Simplo

Simplo
Cook Motor Vehicle Company
Industry - Automotive
Founded - 1908; 115 years ago
Defunct - 1909; 114 years ago
Fate - converted to automobile dealership
Headquarters - St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Products - High wheeler
Production output - unknown (1908-1909)
Brands - Simplo

The Simplo was an American high wheeler automobile manufactured from 1908 until 1909 by the Cook Motor Vehicle Company in St. Louis, Missouri.
History
Cook Motor Vehicle Company of St. Louis advertised the Simplo as The biggest automobile value in America. Several variations were offered; air or water-cooled 2-cylinder engines and both solid or pneumatic tires. The Simplo featured a friction transmission, double chain drive and right-hand wheel steering on the runabout, priced at $600, equivalent to $11,540 in 2022.
In 1909, roadster and surrey models were added, but after a year of trying, the Cook Motor Vehicle Company decided to become a multi-marque automobile dealership.

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