Rodgers & Company

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Rodgers & Company
legal form Company
founding 1903
resolution 1904
Seat Columbus , Ohio , USA
Branch Automobiles

Rodgers & Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was based in Columbus , Ohio . It may have made carriages first . In 1903 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was officially Imperial . Unofficially, Columbus and Rodgers are also mentioned. Superintendent TW Picard was the designer. Production ended in 1904.

vehicles

Four models were announced for the first year. In fact, only three appeared. What they had in common was the two - cylinder boxer engine with 8 hp and the chassis with a 198 cm wheelbase . Were bodies runabout in Model A , a light vans in Model C and coupe at the Model D .

Another model appeared in 1904. It had an air-cooled two-cylinder Buckeye Motor Company engine and cardan drive . These vehicles were bodied as Surrey .

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1903 Model A 2 8th 198 Runabout
1903 Model C 2 8th 198 lighter delivery truck
1903 Model D 2 8th 198 Coupe
1904 Model A 2 8th 198 Runabout
1904 Model C 2 8th 198 lighter delivery truck
1904 Model D 2 8th 198 Coupe
1904 2 8th 198 Surrey

Overview of US car brands that include Imperial

brand Manufacturer Marketing start End of marketing Location, state
Imperial Philadelphia Motor Vehicle Company 1900 1901 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Imperial Imperial Automobile Company (Detroit) 1903 1904 Detroit, Michigan
Imperial Rodgers & Company 1903 1904 Columbus, Ohio
Imperial Imperial Motor Car Company (Pennsylvania) 1907 1908 Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Imperial Imperial Automobile Company (Jackson) 1908 1916 Jackson, Michigan
Imperial Imperial Motor Car Company (Texas) 1910 1910 Houston, Texas
Imperial Imperial (car brand) 1954 1975 Detroit, Michigan

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. 765 (English).
  • George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 2: G-O . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 752 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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. 765 (English).
  2. ↑ George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 2: G-O . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 752 (English).