1901 Olds: Will it Start and Run @KlepsGarage [EP 62]

[@KlepsGarage]

I would like to sincerely thank the 100,000 viewers who watched in the month of February 2024. You have helped our family through a medical issue. 🙏🏻 not financially but my wife enjoyed the comments and number of views. Took her mind off the pain. She has since had back surgery and is doing very well thanks all. This is not a political channel keep your politics to your self. I will delete anything political.

[@francistirado7231]

Just saw my first episode. VERY cool! I just subscribed. Aloha from Hawaii! We don't have too many super old cars like that here-

[@KlepsGarage]

You might not have old cars. But you make up for it by being in paradise 😎 thx for watching

[@CliftonHesseltine-v6v]

A men .

[@KlepsGarage]

😎

[@BitterDemo]

I am having a big problem with my car as of late, I was in a terrible accident where I was forced off the road on a curve just after crossing a creek bridge. Since that I have rebuilt my car, But for some reason my chain keeps jumping on the Transmission sprocker mounted on a 1949 Ford Transmission. Can that be caused because of the tighners between the axels are not intune with each other.My wheels measure the same between each Hun Center on both sides.This is a Great problem as of late.

[@USApatriotLarry]

At least 65 years ago when I was just little one, I got to ride in an original 1903 Olds just like this one. I remembered watching the owner add oil to the crank case. I remember how going down the road at 20 or so seemed so fast. Stuck with me to this day. Thanks for the memory reminder.

[@KlepsGarage]

Your welcome. It feels like you’re doing a 100.

[@mattyal9347]

I would like to drive one just for bragging rights

[@KlepsGarage]

The tiller is a strange sensation

[@davidcolesr.8628]

Awesome Story Larry, God Bless You Sir

[@VincentNajger1]

To think that that car was already ancient back then in 1960 when you got that ride. And this particular example will still be perfectly drivable in another century, if looked after right. I doubt there will be any 2003 cars running in 2124.

[@THEScottCampbell]

Too few people know that the Curved Dash Olds was the ORIGIINAL mass produced low priced car for the average man, NOT the Ford Model T. Thanks for showing this!

[@KlepsGarage]

Thx for watching. You are correct 😎🍺

[@森雪1974]

Finally, a vehicle worth driving. Unlike most people, I never liked modern cars.. they're ugly, fast and dangerous in some cases. But automobiles back then were outstanding! My great grandfather owned a Packard Twin Six from 1921. I still have it in my shed and sometimes I take it out for a ride. I take absolute care of it in the name of my great grandfather.

[@KlepsGarage]

Thx for watching. You have a real family heirloom. Is it a V2 or twin ignition you can send a picture to [e-mail]

[@peteloomis8456]

From a documentary on the Packard motor cars it had said that Packard was the first automobile to have a steering wheel instead of the joy stick as I call them .

[@森雪1974]

@@peteloomis8456 Fairly interesting, thanks for telling us that

[@fdelwyn]

Don't drive at any further than you want to walk back😊

[@KlepsGarage]

Good idea Or have your horse follow you 😂

[@seanmorrissey3103]

Let's just pause for a moment to consider what a big deal this was in 1901. Back then, you could have a great time taking your girl out for a ride with a horse-drawn surrey , but this was the Koenigsegg of its time; on a whole different level. Imagine a time when this clanky contraption melted faces (and lifted petticoats). It's mind-blowing. Thanks for sharing this!

[@KlepsGarage]

You are correct. Thx for watching

[@nixxtable]

Awesome you are preserving these pieces of history for our children. Kudos to your good sir.

[@KlepsGarage]

Thank you. A working art museum.

[@12345682900]

It's difficult today to imagine just how "incredible" all this was in 1901. A moving carriage, rolling along by itself, without horses, ropes, cables, etc. This was like magic! Great video, thanks!

[@KlepsGarage]

Thank you. Glad you liked it. 😎

[@oldmanjones7832]

It always has fascinated me that someone can keep old machines working, sometimes without manuals on how to guide them. And sometimes just from hand me down knowledge. Thank you for keeping history alive.

