The Pope-Hartford was one of the automobile marques of the

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founded by Colonel Albert A. Pope, and was a manufacturer of

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s in

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between 1904 and 1914.

History

Introduced on the market for 1904, the first Pope-Hartford was a

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runabout. A twin-cylinder followed in 1905, and a

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in 1906 A

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Pope-Hartford did not arrive until 1911. A 1910 Pope-Hartford Forty won the free-for-all race in November of 1909 celebrating the 300th anniversary of the discovery of

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by Don Gaspar de Portola, and for 1911 Pope-Hartford made available a chain-drive

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chassis fitted with a Pope engine and marketed as the Fiat-Portola. On August 10, 1909, Colonel Albert A. Pope died and his brother George took over. By 1914, Pope-Hartford production continued under receivership. Pope Manufacturing Company had been selling-off its property and the Pope-Hartford plant was sold in 1915.

Production models

* Pope-Hartford Model 4 * Pope-Hartford Model D * Pope-Hartford Model F * Pope-Hartford Model G * Pope-Hartford Model V * Pope-Hartford Model L * Pope-Hartford Model M * Pope-Hartford Model S * Pope-Hartford Model T * Pope-Hartford Model W

Gallery

File:1904 Pope-Hartford (2995039861).jpg, 1904 Pope-Hartford Model B 10hp Tonneau File:1909 Pope Hartford Model S Toy Tonneau (21613940139).jpg, 1909 Pope-Hartford Model S Toy-Tonneau File:1910 Pope-Hartford Model T tourer (44182638495).jpg, 1910 Pope-Hartford Model T Tourer File:1911 Pope-Hartford Model W touring - orange - fvl (4610658122).jpg, 1911 Pope-Hartford Model W Touring File:1911 Pope Hartford Model W Portola Roadster (21178197394).jpg, 1911 Pope-Hartford Model W Portola Roadster

References

{{Reflist Companies established in 1876 Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Manufacturing companies based in Hartford, Connecticut Defunct manufacturing companies based in Connecticut Brass Era vehicles 1900s cars 1910s cars Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Connecticut Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1904 Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1914 Cars introduced in 1904 Cars discontinued in 1914

History

Production models

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