Richmond Iron Works

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Richmond Iron Works
legal form Corporation
founding 1829 or 1843
resolution 1923
Seat Richmond , Virginia , USA
Branch also automobiles

Richmond Iron Works was an American company that also manufactured automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in 1829 or 1843, depending on the source. The seat was in Richmond , Virginia . It can also be viewed as a merger of several smaller companies. It was active in the casting area .

In 1910 the decision was made to start producing automobiles. The first prototype was created in the same year . MA Finn, MJ Francis, HH McCurdy, R. Massie Nolting, WP Sessaussure, HG Wagner and WH Woody were involved. Marketing began in 1911. The brand name was Virginian . In February 1912, production ended due to bankruptcy .

In 1923 the company was dissolved.

vehicles

The prototype had a four-cylinder engine with 40 hp .

In the production models, the engine developed 50 hp. Each 127 mm bore and stroke resulted in 6435 cm³ displacement . The engine power was transmitted to the rear axle via a three-speed gearbox and a cardan shaft . The chassis had a wheelbase of 330 cm . To select the standing model A-50 as a torpedo - touring car with seven seats and the Model AR-50 as a torpedo Roadster with four seats.

literature

  • Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard catalog of American Cars. 1805-1942. Digital edition . 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola 2013, ISBN 978-1-4402-3778-2 , pp. 1503 (English).
  • George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1683 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Company share (accessed April 13, 2019)
  2. ↑ a b c d Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard catalog of American Cars. 1805-1942. Digital edition . 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola 2013, ISBN 978-1-4402-3778-2 , pp. 1503 (English).
  3. ↑ George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1683 (English).
  4. ↑ a b Richmond Iron Works (RIW) and Local History (accessed April 13, 2019)
  5. ↑ a b RIW History from September 20, 1999 (English, accessed April 13, 2019)