[@KlepsGarage]

Thx for watching. They have a starting Manuel.?? Wow that would be nice. 😂😂😂😎

[@petergibson2318]

My great-great grandmother said the most wonderful thing she ever saw was a car like that going up a steep hill without being pulled by horses. It seemed like magic to everybody in the small village. They had never seen a car before.

[@KlepsGarage]

It was a witch riding a horseless carriage 😂😂😎

[@williamgunter6801]

Ransom Eli Olds was a legend in his day. Very smart and industrious guy.

[@KlepsGarage]

There was a lot of competition. Had to stay on top of the game. Thx for watching

[@jennacoryell4160]

My great-grandpa was a pea farmer in rural Idaho. One day, a motorist broke down (overheat, total engine loss) right outside the farm. Great-grandpa got his first car for the cost of supper, room and board, and a wagon ride to the train station for the motorist. He took to motor out of the car, cut holes in the firewall for horse reigns, and hooked up a singletree to the front bumper. Now the family was riding in style. A horse-drawn car, totally enclosed from the weather. Grandma said they felt pretty fancy going to church in their car. Much better than the old farm buckboard wagon.

[@KlepsGarage]

Now that’s funny. 😂😂 I bet their neighbors were jealous.

[@Chantal_P-v4x]

That is so cool! Over 120 years old, and it still runs. It's literally a rolling piece of history. I know that things were 'built to last' once. But I had't realized until I actually saw this moving, just how much that still applies to machines THAT old. I'm amazed by how simple it is - not even a steering wheel as we know it today. But there was a time when this would have been the latest technology and probably a huge status symbol too.

[@KlepsGarage]

Thx for watching. It is a great part of history and a survivor 😎

[@kirks1959]

Nice Job! Starting that beast is certainly a days work- and it's theft proof!

[@KlepsGarage]

Thank you. I guess if they hooked a horse to it they could steal. 😂😂

[@shaunolinger964]

It's no wonder the first car owners had engineers on staff, garages with apartments for the engineers, and many times drivers to operate these cars for them. It took a rich man to own a car AND keep it running back then.

[@almightycornholio448]

Just added 5 miles to the odometer, time to rebuild the top end.

[@RockandrollNegro]

The very first cars were purchased to transition from horses, so the "mechanical men" that some automotive enthusiasts had on hand were largely stablehands who were adapting their skills to automobiles. Nobody hired a staff and gave them housing to simply maintain a car; they were already there. Horsecarriage maintenance and livery upkeep were not far removed from the horseless carriage.

[@DeadKoby]

Very fun... I'd take it to a drive-thru for ice cream or something. It's just fun to see history in operation.

[@KlepsGarage]

That’s it, they were built to drive.

[@dustymojave]

In 1901 my great grandfather was painting curved dash Olds'. With a brush, not a sprayer. Had to get the consistency of the paint just right plus be an artist with the brush. He later taught one of his dons in law how to do it and Grampa repainted his 1960 F100 that way. It had been used by a prior owner carrying a camper for hunting and the sides were badly scratched up. When he sold it nearly 30 years later, the buyer was really skeptical that it had been painted so long before and with a brush. His trick for getting it smooth was thin it just right with the right thinner and his trick for durability was mixing porch enamel in with automotive enamel. The paint still looked quite good after all those years, in spite of never being garaged.

[@KlepsGarage]

Cool story 😎 thx for watching.

[@sigmarealm1111]

Wow. That's a quick buggy! I didn't realize they could go up to 30 mph. Great job and thank you for sharing.

[@KlepsGarage]

Thank you for watching 😎

[@rieger.design]

Inspiring to watch. Back then it was such a huge leap from the house and carriage. Way faster and more compact. I wish I could live back then and experience that sensation

[@KlepsGarage]

Except they’re a health and dental care was slacking back in the day. Not saying it’s that great today.

[@TheGuitologist]

This is an incredible piece of automotive history. I love it. It's beautiful.

[@KlepsGarage]

Thank you

[@MrCheeto7]

F A N T A S T I C !! That is a beautiful, fantastic piece of history and machinery.Thanks so much for sharing it like this!

