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     • Ransom Eli Olds, the founder and namesake of Oldsmobile Oldsmobiles were first manufactured by the Olds Motor Vehicle Company in Lansing, Michigan, a company founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897.
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   Who was Ransom Eli Olds?

   • Ransom Eli Olds (June 3, 1864 – August 26, 1950) was a pioneer of the American automotive industry, after whom the Oldsmobile and REO brands were named. He claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1887 and his first gasoline-powered car in 1896.

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   Why did Ransom Olds leave Oldsmobile?

   • Oldsmobile became the top-selling car company in the United States for a few years around 1903–1904. Ransom Olds left the company in 1904 because of a dispute with sales manager Frederic L. Smith, who was questioning production techniques and wanted Mr. Olds to certify that each car that left the plant was free from defects. Mr.

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   Who makes Oldsmobile cars?

   • Oldsmobile (formally the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors) was a brand of American automobiles, produced for most of its existence by General Motors. Originally established as "Olds Motor Vehicle Company" by Ransom E. Olds in 1897, it produced over 35 million vehicles, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan factory alone.

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   When did Oldsmobile get a name?

   • Olds lived in Lansing until he died in 1950, but never returned to Oldsmobile. His home was later razed for construction of Interstate 496 -- the Olds Freeway. Oldsmobile would become, with Buick, the cornerstones of Billy Durant's General Motors in 1908, but no one would get around to incorporating the Oldsmobile name until 1942.

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   Ransom Eli Olds (June 3, 1864 – August 26, 1950) was a pioneer of the American automotive industry, after whom the Oldsmobile and REO brands were named. He claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1887 and his first gasoline-powered car in 1896.

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   Oldsmobile (formally the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors) was a brand of American automobiles, produced for most of its existence by General Motors. Originally established as "Olds Motor Vehicle Company" by Ransom E. Olds in 1897, it produced over 35 million vehicles, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan factory alone.

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6. www.history.com › olds-motor-works-foundedOlds Motor Works founded | August 21, 1897 | HISTORY

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   Nov 13, 2009 · Ransom Eli Olds of Lansing, Michigan, founds Olds Motors Works—which will later become Oldsmobile—on August 21, 1897. Born in Geneva, Ohio, in 1864, Olds went to work for his family’s...

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8. americancarhistorian.com › ransom-eli-oldsRansom Eli Olds – American Car Historian

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   Oct 23, 2019 · The initials on this hubcap, REO, belong to a man who was a true trailblazer for the American automotive industry, Ransom Eli Olds. He had two different automobiles named after him, first the Oldsmobile and then the Reo, and you would be hard-pressed to name someone more deserving of the honor.

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9. altdriver.com › people › ransom-olds-biographyEverything You Need to Know About Automotive Pioneer Ransom Olds

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   May 10, 2021 · By Jason Collins | May 10, 2021. Advertisement. Ransom E. Olds is most commonly known as the namesake of the Oldsmobile brand, but did you also know that he was the founder of REO Speed Wagon? No, not the band, the actual vehicle, produced by REO Motor Car Company.

10. detroithistorical.org › olds-ransom-eOlds, Ransom E. | Detroit Historical Society

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    Considered by some to be the founder of Detroit’s automotive industry, Ransom Eli Olds was born in Geneva, Ohio on June 3, 1864. The family eventually moved to Lansing, Michigan and Olds grew up tinkering, making a steam-powered automobile engine in 1884 and a gas-powered one in 1896.