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1901 Oldsmobile Curved Dash 1901 Oldsmobile Curved Dash
1901 Oldsmobile Curved Dash
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11/18/2009 5:32:33 AM | Tim
Just wanted to say that the Curved Dash Oldsmobile was not the first car to travel across the US as this article states. This was accomplished in 1903 by Horatio Nelson Jackson in a used Winton automobile. In fact, there are several documented cases of people traveling across the country in a car before 1905.






 

1902 Oldsmobile Runabout (aka the Curved Dash Olds) – one of America’s most important and historic early automotive models.

The Curved Dash Oldsmobile is credited as the first high-volume mass-produced automobile. It was introduced by the Oldsmobile company in 1901 and produced through 1907. It is believed that 425 examples were produced the first year, 2,500 in 1902. A total of 19,000 units were built during the six years. During its run, it was the top selling car in America.

With the prominent curved dash, tiller type steering, and the side-spring chassis, this car was very identifiable when compared to other cars of the era. The leather top and dos-a-dos seating were factory supplied accessories that could be purchased with the car or added later.

A flat-mounted water-cooled single-cylinder engine, is situated at the center of the car, producing 4 hp, and relies on a brass gravity-feed carburetor. The transmission is a semi-automatic design with two forward speeds and one reverse. The car weighs 850 lbs.

In 1905, a Curved Dash Olds was the first car to drive across the United States.

С 1906 г. из кузовов американских автомобилей алюминий начинает вытесняться стальным листом. До поры до времени новации не касались каркаса, чья традиционная деревянная конструкция обеспечивала прочность и влияла на архитектуру. Но вскоре прочности стало катастрофически не хватать. Автомобиль тяжелел, скорость возрастала, и, кроме того, конструкция испытывала разрушительные воздействия от вибрации двигателя. Достаточно оригинальным способом эти проблемы решались на Oldsmobile Curved Dash 1901 г., чей легкий открытый кузовок был закреплен на паре длиннющих продольных рессор, соединявших передние и задние колеса. Поскольку рисунок кузова подчинялся модному в то время стилю «арт нуво», он был привычен и не отпугивал потенциальных покупателей механистичностью и грубостью.

Source: www.jaylenosgarage.com; "Долгое прощание с конным экипажем" (Н.Розанов), Журнал «АВТОМОБИЛИ», 5-2000