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Confederate Motor Company, Inc.

Type	Private
Founded	Baton Rouge, Louisiana (1991)
Founder(s)	H. Matthew Chambers
Headquarters	Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Industry	Motorcycle
Website	http://www.confederate.com/

Confederate Motor Company, Inc. is a manufacturer of high end motorcycles in Birmingham, Alabama. It was founded in 1991 by trial lawyer H. Matthew Chambers, as an initiative seeking “enlightened design through true American inspiration.”

[edit] History

The company opened shop in San Francisco, California in 1992, moving in 1993 to a prototype shop in New Orleans, Louisiana where its first motorcycle rolled off the production line on 11 November, 1994. The company's bikes are distributed by Birmingham Speed of America.^{[citation needed]}

After the severe factory damage in August 2005 by Hurricane Katrina interrupted production, Confederate Motors moved its corporate headquarters and assembly operations to a warehouse in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. Production resumed after the reorganization and move in early 2006, with an announcement in May of their $5 million expansion plans for production of a third, more affordable, model. Plant staffing is expected to increase from twelve to as many as thirteen employees.

[edit] Products

Pre-production 1 is the first Confederate Fighter. Claimed average speed of 155.8 mph (250.7 km/h) in the flying mile at Bonneville Speedway.

Confederate Motor Co. sold 37 bikes in 2008 and anticipated the sale of 30 bikes in 2009.^[1]

In 2007, the $92,000^[1] B120 Wraith and F131 Hellcat took first and second place respectively in the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building show in Sturgis, South Dakota in the production manufacturer category.

[edit] List of models

• Hellcat Combat F131
• Wraith B120
• Fighter P120

[edit] References

[edit] External Links

• Confederate Motor Company announces relocation... Retrieved 20070617
• alabama.gov: Governor Riley Celebrates First Production Motorcycle Made in Alabama Retrieved 20070617
• Out of New Orleans, Confederate Rises NYT Handlebars column

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