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Ransom E. Olds, American businessman, founded Oldsmobile and REO Motor Car Company (died 1950)
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Ransom E. Olds
American businessman (1864–1950)
Ransom Eli Olds was an American businessman and executive who was known as a pioneer of the American automotive industry, whom the Oldsmobile and REO brands were named after. He claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1887 and his first gasoline-powered car in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Defunct entry-level luxury division of General Motors
Oldsmobile was a brand of American automobiles, produced for most of its existence by General Motors. Originally established as "Olds Motor Vehicle Company" by Ransom E. Olds in 1897, it produced over 35 million vehicles, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
REO Motor Car Company
American automotive company
The REO Motor Car Company was a company based in Lansing, Michigan, which produced automobiles and trucks from 1905 to 1975. At one point, the company also manufactured buses on its truck platforms.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)