Curved Dash Oldsmobile

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The Curved Dash Oldsmobile was an early mass-produced American automobile, widely regarded as the first commercially successful car built on an assembly line.

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Curved Dash Oldsmobile canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf automobile ⓘ
veteran car ⓘ
assemblyType progressive assembly line ⓘ
bodyStyle runabout ⓘ
brakeType mechanical brakes ⓘ
category Brass Era car ⓘ
veteran vehicle ⓘ
class low-priced entry-level car ⓘ
collectibility highly collectible antique automobile ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designer Ransom E. Olds ⓘ
driveType chain drive to rear axle ⓘ
engineConfiguration single-cylinder engine ⓘ
engineDisplacement 1.6 L ⓘ
about 95 cu in ⓘ
enginePower about 4.5 hp ⓘ
estimatedProduction over 19,000 units ⓘ
exhibitedAt automobile museums worldwide ⓘ
fuelSystem carburetor ⓘ
fuelType gasoline ⓘ
historicalStatus iconic early American car ⓘ
ignitionSystem low-tension magneto ⓘ
layout FR layout ⓘ
manufacturer Oldsmobile ⓘ
marketPosition competitor to horse-drawn carriages ⓘ
modelYears 1901–1907 ⓘ
notableFeature curved front dash panel ⓘ
leaf-spring suspension ⓘ
tiller steering ⓘ
under-slung engine beneath the seat ⓘ
originalPrice about US$650 ⓘ
parentCompany Olds Motor Vehicle Company ⓘ
placeOfManufacture Lansing, Michigan ⓘ
predecessor Oldsmobile Model R prototype ⓘ
productionEnd 1907 ⓘ
productionPeak early 1900s ⓘ
productionStart 1901 ⓘ
seatingCapacity 2 ⓘ
significance first commercially successful American car built on an assembly line ⓘ
one of the first mass-produced automobiles ⓘ
steering tiller ⓘ
successor Oldsmobile Model B ⓘ
topSpeed about 20 mph ⓘ
transmission 2-speed planetary transmission ⓘ
usedFor personal transportation ⓘ
weight about 700 lb ⓘ
wheelbase about 66 in ⓘ

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Ransom E. Olds → notableWork → Curved Dash Oldsmobile ⓘ
Olds Motor Vehicle Company → notableProduct → Curved Dash Oldsmobile ⓘ