The term EARLY CAR is composed of two crossword solutions, REO and MODELT. REO stands for the Ransom Eli Olds Motor Vehicle Company, which was founded in 1897 and was one of the first companies to mass-produce automobiles. The MODELT is a reference to the Ford Model T, which was the first car to be mass-produced on an assembly line. The Model T was introduced in 1908 and was the first car to be affordable for the average consumer.