![]() ![]() The single-cylinder engine features a 5″ bore and a 6″ stroke, and it was factory rated at seven horsepower. No instrumentation is present, although the selling dealer estimates that the car has been driven approximately 40 miles since 2019. Foot controls operate the throttle and the brakes, and a perforated rubber mat covers the floors. Hand controls include a nickel-plated steering tiller mounted with a brass horn as well as a shifter for the epicyclic transmission, and smaller levers for spark advance and compression release mounted low alongside the seat. Stopping power is provided by mechanical drums on the rear wheels as well as an additional brake in the rear differential housing.Ī bench trimmed in black tufted leather provides seating for two, with the driver positioned at the right side of the car. The carriage-style suspension features full-length leaf springs as well as an elliptical transverse steering spring on the front axle. The 28×3″ Universal white rubber tires were installed in 2021. A Selden patent plaque is mounted out back and can be in the gallery along with areas of cracks in the paint. Equipment includes replacement brass headlamps, side steps, and an aftermarket rear storage box with gold-painted steel Oldsmobile badges. This example is one of approximately 2,500 Oldsmobiles produced in 1904 and features a wood body that was refinished in black lacquer approximately 50 years ago along with cherry and gold accents. Its public debut was made in the fall of 1901 at the Waldorf Astoria hotel during the second-annual New York Automobile Show, following an eight-day drive from Michigan to New York that partially took place on the Erie Canal towpath rather than the New York road network. The $650 Curved Dash was the first mass-produced car to reach the American market and was the country’s best-seller from 1902 through 1905. This Curved Dash Olds is now offered with a clean Maine title. The car is finished in black with cherry and gold accents over black tufted upholstery and features replacement headlamps, a rear storage box, a horn, a rubber floor mat, and a steering tiller. A subsequent mechanical refresh is said to have included an overhaul of the 117.8ci single-cylinder engine, the installation of a replacement drive chain, radiator repairs, a reseal of the fuel and water tanks, and service of the two-speed planetary-gear transmission. This 1904 Oldsmobile Model 6C Curved Dash runabout is said to have spent approximately 50 years in the collection of Glenn Gould, Jr., and spent time with two additional owners before it was purchased by the selling dealer in February 2019. ![]()
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