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Vim Motor Co.
How many engines emerged from the Vim factory on 868 Water Street remains unknown, but production ended during latte 1917 when the company merged with Sandusky Drop Forge Company – the latter firm apparently used the Vim factory for other purposes. From 1913 to 1923 a “vim” truck was produced by the Vim Motor Truck Co. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but the firm apparently had no connection whatever with the Sandusky company.
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First appearing in lat 1913, the Vim engine sold for $25 plus freight. Since the engine weighed only 75 pounds, the freight billed added but a small amount to this figure. Vim engines were designed for the household, and by using two cycle design the company could justly claim that their engine had “no valves, vams, gears, or complicated parts.” Rated at 1 1/4 horsepower the Vim was intended for use on the washing machine, butter churn, and similar light duties.
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