Ransom Olds is considered by many to be the father of the U.S. automobile industry but has been ignored by historians. Olds obtained a U.S. patent for an automobile in 1896, and started one of the first car companies in 1897. He invented the moving assembly line, and developed the 1901 Oldsmobile that created the mass market for automobiles. Olds started two car companies, Oldsmobile and REO, before the U.S. automobile industry was ten years old...
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