American Iron Horse

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American IronHorse Motorcycle Company
legal form Corporation (Inc.)
founding 1995
resolution 2008
Reason for dissolution liquidation
Seat Fort Worth , Texas United States
United StatesUnited States 
Number of employees 475 (2005)
sales > USD 100 million (2005)
Branch vehicle construction

American Ironhorse (AIH) was an active from 1995 to 2008 American custom bike - manufacturers .

Company history

American Iron Horse "Custom Texas Chopper" with S & S - "Super Sidewinder" - two-cylinder - V engine and 280er- rear tire with the " Hamburg Harley Days 2015"

AIH was founded in 1995 by former motorcycle racer Tim Edmondson and William "Bill" F. Rucker and was located on a production site at 4600 Blue Mound Road , Fort Worth , Texas . The entire manufacturing process was united under one roof. The parts of the finished motorcycle models were mainly from own production, the built-in models two-cylinder - V engines made by the US manufacturer S & S Cycle . The individualized AIH models were more powerful ex works than those of the renowned motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson . In 1999 the company had sales of USD 10 million .

According to management, Bill Rucker sold his majority stake in the company in 2004 after failing to convince the board of directors to implement a public share offer while still maintaining the company's private ownership structure. AIH hired various CEOs in the years that followed to mimic Rucker's success during his tenure.

Tim Edmondson, director until 1999, then company president until 2003 and then chief designer, as well as the second largest shareholder , after founding his company ECB (Edmondson Custom Built), he sold his company stake in 2005 to the majority shareholder Xponential Inc. Xponential acquired the 190,000 shares of American IronHorse from Edmondson at a price of $ 8.50 per share for a total of $ 1.615 million, increasing its holding to a total of 988,659 shares, or 17.7% of the common shares outstanding .

By 2005, the company had grown to around 475 employees and had sales of over 100 million US dollars. Sales to over 100 US motorcycle dealerships were up 30% in 2005 and productivity per person was up 25%. Due to the double-digit annual growth and the increased productivity, the area was the machine, assembly, seat, welding, production, painting and testing center of the company from a small section to the entire 20,800 m² production building in the 1967 4600 Blue Mound Road expands. At that time, the CEO at the time, Will Garland, forecast twice as much production space requirements in the next two years and at least 125 new jobs. The city is planning to sell an approximately 50 hectare site near Meacham Airport to American IronHorse. John Lai, President of Viper Powersports , however, doubted the growth forecast , since according to his assessment at the end of 2003 / beginning of 2004, the supply had already exceeded the demand.

There was a lack of working capital due to decreased product demand . In July 2007, Xponential voluntarily sold its common stock. In the spring of 2008, the company was forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy because it was unable to settle the debt of three Dallas- based investors in the amount of US $ 120,000. The company was forced to cease motorcycle production in February 2008 and most of the company's assets were liquidated at auction . The former production hall has been on sale since November 2009.

Web links

Commons : American IronHorse  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c American Iron Horse Motorcycle Company Inc. In: Linda D. Hall: Brands and their Companies: Consumer Products and their Manufacturers with Addresses and Phone Numbers. Volume 2, Gale Group, 2004, p. 2324. ( limited preview in Google book search)
  2. ^ A b c Holli L. Estridge: Sales rev up for American Ironhorse. Custom motorcycle maker considers plant expansion. Dallas Business Journal, February 26, 2006.
  3. ↑ Richard Urban: Boss Hoggs. Fort worth-based American IronHorse is giving Harley-Davidson a run for its money. DMagazine.com, May 2000 edition.
  4. ^ Bill Rucker Is Recovering From the Sturgis Accident of 2004. Cision PR Web, April 26, 2005.
  5. ↑ a b American Iron Horse operations skid to a halt. Dallas Business Journal, March 5, 2008.
  6. ^ Edmondson Cashes Out of AIH. Powersports Business, Jan. 12, 2006.
  7. ↑ a b 4600 Blue Mound Rd. LoopNet; accessed on September 25, 2019
  8. ↑ Xponential Inc. In: Jack W. Plunkett: Plunkett's Retail Industry Almanac 2008. The Only Comprehensive Guide to the Retail Industry. Plunkett Research, Ltd., 2007, p. 644. ( limited preview in Google book search)

Coordinates: 32 ° 49 ′ 33.4 "  N , 97 ° 20 ′ 25.2"  W.