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and low beams, operated by a switch. Rather than roll up or down, Heine windows pivoted and could be locked in position. Luggage could be stored in lockable boxes on the running boards, as well as in places on all sides of the car. An easy to spot interior innovation was the tilting of the dashboard to 45 degrees, which was supposed to be more comfortable for the driver and would hide the steering column, as well as positioning of the handbrake and gear selector which did not require leaning. Heine demonstrated his car to
119:, where he arranged a deal to have a large number of vehicles produced under the Heine-Velox name. The new vehicles would then be sold by the Heine Motor Car Company, located on Golden Gate Avenue in San Francisco. The vehicles would be manufactured by Mauvais Motor Company, owned by Roy Mauvais. In 1906, the 45 H.P. was produced. Backed by a $ 5,000 guarantee, the car was advertised as having fewer parts in relation to its size and weight than any other car.
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collection from 1976 to 1980. Another sedan was given to Heine's sister's family in the 1930s, and eventually became a chicken coop, and then was abandoned. In 1978, the sedan was sold to a collector in
Colorado, who still owned it as of 2005. Restorations on the limousine began in 1996, after it was
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The Heine-Velox V12 had a low-slung appearance because the body was mounted to the frame from the sides, instead of the top, which also provided more structural rigidity and a low center of gravity. The two headlights, mounted high on the fenders (giving a kind of bug-eyed look), contained both high
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and demanded to see the head engineer. He was pointed in his direction, leaving the car unattended, and the car was stolen. The following year
Chevrolet released a car with pivoting windows. Heine's car had many other innovations, including an oil level automatically maintained by gravity, and a
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vehicle that was one of the fastest being manufactured at that time. The proposed race was cancelled when Fiat officials wanted to add a third vehicle into the race. Heine's planned production of 50 cars per year never came to fruition, and he ended automobile production in 1908.
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