[@KlepsGarage]

👍😎🥓

[@fester73666]

What an absolutely beautiful and fascinating 122 year old car and still driving on the road, AWESOME 👍👍

[@KlepsGarage]

Thx for watching. The old cars hold up better than people. 😎

[@PaulinesPastimes]

The definitive 'horseless carriage'. It must have been excitingly fast in 1901. I love the one beat per telegraph pole, as my father used to say. Wonderful to see. 😊

[@KlepsGarage]

Thank you and thx for watching 😎

[@newbleppmore7855]

no a horse was alot faster than this

[@MrSlipstreem]

It takes a special kind of person to have the love and patience to deal with these old time capsules. Please know that you're very much appreciated. 🙂

[@KlepsGarage]

Oh, I’m special, alright. There’s something wrong somewhere 😂😂😂😎

[@lawrencehalpin6611]

Nice video. Thank you for putting out for us. God bless you.

[@KlepsGarage]

Thank you for watching 😎check out episode 83. Barn find.

[@billywird]

Well your video shows just what a person had to do just to start a vehicle in those days and what a person had to do to drive a vehicle in those early days. There was quite a bit of oiling and maintenance to be done on a vehicle at the time. I have also viewed the maintenance required on a railroad locomotive, and there is quite the chore oiling up that piece of machinery. Now more than one hundred twenty three years later we can just go out and start our vehicles and the maintenance is not near as involved. One had to really be diligent on vehicle maintenance back then.

[@KlepsGarage]

Amen brother.

[@henrikstenlund5385]

These are so elegant human-sized vehicles. My grandfather had an automobile in 1904 of model Reo. He used to be driving horse carts before that as a local "taxi" in his city. Then he bought the car which was the first one in that city ever. He started to drive taxi till 1946 when he retired while having numerous other cars along the line.

[@KlepsGarage]

Very nice. REO of corse. Was Ransom E Olds second car and truck company. What state and city did he drive in. Great history.

[@henrikstenlund5385]

@@KlepsGarage He was living in Europe. I guess in US the cars were much more popular at that time

[@KlepsGarage]

Great story thank you.

[@newhampshirelifestyle4233]

Wow, really impressive work to restore, maintain and operate a 120 year old car! I have never seen one this old start up and run before! Thanks for your effort to make this video.

[@KlepsGarage]

Thank you for watching 😎

[@kunstmol]

wow. makes my 1917 model T seem like a spaceship

[@KlepsGarage]

And now you know why back in the twenties 50% of all cars on the road were Fords. 😎

[@dougb2091]

Thank you for taking the time to make this happen! It's so intriguing how it all started. As a bonus we even got a chance to see a turn of the century tailgater. Ha!

[@KlepsGarage]

Thanks for watching. Glad you liked it. Don’t forget to check out the other videos.😎

[@cammobus]

Great Video, you mentioned driving across country, I bought this back in 2010 American Road: The Story of an Epic Transcontinental Journey at the Dawn of the Motor Age Paperback - May 1, 2003 On July 7, 1919, a cavalcade of sixty-nine military motor vehicles set off from the White House on an epic journey. Their goal was California, and ahead of them lay 3,250 miles of mud and rock. Sixty-two days later they arrived in San Francisco, having averaged just five miles an hour.

[@KlepsGarage]

Wow that’s a journey. Joy Rainy did it on paved roads a few years back in a curved dash. Thx for watching. 😎

[@darrenoak7187]

This is a lovely horsless carriage, it is amazing history. Thank you for sharing.

[@KlepsGarage]

Thx for watching. 😎

[@garypellerin5576]

That's beyond cool. Thanks for keeping her alive.

[@KlepsGarage]

Thx for watching. 😎🍰

[@timbukh3]

Interesting video. I can't imagine what people thought about this car when it was new. The transition from walking, horses, or mules must have made them feel they were moving incredibly fast. Thanks for sharing this.

[@KlepsGarage]

Thanks for watching

[@7MPhonemicEnglish]

Very reliable car since by the time you got it started, you either forgot where you were going to go or no longer had a valid destination.

[@KlepsGarage]

Ow that’s funny😂😎

[@ashleybremner7474]

The elegance, the simplicity, the gentleness of sound, sadly not like now.

