As of 2025, the most expensive Oldsmobile sold at auction was a 1912 Oldsmobile Limited, which sold for $3.3 million in 2012.

Before the '54 Olds, there was a 1928 dark-blue Reo roadster in our driveway, Reo being a company started by Ransom E. Olds, who founded Oldsmobile, too.

Before the '54 Olds, there was a 1928 dark-blue Reo roadster in our driveway, Reo being a company started by Ransom E. Olds, who founded Oldsmobile, too.

Ransom E. Olds left Oldsmobile to found the R.E. Olds Motor Car Company after investors took too much control, according to Sara Schultz, the executive director of the R.E. Olds Transportation Museum.

The firm was founded in 1897 by Ransom E. Olds; nine years later, it was acquired by General Motors and became a part of the GM brand roster.

Founded in Lansing, Michigan, on Aug. 21, 1897, by Ransom E. Olds, the manufacturer has managed to maintain its foothold in automotive sales for 90 years.

The founder of the Oldsmobile brand, Ransom E. Olds, was also noted for influencing the truck industry in the early era of the automobile. Some of this heritage was recalled in the 1990s when the ...

Founded in 1897 by Ransom E. Olds, the automobile company that would soon become known as Oldsmobile experimented with building trucks from its earliest days.

Founded as Olds Motor Vehicle Company by Ransom E. Olds in 1897, Oldsmobile became a General Motors division eleven years later. For the next 96 years, the brand stood in the middle of GM's five ...

R.E. Olds and Lansing's Automobile Industry Ransom E. Olds is credited for the growth of the automobile industry in Lansing, Michigan, which at one time was the home for… ...

The founder of the Oldsmobile brand, Ransom E. Olds, was also noted for influencing the truck industry in the early era of the automobile. Some of this heritage was recalled in the 1990s when the ...