Confederate Motor Company

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Confederate Motor Company, Inc.
Type	Private
Founded	Baton Rouge, Louisiana (1991)
Founder	Matthew Chambers
Headquarters	Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Key people	Matthew Chambers
Industry	Motorcycle
Website	www.confederate.com

Confederate Motor Company, Inc. is an American manufacturer of motorcycles based in Birmingham, Alabama, and distributed by Birmingham Speed of America. Confederate was founded in 1991 by trial lawyer Matthew Chambers, as an “initiative” seeking “enlightened design through true American inspiration.” the company opened shop in San Francisco, California in 1992, moving in 1993 to a prototype shop in New Orleans, Louisiana where its first motorcycle rolled off the production line on 11 November 1994.

In 2007, the B120 Wraith and F131 Hellcat took first and second place respectively in the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building show in Sturgis, South Dakota in the production manufacturer category.

1 Products
2 Notable customers
3 Birmingham Speed of America
4 External links

[edit] Products

The company makes two models, with a third in design:

Hellcat F131
Wraith B120
Renovatio (in development)

[edit] Notable customers

Owners of Confederate Motorcycles include Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Ryan Reynolds, Bruce Springsteen, and at least one crown prince.[1]^{[citation needed]} Cruise rode on one of Confederate's first Birmingham-made motorcycles into New York City on 3 May 2006 in a promotion for the premiere of his film Mission: Impossible III.

[edit] Birmingham Speed of America

Birmingham Speed of America is the motor vehicle distribution company for new motorcycles manufactured by Confederate Motor Company, Inc.

[edit] History

After the severe factory damage in August 2005 by Hurricane Katrina interrupted production, Confederate Motors moved its corporate headquarters and assembly operations to a warehouse in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. Production resumed after the reoganization and move in early 2006, with an announcement in May of their $5 million expansion plans for production of a third, more affordable, model. Plant staffing is expected to increase from twelve to as many as seventy-five employees.