verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message confederate motors inc. the art of rebellion type private industry motorcycle founded 1991 founder h. matthew chambers headquarters birmingham alabama usa products p120 fighter b120 wraith x132 hellcat website http www.confederate.com confederate motors inc. is an american manufacturer of exotic street motorcycles in birmingham alabama . it was founded in 1991 by trial lawyer h. matthew chambers as an initiative seeking enlightened design through true american inspiration . contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 list of current models 3 references 4 external links history edit pre production 1 is the first confederate fighter . claimed average speed of 155.8 mph 250.7 km h in the flying mile at bonneville speedway . the company opened in baton rouge louisiana in 1991 and after a brief move to san francisco california the next year moved to a prototype shop in new orleans louisiana in 1993 . the company s first motorcycle rolled off the production line there on november 11 1994 . over 500 first generation hellcat models were built from 1996 to 2001 . 1 after going bankrupt in 2001 confederate recovered in 2003 and produced a second generation of hellcats about 75 total . 1 after the severe factory damage in august 2005 by hurricane katrina interrupted production 1 confederate moved its corporate headquarters and assembly operations to a building in downtown birmingham alabama . production resumed after the reorganization and move in early 2006 with an announcement in may of their 5 million expansion plans for production of a third more affordable model . confederate motor co. sold 37 bikes in 2008 and anticipated the sale of 30 bikes in 2009 due to the recession . even though confederate s buyers are too rich to be affected by the economic downturn company founder matt chambers said during the recession it was very fashionable to not be buying a high end luxury product like ours . 2 in 2013 the company moved to a larger facility in birmingham . 3 confederate produced 130 g3 hellcats . confederate has launched a g2 fighter and has plans to launch a g2 wraith . products edit confederate produced the g1 hellcat from 1999 2001 . the g2 hellcat was produced from 2002 2007 . the wraith was produced was 2007 2009 and the fighter from 2009 2011 . the g3 hellcat was produced until being sold out in the fourth quarter of 2015 . in 2007 the 92 000 2 b120 wraith and f131 hellcat took first and second place respectively in the amd world championship of custom bike building show at the sturgis motorcycle rally in the production manufacturer category . in late 2015 entered production of the g2 p51 combat fighter of which 61 examples will be made selling for 119 500 usd . confederate has plans to launch a g2 wraith and a g3 hellcat . list of current models edit p51 combat fighter references edit a b c carpenter susan 20 december 2006 paparazzi magnet ; gawkers get whiplash when confederate motor s new wraith rolls by . that alone may make it a worthy successor to the star seducing hellcat . los angeles times p. g. 1 a b carpenter susan october 24 2009 a bumpy ride for motorcycle makers ; sales plunge 37.3 % in the third quarter . the industry is cutting staff and product lines . los angeles times pp . b1 b4 retrieved 2011 06 07 online version headline motorcycle makers cutting staff and product lines as sales plunge tomberlin michael november 18 2013 confederate motors relocates expands and american building supply moves headquarters to birmingham in graham & co. deals . birmingham news external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to confederate motors . confederate motor company announces relocation ... retrieved 20070617 alabama.gov governor riley celebrates first production motorcycle made in alabama retrieved 20070617 out of new orleans confederate rises nyt handlebars column beeler jensen pierre terblanche leaves confederate for royal enfield november 14 2014 . asphalt and rubber v t e motorcycle marques of the united states current alligator atk birmingham motus boss hoss brammo cleveland cyclewerks confederate electric moto fischer harley davidson highland indian marine turbine technologies motoczysz rokon victory z electric vehicle zero motorcycles defunct ace american ironhorse bi autogo big dog buell california cleveland 1915 1929 crocker cushman cyclone excelsior excelsior henderson flying merkel henderson hodaka iver johnson mustang penton pierce arrow ridley roehr sears simplex thor vectrix wagner motorcycle company yankee retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title confederate motors & oldid 714596148 categories companies based in birmingham alabamamotorcycle builderspierre terblanchemanufacturing companies established in 19911991 establishments in alabamahidden categories articles needing additional references from august 2009all articles needing additional referencescommons category without a link on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages espa olitalianoportugu s edit links this page was last modified on 10 april 2016 at 18 45 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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