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 Herschell-SpillmanV-8 engine with body styles including sedans and town cars and were priced at $1,350 and $1,850, equivalent to $55,719 in 2023.[1]
The "Ross Eight" won fame briefly in 1916 for being the first automobile to climb San Francisco's famous Fillmore Street hill in high gear, where grades reach a maximum of 251⁄2%.[2]
New Yorkcapitalists took over the company in late 1916 and changed the car from an 8-cylinder to a Continentalsix-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.[1]
^Spooner, F. Ed. (November 17, 1916). "Ross 8 breaks all climbing records". Triplicate. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
January 01, 1970
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