Bob Beaumont
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Robert Gerald Beaumont was the founder of Sebring-Vanguard a Florida based company that produced the Citicar
, an electric automobile manufacturer from 1974 to 1977. He was born in Teaneck, New Jersey
and attended Hartwick College
after serving in the United States Air Force
.
He then moved to Sebring, Florida where the CitiCar was produced. Sebring-Vanguard went bankrupt in 1977. However, most of the assets of the company were sold to Frank Flower of Seawell, NJ who formed a new company called Comuter Vehicles, INC to continue production of his re engineered Comuter-Car version from 1979 to 1982.
After the loss of Sebring-Vanguard, Beaumont then moved to the Washington D.C area in order to lobby and promote electric vehicles and had a used automobile dealership in Columbia, Maryland.
He was also involved in a short lived endeavor in the 1990's for an electric sports car named the "Tropica"
Citicar
The CitiCar was produced between 1974 and 1977 by a U.S. company called Sebring-Vanguard, Inc., based in Sebring, Florida. The CitiCar and variants are the most produced electric car in American automobile history...
, an electric automobile manufacturer from 1974 to 1977. He was born in Teaneck, New Jersey
Teaneck, New Jersey
Teaneck is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, and a suburb in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 39,776, making it the second-most populous among the 70 municipalities in Bergen County....
and attended Hartwick College
Hartwick College
Hartwick College is a non-denominational, private, four-year liberal arts and sciences college located in Oneonta, New York, in the United States. The institution was founded as Hartwick Seminary in 1797 through the will of John Christopher Hartwick, and is now known as Hartwick College...
after serving in the United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
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Career
Beaumont was the owner of a Chrysler dealership in upstate New York before moving to Detroit, Michigan, for a short time.He then moved to Sebring, Florida where the CitiCar was produced. Sebring-Vanguard went bankrupt in 1977. However, most of the assets of the company were sold to Frank Flower of Seawell, NJ who formed a new company called Comuter Vehicles, INC to continue production of his re engineered Comuter-Car version from 1979 to 1982.
After the loss of Sebring-Vanguard, Beaumont then moved to the Washington D.C area in order to lobby and promote electric vehicles and had a used automobile dealership in Columbia, Maryland.
He was also involved in a short lived endeavor in the 1990's for an electric sports car named the "Tropica"
Sources
- Robert G. Beaumont Designer of the CiticarCiticarThe CitiCar was produced between 1974 and 1977 by a U.S. company called Sebring-Vanguard, Inc., based in Sebring, Florida. The CitiCar and variants are the most produced electric car in American automobile history...
- The Lost Cord by Barbara Taylor Published 1995. ISBN-13: 9781570742958 ISBN-10: 1570742952