[@KlepsGarage]

It was a different time thx for watching 😎

[@bricc9964]

“Oh, you drive a ‘01 Oldsmobile? Which one: Intrigue, Aurora, Bravada, Alero…?” *_Curved Dash_*

[@KlepsGarage]

Yes sir. 😂😎

[@brianmatthews9697]

Amazing how many of these they sold. Brave people back then. Looks like a lot of work, but a lot of fun. Always wanted a ride in one of these, got pretty close. Thanks for showing.

[@KlepsGarage]

Thx for watching. Swing by this summer and will arrange a ride.

[@brianmatthews9697]

@@KlepsGarage Great offer, hope I can make that happen. Like to meet you anyway. I really want a ride in the Lincoln! BTW, my Dad's name was Bruce.

[@Thekarlskorner]

Having seen other original Curve Dash Oldsmobile 's run in person is a thing to behold. It is truly amazing what was considered the first mass production American automobile. I have a 1958 Merry Olds full size replica of a 1901, which is much less complicated and maintenance, but still requires much oiling to operate. It functions very much the same with two forward speeds and one reverse and will clip along at close to thirty miles an hour. Thank you for an informative and interesting video.

[@platinumuschannel]

The noise it makes when you try to crank it is like it's snickering at your feeble attempts.

[@KlepsGarage]

It will laugh at you. 😎

[@rickybailey7123]

I love it !! HANDS DOWN FAVOR CAR EVER I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS IN PERSON!! WHAT A GEM

[@KlepsGarage]

Thank you. Thanks for watching.

[@drewt1081]

This is why I always loved Oldsmobile.

[@KlepsGarage]

Agreed 😎

[@jaysquizzle00]

It's amazing to watch one of the first cars to be driven. Today we all expect our cars to work for us, and maintaining them is easy, but when the first cars were around, *_you_* were responsible for making the car even start.

[@KlepsGarage]

Yes, you are the computer. You tell the car what to do thx 4 watching 😎

[@MANSOALSOL]

uau , you don't need go to the gym , only start this car every morning is enough , thanks you for share the experience

[@KlepsGarage]

You do have a good point. Is a bit of a workout 😎🥓

[@snowblindburd]

This is so cool! I got to see a few Curved Dashes at the R.E. Olds Transportation Museum last Summer. It's so cool seeing one operating (and what goes into doing that). Thanks for the video!

[@KlepsGarage]

Thx for watching. Yes. Static displays suck. Make ‘em run.

[@5245jah]

Please go to drive-through with this one!

[@KlepsGarage]

Might have to do that

[@adreabrooks11]

A machine truly worthy of the term "horseless carriage!" Thanks for sharing!

[@KlepsGarage]

Thanks for watching 😎

[@Daniel-79]

So basic yet it accomplishes the same task an any car today. Safety, efficiency and creature comforts is what has improved over the last 125 years

[@KlepsGarage]

Yes it did. Thx for watching 😎

[@MartinBettler]

Moves at a pretty good pace - and seems pretty tame. Great vehicle!

[@KlepsGarage]

It’s as lot of fun. Thx for watching

[@davidcurlee5085]

A long time ago , they would spray oil on the dirt or gravel Road , Dilworth South End...to keep the dust down

[@KlepsGarage]

I think the cars laid down a lot of oil also😂

[@Timothycan]

I had no idea these cars were so much work, all that oiling for a couple of hours, and then yet more stuff to do! Thanks for sharing.

[@KlepsGarage]

I guess you don’t have to oil them if you don’t want them to last that’s the problem new cars, nobody takes care of

[@AGwolf2097]

half an [edited] hour later, "starts right up!" XD early vehicles were a trip and I would absolutely love to argue with one for two hours just to have a stupid sunday afternoon drive :D

[@KlepsGarage]

Thx for watching 😎

[@nigefoxx]

It's funny to see the stages in which automobiles progressed- usually the next boost of development occurred as previous patents expired. Forward twenty five years from this and the driver is still very much in control of the individual aspects of the operation. Forward on another twenty five and the vehicle is unrecognizable in terms of construction and operation. My car, 50 years newer, starts at the push of a button, changes gears by itself, automatically adjusts carburetion and ignition, not to mention all the other mod cons. It really takes skill to understand, operate and care for these machines which is something people take so much for granted now. Thank you for sharing with us!

