 mph (32 km/h).[11]


The car's success was partially by accident—in 1901, a fire destroyed a number of other models before they were approved for production, leaving the Curved Dash the only one intact.[12]



Gallery






  • 1903 Model R Runabout







  • 1904 Model 6C Runabout







  • 1904 Model 6C Runabout with top up







  • 1905 Model B Runabout







  • 1903 advertisement






Notes





  1. ^ Location of Curved Dash factory


  2. ^ ab Rogliatti 1973, pp. 270–271.


  3. ^ The name comes from its curved dash or dashboard, like that of a sleigh. See the photo and caption on page 130 of the Popular Science article listed under External Links below.


  4. ^ Posthumus 1977, p. 48.


  5. ^ Georgano 1985, p. [page needed]


  6. ^ Oldsmobile Joins GM


  7. ^ 1908 Oldsmobile Model 20 introduction


  8. ^ Clymer 1950, p. 37.


  9. ^ Clymer 1950, p. 61.


  10. ^ Clymer 1950, p. 32.


  11. ^ Sedgwick 1962, p. 36.


  12. ^ Wright 2000.




References




  • Clymer, Floyd (1950). Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. New York, NY US: Bonanza Books..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  • Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly (January, 1904)


  • Georgano, G. N. (1985). Cars: Early and Vintage, 1886-1930. London, UK: Grange-Universal.


  • Posthumus, Cyril (1977) [1977]. "The Motoring Boom". The story of Veteran & Vintage Cars. John Wood, illustrator (Phoebus 1977 ed.). London: Hamlyn / Phoebus. pp. 36–49. ISBN 0-600-39155-8. The 1901 output was 425 cars, and this figure rose to 2100 in 1902, 3750 in 1903, and 5000 in 1904.


  • Rogliatti, Gianni (1973). Posthumus, Cyril, ed. Period Cars. Feltham, Middlesex, UK: Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-33401-5.


  • Sedgwick, Michael (1962). Early Cars. Putnam.


  • Wright, Richard A. (2000-03-08). "detnews.com | Michigan History". Apps.detnews.com. Archived from the original on 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2009-06-27.



External links







  • Oldsmobile Club of America

  • 1905 Oldsmobile Image (Suffolk County(NY) Historical Society Museum)


  • Soule, Gardner (December 1951). Torrey, Volta, ed. "From Coast To Coast In An Old Old Olds". Popular Science. New York, NY US: Popular Science Publishing. 159 (6): 129–132, 258. – large 1951 article on a 1904 Olds making a coast to coast trip with detailed photo of subject









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