On April 29, 2004, the last Oldsmobile came off the assembly
line at the Lansing Car Assembly plant in Michigan, signaling
the end of the 106-year-old automotive brand, America’s oldest.
Factory workers signed the last Oldsmobile, an Alero sedan,
before the vehicle was moved to Lansing’s R.E. Olds Trans
Museum, where it went on display.
The last 500 Aleros ever manufactured featured “Final 500″
emblems and were painted dark metallic cherry red.
In 1897, Ransom E. Olds (1864-1950), an Ohio-born engine
maker, founded the Olds Motor Vehicle Company in Lansing.
Along with Daimler and Peugeot, Oldsmobile was among the
world’s oldest auto brands.
A dealer from Florida took home the last ever Oldsmobile
built for $42,000, nearly double its original price.
Beverly Bolton looks for the signature of her son-in-law on
the hood of the last ever Oldsmobile.
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