[@KlepsGarage]

Amen brother thx for watching.

[@kingearl2596]

The Guys who built this car are now100 years dead - but this thing is still running. Great!

[@KlepsGarage]

Yeah what’s up with that. 😎

[@jesseburnette6028]

Very well done video Sir. About 10 years ago, I read “Car Crazy;” and if I recall correctly, the round/rolled dash was the first exported car. Truly iconic, but this is the first time I’ve seen one put into operation. One needs your fantastic set up to keep something like this running.

[@KlepsGarage]

Thank you and thx for watching. I like a working museum/gallery

[@harrisionstan3773]

Thanks from Australia. Liked and subscribed!

[@KlepsGarage]

Great country you have. I’ve been to QLD and NSW. 😎🍺

[@LeeFouke]

My heartfelt thanks to you! you will find my name on the Family Wall at the REO Transportation Museum in Lansing Michigan. I can't tell you what seeing the dedication and care you seem to take with your Curved Dash! I want you to know that watching you drive it on the road at speed was actually emotional for me and, my Great Grandfather would be proud (and curious about the modifications). Thank You!!

[@KlepsGarage]

Thank you and I apologize in advance for not knowing who you are. Now I have to do some research unless you would like to enlighten me at [e-mail].

[@LeeFouke]

Thank you, I sent you an email.

[@bsharpmajorscale]

It looks like it feels faster because you're not sealed into a cabin, or even tucked behind a windscreen. I'd be too worried about loose gravel or sudden stops to drive one! 😅

[@KlepsGarage]

It feels like you on a Disney ride. And could die at any minute 😂

[@bsharpmajorscale]

@@KlepsGarage Eek! Maybe once, then never again. 😅

[@RemoGuppy]

The electric starter was a magical invention.

[@KlepsGarage]

Yes, first one, 1912 Dayton, ohio by Charles Kettering on 1912 Cadillac That car is on display at Carillon Park. Dayton ohio.

[@xaviorchelliah193]

1901 2024 123 years well maitained olds mobile cars are wonderfully manufactured up to now these cars strong and wonderfully designed i appreciate your true effort of taking care of this unforgettable but you need one helper too

[@KlepsGarage]

Thank you I have two sons, but they’re not always able to help with these videos.

[@burtvincent1278]

I have a replica that we built from a layout blue print purchased from the Oldsmobile museum in Lansing Michigan. With nothing in front of you 20 miles per hour can seem like way too fast, I can't imagine 30.

[@KlepsGarage]

You wouldn't want to hit anything you would fly out of the car. Thx for watching

[@MarcHasaraMarcHasara]

Thanks for the permanent reminder I will always have for why I should be grateful for modern cars. This presentation was a joy to behold.

[@KlepsGarage]

The for watching. We have came a long way.

[@huricane5184]

Just think, back then they checked oil, air in tires, all moving parts, coolant level plus the things you went thru just to drive across town. And only charged $0.10 cents to tune it up .

[@KlepsGarage]

Yes. Now they want $200 to hook up the computer which does their job to tell you a sensor is bad. Then it’s 500. more to fix it. Ford had it right easy to repair and the average farmer could work on it.

[@cm5838]

Fascinating, I wouldn’t want to drive it but it’s fascinating. I’m more into vintage military vehicles, flat fender jeeps, Soviet gaz and uaz, and late 50’s Chevy trucks. This is a beautiful piece of automotive history

[@KlepsGarage]

I like military vehicles also check out episode 16. I’ve also had a 6 x 6. What fun hard to steer though no power steering.

[@piterburov517]

я в шоке.... это просто великолепно, потрясающе!!!!

[@KlepsGarage]

Glad you liked it. Thank you 😎

[@VincentNajger1]

That literally looks like Emma Webster (Granny) and Tweetybird's automobile carriage.....and Granny was drawn as an anachronism. That's awesome! What a charmed life, to live in such a beautiful place and have such an awesome hobby! Subbed!

[@KlepsGarage]

Thx man. I think Tweety would love to ride in his car.

