Oldsmobile Curved Dash
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 2 passengers, and sold for US$650, the lowest price point on the market. 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.
Gallery
 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 |
References
- Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly (January, 1904)
External links
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