The Ross was a

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manufactured in

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from 1915 to 1918 by the Ross Automobile Company.

History

John L. Ross of Ross & Young Machine Company entered the automobile field by incorporating his Ross Automobile Company in 1915. The Ross automobile had a

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with body styles including sedans and town cars and were priced at $1,350 and $1,850, . The "Ross Eight" won fame briefly in 1916 for being the first automobile to climb

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's famous

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hill in high gear, where grades reach a maximum of 25%.

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capitalists took over the company in late 1916 and changed the car from an 8-cylinder to a

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six-cylinder. In 1917 the V-8 engine was reinstated, but not for long. The Company entered receivership and in February 1918, the Ross plant had been sold.

References

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