1904 Oldsmobile Straight Dash Runabout

1904 Oldsmobile Straight Dash in The Florodora Girl, Movie, 1930

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
chicomarx ◊ 2009-08-09 20:37	- I've never been in a horseless carriage before. Does it go very fast? - Does it?! When I came through the park I was cutting the wind at 12 MPH. - Ooh, my goodness. -- Last edit: 2009-08-10 00:42:15
pilou ◊ 2009-08-10 15:16	This is a 1904 Oldsmobile " Straight Dash " runabout .It joined the " Curved Dash" model in 1904 but was less succesfull being an ientermediate model before the wheel-steered versions of the make were launched in 1905.It is repertoriated in Raymond Lee's book " Fit for the Chase.Cars and the Movies Castle Books New York 1969 LCCCN 68-27198 on page 72 ( actors Marion Davies and Lawrence Gray)
chicomarx ◊ 2009-08-10 22:18	High quality photo:
Gamer ◊ 2019-09-29 22:08	The Straight Dash was only available in 1906, the final model year for the Curved Dash Olds.