Agasti 21.08.1897, XNUMX | Ukusungulwa komkhiqizo we-Oldsmobile

Eduze kwenhloko-dolobha yemboni yezimoto yaseMelika, eLansing, iRansome Eli Olds yasungula i-Olds Motors Works, eyagcina isiphenduke i-Oldsmobile. 

Kusukela ekuqaleni, ukucabanga kwakhe kwaba ukukhiqizwa kwezimoto. Ngokushesha ngemva kokwethulwa kwesitshalo, kwaqala umsebenzi kuma-prototypes okuqala, okuthi, ngeshwa, agwinywe umlilo. Omunye wasinda futhi wangena ekukhiqizeni endaweni entsha eyakhiwe eDetroit, eqhele ngamakhilomitha angu-90 ukuya empumalanga.

Kakade ngo-1901, ama-Olds azama ukushayela ugesi. Lapho eklama i-Oldsmobile yokuqala, wacabangela ukusebenzisa injini evuthayo yangaphakathi, injini kagesi, noma injini yesitimu. Ekugcineni, umqondo wokuqala wawina. Ngakho ngo-1901 kwadalwa imodeli Curved Dash, eyaba imoto yokuqala ekhiqizwa emgqeni womhlangano. Ngonyaka wokuqala wokukhiqiza, kwakhiwa amayunithi angaba ngu-600, futhi eminyakeni eyalandela amayunithi angu-3-4 akhiqizwa ngonyaka, okuyinto, uma kubhekwa izinga lokuthuthukiswa kwezimoto, kwaba umphumela omuhle kakhulu.

Ngo-1908, inkampani eyayikhula ngamandla yathathwa ngabakwaGeneral Motors abasafufusa futhi yahlala kuphothifoliyo yenkampani kwaze kwaba ngu-2004.

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