 Excellent Six | |
| Type | Automobile manufacturer |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Founder | Ralph Lewis, George D. Rider |
| Defunct | 1911 |
| Successor | Factory: Nyberg Automobile |
| Headquarters | Anderson, Indiana, United States |
Key people | Ralph Lewis, George D. Rider |
| Products | Automobiles |
Production output | 250 approx. (1909-1911) |
Rider-Lewis was a brass era automobile built first in Muncie and then Anderson, Indiana from 1908 to 1911. [1]
Ralph Lewis of Boston, designed an overhead valve, overhead cam six-cylinder engine of 40/45-hp. George D. Rider financed manufacturing and the Rider-Lewis Motor Car Company was established. Rider-Lewis introduced the automobile at the Indianapolis Motor Show in March 1908 priced at $2,500 (equivalent to $75,398in 2021). Production began in Muncie in a converted factory, though in 1909 the company moved to a newly built factory in Anderson, Indiana. [1]
For 1910 the "Excellent Six" was joined by a four-cylinder Model Four automobile selling for $1,050, equivalent to $30,536in 2021 . In September 1910 the company was in receivership, though production continued. In October the Rider-Lewis property in Anderson was attached by court order when creditors thought Rider-Lewis was preparing to move out of state. A few more Model Fours were built into early 1911, but by March the Rider-Lewis plant was sold to Nyberg Motor Works. [2] [1]
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