Pilot Motor Car Company Foldable Mobile Phone Display Stand
2.8" x 5.9" / Glossy
$15.99
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Pilot Motor Car Company Foldable Mobile Phone Display Stand
$15.99
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Give your desk a touch of Indiana automotive history with this Pilot Motor Car Company foldable mobile phone display stand. Founded in Richmond in 1909, Pilot moved from buggy production to building its own automobiles, with a plant designed for hundreds of cars each year. Its story reached from the six-cylinder models of the 1910s to the Sportster of 1922, before receivership and final production in early 1924. A useful keepsake for collectors and history-minded drivers.
The Pilot Motor Car Company was founded in Richmond, Indiana, in 1909 and headed by George Seidel, of the Seidel Buggy Company. Its first cars were built in the buggy factory while a separate automobile plant was being constructed across town. The company name is believed to have reflected Seidel’s wish to become a riverboat pilot, and its advertising slogan was “The Car Ahead.” The new plant could initially build 500 cars a year; production approached 1,000 in some later years. Pilot first used four-cylinder Teetor-Hartley engines, adding a six-cylinder model in 1913. From 1915 through 1924, the range was six-cylinder, except for a V8 option offered for one year, 1916. A larger Herschell-Spillman six joined the line in 1920, and the Sportster followed in summer 1922. The company took over Richmond’s Lorraine automobile maker and briefly produced a few Lorraine hearses. The 1920–21 depression did not spare Pilot: the firm entered receivership in 1923, and its final cars were built in early 1924. The factory was then sold to a local businessman. Seidel’s own cars reflected his hometown ties: he drove a Richmond, then a Pilot, and later a Davis.
Give your desk a touch of Indiana automotive history with this Pilot Motor Car Company foldable mobile phone display stand. Founded in Richmond in 1909, Pilot moved from buggy production to building its own automobiles, with a plant designed for hundreds of cars each year. Its story reached from the six-cylinder models of the 1910s to the Sportster of 1922, before receivership and final production in early 1924. A useful keepsake for collectors and history-minded drivers.
The Pilot Motor Car Company was founded in Richmond, Indiana, in 1909 and headed by George Seidel, of the Seidel Buggy Company. Its first cars were built in the buggy factory while a separate automobile plant was being constructed across town. The company name is believed to have reflected Seidel’s wish to become a riverboat pilot, and its advertising slogan was “The Car Ahead.” The new plant could initially build 500 cars a year; production approached 1,000 in some later years. Pilot first used four-cylinder Teetor-Hartley engines, adding a six-cylinder model in 1913. From 1915 through 1924, the range was six-cylinder, except for a V8 option offered for one year, 1916. A larger Herschell-Spillman six joined the line in 1920, and the Sportster followed in summer 1922. The company took over Richmond’s Lorraine automobile maker and briefly produced a few Lorraine hearses. The 1920–21 depression did not spare Pilot: the firm entered receivership in 1923, and its final cars were built in early 1924. The factory was then sold to a local businessman. Seidel’s own cars reflected his hometown ties: he drove a Richmond, then a Pilot, and later a Davis.
| 2.8" x 5.9" | |
| Width, in | 2.76 |
| Height, in | 5.87 |
| Depth, in | 0.24 |
Product features
- Vibrant, high-resolution one-sided print
- Hardboard front panel with clear plastic leg
- Two-piece snap-together construction for simple assembly
- Glossy finish for a bright, polished look
- Compact footprint suited for desk or nightstand
Care instructions
- Wipe the dust or any dirt off gently with a clean, dry cloth.
EU representative: HONSON VENTURES LIMITED, gpsr@honsonventures.com, 3, Gnaftis House flat 102, Limassol, Mesa Geitonia, 4003, CY
Product information: Generic brand, two year warranty in the EU and Northern Ireland
Care instructions: Wipe the dust or any dirt off gently with a clean, dry cloth.