Founded in 1991 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana by Matt Chambers, Confederate Motor Company set out to create machines utilizing a holistic, avant-garde process for celebrating the art of rebellion.  Motorcycles have long represented rugged individualism; the Confederate machines evoke principled individuality through simple, pure, minimal, skeletal form language, which is at once, technical and primitive.

Always energized more by passion and romance than solid capitalization, the autumn of 2005 found our team on the verge of acute dream fulfillment, with the Hellcat approaching full production and the Wraith only months from finalization. 

No one could have anticipated what happened next...

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The core of our passion is rugged individualism.

Our foundational mantra is therefore a triumph of the principals of individualism, romantic zeal through self-expression is sought. Matters which concern short-term financial gain are not prioritized because this goal is driven by collective expression which is organically mediocre.

American rebellion is adopted as fundamental to the pursuit of personal empowerment. We remain forever determined to challenge the establishmentarian view of what honest “new world” American industrial and mechanical design can be. This cerebral and spiritual rebel initiative is our never-ending journey. Therefore no limit can be placed on how far we must go concerning the completion of one of our mechanized creations. Thusly, the possibility for takeaway or compromise does not exist.

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It is important to know what you are not.  We are not in the race replica business. We are 100% focused on creating the ultimate street motorcycle experience.  From the outset, this has driven our interpretation of perfect two-wheeled motoring.

Real world reaction time will be world class.  There will be no hint of your machine becoming unsettled.  The machine will take whatever the road has in store for it with relaxed professional aplomb.  There will be nothing between yourself and the fate of what your road has in store except honest world leading street motoring quality of information.

Each component, down to the washers which live on your bolts, is specified for one reason only – because it is the best in the world for application upon your machine.

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Enterprise vision, backed by solid values, embraced by an inclusionary culture of team players, can create results remarkably greater than the sum of the parts.

The Confederate Motor Company lured talent from across the country to form a team committed to the Confederate brand and promise. From industrial designers and expert mechanics to public relations and graphic designers, the Confederate staff is composed of committed and determined individuals with diverse backgrounds and skill sets.

With an emphasis on a holistic approach, this team is determined to further the art of rebellion with the world’s most premiere luxury sport vehicles.

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