Pope-Tribune (1904–1908) was part of the Pope automobile group of companies founded by Colonel Albert Pope manufacturing Brass Era automobiles in Hagerstown, Maryland.[1]

Pope Manufacturing Company
Pope-Tribune

1904 Pope-Tribune 6hp Runabout
Industry	Automotive
Founded	1904; 118 years ago (1904)
Defunct	1908; 114 years ago (1908)
Fate	Closed, factory sold
Headquarters	Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
Key people	Harold Pope, Gilbert J. Loomis

History

With an initial price of $650 (equivalent to $19,604 in 2021) , the Pope-Tribune was the cheapest and smallest model of the Pope automobiles. The factory was set up in the old Crawford bicycle factory and run by Harold E. Pope,[2] the colonel's son.[1]

The first Pope-Tribune, a single-cylinder runabout, was introduced in 1904. It was to the design of Gilbert J. Loomis, who made the Loomis automobile of Westfield, Massachusetts. Model II also had a front-mounted, vertical, single-cylinder engine (with a 4.5in bore and a 4in stroke), wheel steering, sliding pinion gearbox, shaft drive and a bevel rear axle with a differential.[1]

In 1905, the price of the car was reduced from $650 to $500, and a 12 hp two cylinder model was added. Production continued until 1908, but by then the cars had become larger and more expensive. The final models, with four-cylinder engines, were a 16/20 hp selling for $1,750 (equivalent to $50,894 in 2021, and a 30 hp for $2,750. The company closed in November 1908 and sold the Hagerstown factory.[2]

The model that is on display in the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, is an early model with a single cylinder and shaft drive.

See also

• About.com Classic Cars / 1904 Pope-Tribune 6hp
• Pope-Tribune Model II at ConceptCarz
• Bonhams / 1904 Pope-Tribune Model II 6hp Runabout

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