R. E. Olds Transportation Museum

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R.E. Olds Transportation Museum
Established	May, 1981
Location	240 Museum Drive Lansing, Michigan
Type	Transport
Director	Deborah Horstik
Website	www.reoldsmuseum.org

The R.E. Olds Transportation Museum is named for Ransom E. Olds, founder of Oldsmobile, and is located in Lansing, Michigan. It is one of the top-rated automotive museums in the United States.

The final Oldsmobile, a dark cherry metallic "Final 500 Collector's Edition" (#500 of 500) Alero sedan, was donated to the museum on April 29, 2004.

It houses a diverse collection of Oldsmobiles dating from 1897 to 2004. The 1897 Olds, one of four built that year, is on loan from the Smithsonian Institution. There is also an 1893 steam carriage built by Ransom E. Olds on display, prior to the founding of the Olds Motor Works, which was the official name of Oldsmobile until the 1940s.

This museum also houses automobilia covering nearly a century, including a nearly-complete collection of Michigan license plates, early traffic signs and a working 1950's-era traffic signal.

It also houses a collection of REO vehicles from the company that Ransom E. Olds created after he was forced from Oldsmobile by that company's management. A well-known vehicle from that company is the REO Speed Wagon, from which a major musical band got its name. Another well-known truck that was made by a successor of that company is the Diamond REO.

Another significant part of this museum's collection are items from the Ransom E. Olds household.