The C.V.I. was an

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manufactured in

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by the C.V.I. Motor Car Company from 1907 to 1908. The C.V.I. had a common

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shared between a roadster or their

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. The car had a four-cylinder, 4.2L engine, with a three-speed selective transmission and shaft drive. The cars sold for $4,000.

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* Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Michigan Defunct manufacturing companies based in Michigan {{Brass-auto-stub