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The Rollin Motors Company was an American
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from 1923 until 1925 and founded by Rollin Henry White. The company was based in Cleveland, Ohio.


History

The Rollin automobile had advanced technology, brakes on all four wheels (mechanical internal expanding type), pistons and connecting rods of special aluminum, lubrication oil through a pump and a four-bearing
crankshaft A crankshaft is a mechanical component used in a piston engine to convert the reciprocating motion into rotational motion. The crankshaft is a rotating shaft containing one or more crankpins, that are driven by the pistons via the connecting ...
. There were four models: Touring ($995, ), Brougham, Sedan and a three-passenger Coupe($1,175). Cars were sold in the US,
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and a very few in Europe. The cars were designed and built by Rollin H. White, formerly chief engineer of the White Motor Company. The car was planned as an economical automobile to capture a share of the lower price market. Its engine was similar to that of the Cletrac tractor, a White subsidiary. The
chairman The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...
was Rollin Henry White. His father, Thomas White, was chairman of the White Sewing Machine Company, and the White Motor Company. The Rollin was too high-priced for the market for which it had been intended. In its most successful year, 1924, approximately 3,622 units were produced. By the end of 1925 the factory was closed due to
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. In December 1924 the car carrier SS ''Lakeland'' transported on Lake Michigan several new automobiles. The ''Lakeland'' sank with at least twenty-two model-year vehicles aboard from
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, Kissel Motor Car Company, and a Rollin. Recreational divers recovered the Rollin automobile in 1979 but it was too damaged to save. As of 2018, there are several Rollin automobiles in the US and in Australia, as well as a few in Europe, at least one in the
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and two in
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. In 2023 the Rollin Preservation Society (NL) presented a documentary about a unique Rollin still registered for use on public roads.Keep Rollin - the documentary
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External links


Automotive Hall of Fame

Western Reserve Historical Society
— Cleveland History Center, 2 Rollin automobiles
2 Rollin Model G's at ConceptCarz
* https://youtube.com/watch?v=sOPsYtEJeKY/ documentary Keep Rollin {{Commons category, Rollin vehicles Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Ohio Defunct companies based in Cleveland 1923 establishments in Ohio Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1923 Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1925 1925 disestablishments in the United States Vintage vehicles 1920s cars Cars introduced in 1923