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Olds established the Olds Motor Vehicle Company in Lansing, Michigan, in August 1897, thus creating the first Michigan firm to be organised solely for manufacturing and selling motor vehicles.

The company was capitalised in 1899 by a wealthy lumber merchant, and Olds set about developing a diverse selection of models, including electric vehicles in addition to his earlier prototype steamer and petrol model.

Olds might well have faced the same fate as so many other overambitious manufacturers of their era, in spite of a fire that destroyed the factory in March 1901.

All the prototypes on-hand save the gas car were lost, except the ‘Curved-Dash’ Runabout that would become the sole foundation and huge success of Oldsmobile.

The ‘CDO’, as it came to be known to enth...