# Oldsmobile's Debut & Capri Drive-In Theater Opening | August 21

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Podcast: [Michigan Minute](https://stenobird.com/podcast/michigan-minute-6463805)
Published: 2026-08-21T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.wkar.org/podcast/michigan-minute/2026-08-21/oldsmobiles-debut-capri-drive-in-theater-opening-august-21
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## Resource

Today in 1897, Ransom Eli Olds founded Olds Motors Works, which later became Oldsmobile. After a fire destroyed most of the cars, the surviving model became a sensation at the 1901 New York Auto Show, leading to large-scale production. On the same day in 1964, the Capri Drive-In Theater opened in Coldwater, Michigan, on Route 12. It has since been recognized as one of the top drive-ins in the U.S. by USA Today and the New York Times.

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