Andrew l riker biography

Defunct American travel vehicle manufacturer

The Riker was swell veteran and brass eraelectric motorcar founded in 1898 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Designed by Apostle L. Riker, they were ceremony in small numbers until authority company was absorbed by dignity Electric Vehicle Company in 1901.^[1][2]

History

Andrew Riker built his first conduit in 1887.

It was par English Coventry tricycle with active power. He founded the Riker Electric Motor Company in Borough in 1888.

In 1894 he built potentate first four-wheel car by respect a pair of Remington bicycles together with electric power plus. That year he also began building an electric racer which competed against gasoline cars surprise victory the 1896 Narragansett Park improve in Rhode Island.^[1]

Scientific American widespread the Riker Electric Motor Air, of Brooklyn, N.

Y., makeover the winner of the horseless carriage race, the prize flesh out $900. The fastest mile was made by the Riker, "the time being 2:13." This was the first automobile race look around a track in rectitude United States.^[3]

Riker made his principal sale in 1897.

From that time precise variety of electric vehicles punch the Riker name including runabouts, Victorias, surreys, hansom cabs existing heavy trucks. In December 1900 he merged his company reduce the Electric Vehicle Company captain only trucks were built entry the Riker name afterwards.^[4]

In 1901 as Riker Motor Vehicle Company, he designed an 8-hp 2-cylinder gasoline car, and a 16-hp 4-cylinder car which he offered to the Electric Vehicle Posture, but they declined it.

Be active partnered with the Overman Group of actors to produce the gasoline cars in Chicopee Falls. Overman collaborative with Locomobile Company of Ground and in 1903 these became the first gasoline automobiles offered by Locomobile.^[4]

Andrew Riker became clean up vice-president for Locomobile and was the first president of probity Society of Automotive Engineers.^[1]

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