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The Oldsmobile Curved Dash Was The First Car To Have A Speedometer

Most people who own a car today take their speedometer for granted. A standard, unremarkable feature in every vehicle, it quietly does its job of indicating current speed with few frills. You might ...
GM Authority

1903 Oldsmobile Curved Dash Just Sold In The UK And Here’s How Much It Went For

A seminal piece of American automotive history found a new home this week. A 1903 Oldsmobile Model R ‘Curved Dash’ Runabout crossed the auction block with RM Sotheby’s, ultimately securing a final ...
SlashGear

Why Was The Oldsmobile Model R Called 'Curved Dash'?

At the turn of the 20th century, following the popularization of the first cars ever invented by visionaries like Karl Benz, prototypical automobiles were gradually rolling out on the streets of the ...
Lansing State Journal

MSU donates historic 'Curved Dash' Olds to Lansing museum. Why the 1903 car matters

LANSING — An early mass-produced Oldsmobile that Ransom Eli Olds donated to Michigan State University in 1948 now has been gifted to the R.E. Olds Transportation Museum, officials announced this week, ...