[@zanderculter4487]

When you tell Your friends it's you're going old school Style

[@KlepsGarage]

This would be one room school house. Old school 😂😂😎

[@DaveWithMS]

I remember in 05, or 06 I got to drive and original Ford Model T push the pedal to go forward push the lever and let off the pedal to go into high gear felt like it was going to tip over but I felt like a little kid driving that thing after having the privilege to started by hand. Such an awesome adventure and I'm glad I had that opportunity. It truly makes me appreciate watching this video!

[@KlepsGarage]

Thx 4 watching. The olds is actually easier to drive than a T.

[@noscwoh1]

Automobubbling right along.

[@smithgroove945]

Always amazed at the speed these things put out.

[@KlepsGarage]

I think they were trying to make them faster than a horse, so there was a reason to own a car over a horse. Besides, you didn’t have to feed it when it wasn’t running.

[@vancejohn4834]

amazing it runs at 60 RPM or slower. Plus a true total loss oiling system.

[@KlepsGarage]

Yes it does

[@BitterDemo]

I would love taking a trip with you across Country with my 1901 Curved Dash Oldsmobile.

[@PANZERFAUST90]

The Amish people say even _this_ is too advanced 😂

[@KlepsGarage]

You are correct.

[@wholeNwon]

Depends on the sect. Many use motor vehicles for work. I know some who use cell phones but can't have them in the house. One man told me that, in his community, they could use them for necessary communications outside of the house (in the barn) but they had to be black. He may have been pulling my leg about the color but his was black.

[@lebojay]

What a magnificent machine. Thanks for sharing!

[@KlepsGarage]

Thx for watching 🙏🏻😎

[@vidiottheowl2825]

finally the oldest mobile

[@KlepsGarage]

It is an old Olds.

[@myfavoritecolorisrage]

26:00 i think the video from here on summarizes my experiences attempting to start my dad's lawnmower as a teen.

[@KlepsGarage]

Frustrating, isn’t it?

[@scottsullivan1464]

Great video.

[@KlepsGarage]

Thanks for watching. I have others that are better.

[@peterbonnez]

Wonderful. In 2013 Joy Rainey drove hers from LA to Florida in 31 days. Her book "Joy Across America" makes good reading.

[@KlepsGarage]

I hope it was a 1904. They are built a lot better. Great now I have something else to research. Thx man 😎

[@peterbonnez]

@@KlepsGarage Yes, I believe it was a 1904 car. She also drove it South to North Australia. Joy was a very successful Hill Climber in her McLaren and other cars and intrepid adventurer. She drove a Morris Minor from UK to Australia. She overcame her physical handicaps and was a most impressive person.

[@KlepsGarage]

I read the article Haggarty did fantastic story. I wonder if anybody videoed any of it.

[@peterbonnez]

@@KlepsGarage Sadly not that I know of.

[@KlepsGarage]

I found a Hagerty interview. And a video of here London to bright tour. Amazing woman and car.

[@paulhorn2665]

With such a car, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5. Earl of Carnarvon had a accident, in the year 1903, near Bad Schwalbach/Germany, Bad Schwalbach is around 80 km far away from Frankfurt/M. He crashed so bad, that he was injured the rest of his life and so his doctor advised to spent the Winter months in a warm climate. He choose Egypt, became interested in the history and so financed Howard Carter on his archological campaign. They found the grave of Tutanchamun. So if the Lord Carnarvon had not a car accident with such a car, he would never financed the digging of the grave of Tutanchamun!

[@TheTotti67]

Didn't know that. Thank you for that story from Wiesbaden, about 15 km from Bad Schwalbach.

[@paulhorn2665]

@@TheTotti67 Bitteschön.

[@thisoldbelair]

Thoroughly enjoyed this. Beautiful Olds. One of my dream cars.

[@KlepsGarage]

Thx for watching glad u liked it

[@jsmith6599]

It's truly a "horseless carriage", how they used to name it back then. Because it's more resembles a carriage than a car.

[@KlepsGarage]

Yes Sir. You are correct 😎

[@buddley2010ad]

Nice old car. Thanks for sharing.

[@KlepsGarage]

Thank you for watching 😎👍

[@tunaclone1456]

this is an awesome car

[@KlepsGarage]

Thank you. 😎

[@johnwade5747]

And it was a cool ride! I loved it I was right there in the seat with you in my mind ha ha!

