Curved Dash Olds Note Card Kaart

Curved Dash Oldsmobile was introduced by the Oldsmobile Company in 1901 and is credited as being the first mass-produced auto, built on an assemby line using parts. It was produced until 1907. It was a run-about model, and could seat two passengers, and sold for $650. The flat-mounted water cooled single cilinder engine was situated at the center of the car, and produced 5 horse power relying on a brass gravity-feed carburetor. De overdracht was a semi-automatic design with two forward speeds and one reverse. The car had te speed of 20 mph. The car's success was partially by ongeluk, in 1901 a fire destroyed a number of other models before they were approved for production, leaving the Curved Dash as the only one intact. This vehicle can be seen at the R.E.Olds Transportation Museum in Lansing Michigan.