Royal Motor Company
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Type | Automobile Manufacturing |
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Industry | Automotive |
Genre | Touring cars |
Founded | 1904 |
Defunct | 1911 |
Headquarters | Cleveland, Ohio , |
Area served | United States |
Products | Vehicles Automotive parts |
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Royal Motor Car Company was a Brass Era manufacturer of automobiles in Cleveland, Ohio, in business from 1904 to 1911. It was the result of a reorganization of the Hoffman Company.
History[]
The 1904, Royal 16-H.P. Tourist was a touring car model. Equipped with a tonneau, it could seat five passengers and sold for $300. The vertically mounted water-cooled straight-twin, situated at the front of the car, produced 16 hp (11.9 kW). A three-speed sliding transmission was fitted. The pressed steel-framed car weighed 1700 lb (771 kg). A modern cellular radiator was used, and the car rivaled the offerings of cross-town rival, Peerless.
In November 1907, the Royal Motor Company went into receivership. [1] On 2 December 1908, a court judge authorized the sale of the company’s assets to a new corporation named the Royal Tourist Car Company, headed by Bostonian, George J. Dunham. [2]
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![]() The Royal Motor Company of Cleveland, Ohio - 1905 |
See also[]
- List of defunct United States automobile manufacturers
References[]
- Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly (January, 1904)
- Brass Era vehicles
- Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Ohio
- Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States
- Defunct companies based in Cleveland
- Manufacturing companies based in Cleveland
- Motor vehicle company stubs