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1900-1914

1900 1901

Curved Dash Prototype
Electric
Gasoline Trap

Curved Dash
 1902  1903

Curved Dash (Model R)

Curved Dash (Model R)
Pie Wagon Light Delivery (Model D)
Railroad Inspection Car (Model I)

 1904  1905
Curved Dash (C / 6C)
Pie Wagon Light Delivery (Model L)
Railroad Inspection Car (Model I)
Light Tonneau (Model T)
Touring Runabout (Model N)

Curved Dash (Model B)
Pie Wagon Light Delivery (Model L)
Railroad Inspection Car (Model I)
Light Tonneau (Model T)
Touring Runabout (Model N)
Heavy Touring
Commercial
 1906  1907
Curved Dash (Model B)
Straight Dash (Model B)
Runabout (Model S)
Gentles Roadster (Model S)
Palace Touring (Model S)
Double Action Touring (Model L)
Commercial
Curved Dash (Model B)
Straight Dash (Model B)
Flying Roadster (Model H)
Palace Touring (Model A/S)
Limo (Model A/S)
Commercial
 1908  1909
Palace Touring (Model M)
Limo (Type M)
Toy Tonneau (Model M)
Flying Roadster (Model MR)
5 Passenger Touring (Model X)
7 Passenger Touring (Model Z)
Palace Touring (Model D)
Limo (Model D)
Toy Tonneau (Model D)
Landaulet (Model D)
Flying Roadster Coupe (Model DR)
Touring Car (Model 20)
Touring Car (Model X3)
Special (Model X)
Touring Car (Model Z)
Limo (Model Z)
Landaulet (Model Z)
Runabout (Model ZR)
Toy Tonneau (Model ZR)
Delivery Wagon (Model A2)
1910  1911
Special Roadster
Special Touring
Special Limo
Special Close Coupled Touring
Limited Roadster
Limited Touring
Limited Limo
Limited Close Coupled Touring
Commercial

Special 7 Passenger Touring
Special 4 Passenger Close Coupled
Special 2 Passenger Roadster
Special 7 Passenger Limo

Limited 7 Passenger Touring
Limited 5 Passenger Touring
Limited 2-3 Passenger Roadster
Limited 4 Passenger Tourabout
Limited Racer
Limited 7 Passenger Limo
Limited Chassis

Autocrat 7 Passenger Touring
Autocrat 5 Passenger Touring
Autocrat 2-3 Passenger Roadster
Autocrat 4 Passenger Tourabout
Autocrat Torpedo
Autocrat Racer
Autocrat Patrol Chassis
Autocrat 7 Passenger Limo

1912  1913

Special Touring
Special Limo
Special Close Coupled Touring
Special Patrol Chassis

Limited 7 Passenger Touring
Limited 4 Passenger Tourabout
Limited 2 Passenger Roadster
Limited 7 Passenger Limo
Limited 5 Passenger
Limited Fire Chassis
Limited Chassis

Autocrat 7 Passenger Touring
Autocrat 4 Passenger Tourabout
Autocrat 5 Passenger Touring
Autocrat 2 Passenger Roadster
Autocrat 2 Passenger Speedster/Racer
Autocrat Phaeton Touring Berlin Body
Autocrat 7 Passenger Limo
Autocrat Patrol Wagon / Fire Truck
Autocrat Chassis

Defender 5 Passenger Touring

Model 40 2 Passenger Roadster
Model 40 3 Passenger Coupe
Model 40 Tourabout
Model 40 Chassis

Z 1909 Touring

Model 40 Touring
Model 40 Coupe
Model 40 Combo Coupe / Roadster
Model 40 Tourabout
Model 40 Roadster

Model 53 4 Passenger Tourabout
Model 53 5 Passenger Touring
Model 53 7 Passenger Touring

 1914

Olds 6 Model 54 7 Passenger Touring
Olds 6 Model 54 4-5 Passenger Phaeton
Olds 6 Model 54 Limo

Baby Olds Model 42 Touring


Innovations 1900-1914

1900
Just 1 in every 9,500 Americans owned
an automobile. 40% were steam
powered; 38% were electric; and just
22% were powered by gasoline burned
in an internal combustion engine.
Above: Only known photo of an

early Oldsmobile Electric taken
at Belle Island Park, Michigan.

1901
Oldsmobile introduces the first
speedometer.


1901 Curved Dash Oldsmobile
is the first mass-produced car.


The US postal service orders
curved dash Oldsmobiles for
use as postal delivery vehicles.


Because of a fire in the Detroit plant,
Olds becomes the first automobile
manufacturer to outsource vehicle
components in order to meet the
demand.

1901 to 1903
Oldsmobile leads all American
automobile manufacturers in
number of autos produced.

Scrapbook 1900-1914


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