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R.E. Olds Lecture Series

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  • Event Title: Designing Dreams: Tornado
  • Event Date(s): Saturday, February 21st, 2026 at 3 p.m.
  • Event Location: R.E. Olds Transportation Museum, Lansing, MI
  • Event Description: R.E. Olds Transportation Museum will be hosting a lecture on the Oldsmobile Tornado. This discussion led by Dick Ruzzin who is a retired automobile executive from General Motors Design Staff. Mr. Ruzzin also the author of 2025 book titled, “Designing Dreams: Essays on the inside story of GM, Harley Earl and America’s Golden Automotive Age,” had a 40 year career as an automotive designer working on over 140 designs including the 1966 Oldsmobile Tornado.