R.E. Olds Transportation Museum

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"Detroit may get a lot of car hype, but Lansing has a rich transportation history as well; learn about it at the R.E. Olds Transportation Museum. Lay your eyes on a steam-powered, horseless carriage from 1886 that ultimately became the first car exported from Michigan and the US, the very first gas-powered Oldsmobile car dating from 1897, a 1938 REO Speedwagon Fire Truck, and even a selection of lawnmowers designed and made by R.E. Olds of the Olds Motor Vehicle Company. Olds is even credited with coming up with the initial idea for the assembly line (which Ford took a few steps further by automating) and producing the world’s first mass-produced gas car, the Curved Dash." - Vox Creative