Oldsmobile 1904 (Curved Dash Olds)

Motor Vehicle

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Seal Cove Auto Museum

1904 Curved Dash Olds: Copyright: Seal Cove Auto Museum
1904 Curved Dash Olds

Copyright: Seal Cove Auto Museum

Name/Title

Oldsmobile 1904 (Curved Dash Olds)

Description

Purchased by Bob Ames in 1983, restored and participated in London to Brighton in 1984. This vehicle has a black body with red accents and gold pinstriping, it has black tufted leather seating, a black folding top and a rear facing back seat. the lighting and accessories are brass with some nickel controls. Model 6C two passenger, standard Runabout, Curved Dash Oldsmobile. It was introduced in April of 1904. The Vehicle I.D. # 20736 indicates this is an early production 1904 Model 6C. It was named for its unique curved dashboard. This 1904 Olds came with tiller steering and a seat side crank for starting. The engine is a horizontal, flat-mounted, water-cooled, single cylinder and situated at the center of the car. It was cast iron and produced seven horsepower at 600 RPM. It has a bevel and gear type differential. 2,500 Model 6C's were produced in 1904. Other sources say that 2,234 Curved Dash Models were assembled.