Going for a Ride in the 1905 Oldsmobile Curved Dash

Going for a ride in the 1905 Olds Curved at the Oldsmobile Homecomming Show in Lansing, MI on June 20, 2009, with my 7 months old son

Car's body is made of mostly wood with a iron frame. 1 cyl motor produces 7 HP and has a bore and stroke of 5" and 6" Top Speed is 20 mph.

The Curved Dash was first made in 1897, and this was the first automobile. The Olds brothers started making internal combustion engines back in the 1850's

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[OldsVistaCruiser]

Actually, the Curved Dash Olds was produced from 1901-07. Ransom Eli Olds did start making cars in 1897, but the CDO was a slightly later model.

One of the four 1897 Oldsmobiles known to be built resides in the R. E. Olds Transportation Museum in Lansing, on loan from the Smithsonian.

When I attended Homecoming in 2007, about a half-dozen of these cars rode around the show grounds in motorcade under their own power. The oldest was a 1903. Impressive for cars that are over a century old!

[RedogOnyx]

I was at that Homecoming. I didn't see them driving around the show grounds but I did see 4 of them at the RE Olds Museum and they were getting pics taken for thier group. The 1903 you speak of had a Pennsylvania tag, my home state

[OldsVistaCruiser]

Whereabouts in our beautiful Commonwealth do you call home?

I'm in northern Bucks County, but my '69 Vista Cruiser is in Lebanon County, 9 miles east of Hershey.

[RedogOnyx]

Up to 3 months ago I lived in Newtown, Bucks county, but now I'm back in Far Northeast Philly

[OldsVistaCruiser]

I'm up in the Sellersville/Perkasie area - I grew up in Willow Grove and lived in Warminster after that.

I organized the "Vista Cruise to Hell and Back" from 2003-07 in the little town of Hell, MI as the GM Skywagon Club's annual get-together and base camp for Homecoming. I'm looking to get it back underway for 2010.

Bill a/k/a AshburnStadium

[RedogOnyx]

I used to have a sales route in Perkasie, beuatiful area

[rkt88403]

This car and owner are always here for Olds Homecoming. I think this car has seen more miles in the past 15 or so years than it did in all the years before.