R. E. Olds founded Olds Motor Works in 1897 and was the first to conceive of a small, affordable car. [...]
1904 Oldsmobile Runabout
2025-01-16T16:02:01-05:00Ransom Eli Olds experimented with steam, electric, and gasoline automobiles early in his career. He built a new factory in [...]
1903 Stevens-Duryea Runabout
2025-01-16T15:59:57-05:00Brothers J. Frank and Charles Duryea were the first to build a successful gasoline-powered car in 1893. To prove their [...]
1908 Waltham-Orient Buckboard
2023-05-17T11:04:00-04:00In the early days of motoring, lightweight and inexpensive autos like this one were very popular. Referred to as [...]
1909 White Steam Car Model M
2025-01-16T16:09:22-05:00In 1909, newly-elected president William Howard Taft turned the White House stables into a garage and purchased four automobiles: two [...]