Redpath Motor Vehicle Company

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The Redpath Motor Vehicle Company was a small automobile manufacturer in Ontario, Canada in the early 20th century. It was located in Kitchener from 1893 – 1902 by of Keene ON in a partnership with Andrew Reid of Toronto ON.

The Redpath Messenger had a wooden carriage body using a one-cylinder engine with shaft drive and two speed manual transmission. It was the first vehicle in automotive history with a tilt steering wheel. It weighed approx 650 pounds (290 kg) and sold for between $600 and $700. Top speed of 10 miles per hour (16 km/h).

There is one 1903 model known to exist on display at Canadian Automotive Museum^[1]

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• Koch, Henry. "Kitchener Car is star of auto museum". Waterloo Region Record. the scrap pile went up and the stock went down
• "Canadian Automotive Museum Canadian Cars 1903–1919". Canadian Automotive Museum. Redpath Model: 1903 Redpath Messenger Origin: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
• John, De Boer. "Redpath Motor Vehicle Company in a Kitchener shop". . it has only two speeds — slow and reverse