[@KlepsGarage]

Great if you get to south west Ohio email me and I’ll take you on a real ride. Not a virtual ride.

[@michaelszczys8316]

Talk about a high gear, you can almost count the firings yet you're going what looks like 30 - 35 mph. They had one in my town once for parade and it sounded like a hit and miss engine. Yours doesn't, not even on idle.

[@matthrivnak6572]

A lot more character than an EV!

[@KlepsGarage]

Amen brother

[@DetroitMicroSound]

Subscribed! My late father was a career-long die maker with Pontiac, and his dad, a die maker at Fisher Body, beginning in '48. By the time it was my turn to become a die maker, nearly everything in machining, had been computerized at GM.

[@KlepsGarage]

Thx. Yeah, I don’t know who they expect to buy these cars if they do away with all the jobs.

[@cloudtaker633]

You got robbed…

[@jamesbulldogmiller]

I had an Oldsmobile like that. Except mine was yellow. And the top went up and down powered by an electric motor. And mine had room for six people. Oh, it was 1973 model. They've come long way in 72 years.

[@KlepsGarage]

Power top never heard of such a thing😂😂. I was in Florida in 1974 and there was a co. Selling those replicas at a car show. Don’t remember name but very nicely done. Yours must have Ben same model. Thx for watching

[@ladronsiman1471]

Mine was a white Cuttlas Supreme Brougham

[@henrikstenlund5385]

My grandfather had a Reo in 1904 and it was the first automobile in that city. He started then as a taxi driver.

[@KlepsGarage]

Nice.

[@tda2806]

As a Brit, it's interesting that it's RHD

[@KlepsGarage]

Buggies were right hand drive so cars naturally followed however, Ford was one of the first ones to come out with left-hand drive because it was safer to exit on the curbside and everybody was in a hurry to pass. They also couldn’t see around the buggy driving from the right side. Yes everyone was in a hurry then to.

[@casst346]

wow! that was so great! truly enjoyed that! thanks for sharing!

[@KlepsGarage]

Thx for watching

[@cziprick]

Could have been my Grand Dad's Olds, My Father was born in 1907.

[@mikeames1427]

That is so awesome! Thank you for preserving this beast!

[@KlepsGarage]

Thx for wat hung 😎 it’s fun to play with.

[@grantexploit5903]

Looking at what it took to get it running... yeah, no wonder automobiles weren't common for another decade and a half. I mean, I get that it hadn't been run for 10 years before this, but still... And about driving it to California... there were precisely zero people who had done that at the time this specific car was produced-the first trans-continental drive across North America was in 1903, and that was west to east.

[@KlepsGarage]

Correct. Thx for watching 😎

[@shedbythetracks]

Thanks for letting us see another unusual car in action.

[@KlepsGarage]

Strange an unusual yep. That’s this channel. Thx Randal

[@TheGuyFromGiaudrone]

That vehicle has prolly seen some things

[@KlepsGarage]

Would be nice to know.

[@beedalton9675]

​@@KlepsGarageshe was made befor titanic lol..

[@MaxBishop-yt4kx]

At Progressive we've seen a thing or two.

[@KlepsGarage]

I think your thinking of Farmers Insurance not progressive 😂😂😂😎

[@vollkrassmann858]

Amazing....Thanks & respect for doing something very special

[@KlepsGarage]

Thank you 🙏🏻😎

[@mrkeopele]

nice driving car, thank you, i'm guessing uphill can maintain about 7 mph?

[@KlepsGarage]

Don’t know. Ohio is flatter than flat. Thx for watching😎

[@mrkeopele]

@@KlepsGarage i love the suspension setup

[@3374jj]

Beautiful fascinating piece of history.

[@KlepsGarage]

Thx for watching.

[@variovent]

Great daily driver.

[@whiteglory4350]

😁😂😂👍

[@KlepsGarage]

Back in the day it was. 😎

[@paulsnook5408]

I like his idea of the fire extinguishers at ready wise move!!

[@KlepsGarage]

Well, it’s kind of not replaceable so don’t wanna take a chance Thank you😎

[@MrsOliva]

Good old times