Columbus Motor Vehicle Company
The Columbus Motor Vehicle Company was an automobile manufacturer in Columbus, Ohio, from 1902 to 1904.
Columbus Motor Vehicle Company
- Name
- Columbus Motor Vehicle Company
- Founded
- 1902.
- Headquarters
- Columbus.
- Dissolved
- 1904.
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The Columbus Motor Vehicle Company was an automobile manufacturer in Columbus, Ohio, from 1902 to 1904.
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• Name — Columbus Motor Vehicle Company • Former Name — Groff-Runkle Motor Vehicle Company • Founder — Charles W. Groff and J. Frank Runkle • Fate — Bankruptcy • Hq Location — Columbus, Ohio • Hq Location Country — United States • Products — Automobiles • Production — unknown • Production Year — 1902-1904 • Brands — Santos-Dumont
History
History
• Illustration — Columbus Motor Vehicle Company Model „Santos-Dumont" As early as 1899, Charles W. Groff and J. Frank Runkle experimented with automobiles. At the end of 1901, they founded the Groff-Runkle Motor Vehicle Company in Columbus, Ohio. In 1901, a prototype was completed, which successfully completed a test drive between Columbus and Wooster, Ohio. Later, Mr. Frank Burkholder, Barton Griffiths, and George W. Groff financially joined the company. With the initial capital of $50,000 provided by the financiers, the Columbus Motor Vehicle Company could be founded. The first vehicle was the 'Santos Dumont' model, named in honor of the Brazilian-French aviation pioneer. In 1903, the company introduced an additional, smaller model. This single-cylinder runabout with 9 hp as an entry-level vehicle cost 1,250 dollars.
Models
Models
• Santos Dumont • 9 HP Runabout
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1902
Columbus Motor Vehicle Company established.
1902
Columbus Motor Vehicle Company is recorded from 1902.
1904
Columbus Motor Vehicle Company ceased.
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