• Manufacturer:   Olds Motor Works, Lansign, Michigan 1896-1943
• Body style: Runabout
• Cost new:   $$650
• Number produced:  5,000
• Engine:  One-cylinder, flat-mounted water-cooled, situated at the center of the car
• Horsepower:   4 horsepower 
• Transmission:  Planetary (epicyclic) with two forward speeds and one reverse

The Curved Dash Runabout was the first high-volume mass-produced automobile. It was introduced by the Olds Company in 1901 and produced through1907. The engine turned at
50 R.P.M. “one chug per telegraph pole.”
The car was made under license in Germany as the “Polymobile” and “Ultramobile.” .