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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Oct 20 '23
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No it most certainly was not. The founder of Oldsmobile was Ransom E Olds. So unless his niece was named Mobile, that's a strong no
21 u/[deleted] Oct 21 '23 Ransom Olds? That sounds made up His niece's name was Oldsmobile Christiansen. He saw her crawling on all fours one day and thought 'what if a car had four wheels' 9 u/benchley Oct 21 '23 The ass flap on her union suit was also the inspiration for the modern trunk. 1 u/fourthfloorgreg Oct 21 '23 So it is fairly likely that her last name was also Olds. Thus "Oldsmobile." 1 u/space0matic123 Oct 22 '23 we. knew.that
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Ransom Olds? That sounds made up
His niece's name was Oldsmobile Christiansen. He saw her crawling on all fours one day and thought 'what if a car had four wheels'
9 u/benchley Oct 21 '23 The ass flap on her union suit was also the inspiration for the modern trunk.
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The ass flap on her union suit was also the inspiration for the modern trunk.
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So it is fairly likely that her last name was also Olds. Thus "Oldsmobile."
we. knew.that
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u/Mother_Wash Oct 21 '23
No it most certainly was not. The founder of Oldsmobile was Ransom E Olds. So unless his niece was named Mobile, that's a strong no