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Lansing, Michigan: R.E. Olds Transportation Museum

The Oldsmobile doesn't exist as a car any more, but it does as a museum, since 1981. The collection includes a 1950 Woody station wagon, 1985 Olds Cutlass Salon "Darth Vader" factory one-off, and the last Olds off the assembly line.

Address:
240 Museum Drive, Lansing, MI
Directions:
I-496 exit 7. Turn north onto S. Cedar/Larch St., drive a quarter-mile, turn left onto Michigan Ave, then make the second left onto Museum Drive. The museum is all the way at the end, on the right.
Hours:
Tu-Sa 10 am- 5 pm, Su noon - 5 pm; Nov-Mar closed Su. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
Phone:
517-372-0529
Admission:
Adults $7, 18 and under $5, families of 5 $15
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Olds station wagon.

R.E. Olds Transportation Museum

Oldsmobile! Of course you stop -- who doesn't love a beautiful big old Oldsmobile? Americana at its best!

[Roadtrip18, 08/21/2022]

R.E. Olds Transportation Museum

The R.E. Olds Transportation Museum.

[Daisy, 12/13/2019]

The museum features a rotating exhibit of 65 cars from its collection of classic Oldsmobiles, concept cars, and other rarities of automotive history.

Last rocket is earthbound in Michigan museum

The Oldsmobile "rocket" 88, initially touted for its whirlaway hydramatic drive, is no more. The last one off the assembly line, a special edition in gold and black, was given to the R-E Olds Transportation Museum in Lansing, MI....

[02/07/1999] Complete News Story


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