The R.E. Olds Transportation Museum’s understated building houses a treasure trove of Oldsmobile history and leaves old car enthusiasts in awe of the relics housed within its walls and glad to have spent the time there. The museum’s displays span from the days of Ransom Eli Olds’ early efforts to develop a practical horseless carriage to the end of the Oldsmobile marque.
The museum has its roots going back to the late 1970s, when discussions began about founding a museum in Lansing, Mich. Those present fully appreciated the significance of what R.E. Olds and Oldsmobile had done for their city, and they believed the history was worth telling and preserving.
“A lot would have been lost to the dust bin of history since the loss of Oldsmobile [in 2004],” says Peter Stephens,
