1901
Oldsmobile created the first assembly line, and with the production of the Curved Dash, Oldsmobile became the first mass producer of gasoline cars.
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1905
Two Oldsmobiles - Old Scout and Old Steady - finished the first transcontinental race from New York to Portland, Oregon, in 45 days.
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1906
A Model S Olds participated in a new type of advertising stunt: a tug-of-war with a mule team.
1909
The four-cylinder Model D Palace Touring car was a rather grand car for the time.
1914
Production was curtailed because of World War I. During the war, Olds Motor Works built 2,100 mobile aircraft kitchens for the military.
1915
Two young ladies enjoy a drive in a 1915 Model 42 four-cylinder roadster.
1918
Closed models were becoming more popular; for 1918 Olds offered them in the low-line Model 37 series.
