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  2. Ransom E. Olds - Wikipedia

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    It was this car, rather than Henry Ford's Model T, that was the first mass-produced, low-priced American motor vehicle. [11] As Smith's son, Frederic L. Smith, came into the business, he and Olds clashed frequently until Fred Smith removed Olds from the position of vice president and general manager in 1904, and Olds left his company. [12]

  3. History of the automobile - Wikipedia

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    1934–1938 Tatra 77—first serial-produced car with an aerodynamical design; 1934–1940 Bugatti Type 57—a refined automobile for the wealthy; 1934–1956 Citroën Traction Avant—first mass-produced front-wheel drive car, built with monocoque chassis; 1936–1955 MG T series—sports cars

  4. Nash 600 - Wikipedia

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    The Nash 600 was the first mass-produced unibody-constructed car in the United States and the era's most advanced domestic car design and construction. [5] The "600" name comes from the car's advertised ability to go 600 miles (970 km) on one tank of gasoline. The Nash 600 was positioned in the low-priced market segment. [6]

  5. Timeline of North American automobiles - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of automobiles produced for the general public in the North American market. They are listed in chronological order from when each model began its model year. If a model did not have continuous production, it is listed again on the model year production resumed. Concept cars and submodels are not listed unless they are themselves ...

  6. Nash Motors - Wikipedia

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    Jeffery's best-known automobile was the Rambler whose mass production from a plant in Kenosha began in 1902. The 1917 Nash Model 671 was the first vehicle produced to bear the name of the new company's founder. [4] Sales for 1918 were 10,283 units. More models were added in 1919, and sales rose to 27,081.

  7. Oldsmobile Curved Dash - Wikipedia

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    The Model B also saw a limited production Touring Sedan with a novel entry approach called the Side Entrance Touring Sedan where passengers would enter from the middle of the car. The engine was a 259.8 cu in (4,257 cc) two cylinder horizontally opposed engine installed underneath the passenger compartment that powered the rear wheels, and the ...

  8. Ford Model T - Wikipedia

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    Being the first reliable, easily maintained, mass-market motorized transportation made the Model T into a great success: Within a few days after release, 15,000 orders were placed. [28] The first production Model T was built on August 12, 1908, [29] and left the factory on September 27, 1908, at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, Michigan.

  9. Crosley - Wikipedia

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    Crosley introduced several "firsts" in American automotive history, including the first affordable, mass-market car with an overhead camshaft engine in 1946; the first use of the term 'Sport(s-) Utility' in 1947, for a 1948 model year convertible wagon; and the first American cars to be fitted with 4-wheel caliper type disc brakes, as well as ...