SGV

SGV may refer to:

SGV (automobile)

SGV was a United States automobile manufacturer that made automobiles using Lancia components.

Origin

The Acme Motor Car Company sold its site and plant to J H Sternbergh for $72,100 in May 1911. Sternbergh in turn sold the Acme Motor Car Company and leased it plant to a New York consortium. The company's name was changed to SGV. Sternbrgh died in March 1913.

SGV was short for Sternberg, Graham, and Valentine the owners of the company. In 1911 they built 9 models. By 1916 the company had fallen deeply into debt and was wound up.

Several sources state that the SGV line was taken over by R J Metzler's Phianna Motor Company and renamed as Phianna, with production moving to Newark, New Jersey in 1916. The 1916 Phianna was a $3,600 town car.

Models

Acme had been making SGV models since 1910. They acquired components from Lancia and made cars under the SGV badge. The model was similar in style to the Lancia Beta Torpedo. Newspapers of the time described the SGV as lightweight and mechanically efficient. The Lancia engine was used and a four speed transmission. The steering radius was noted being small, making the car maneuverable in city traffic.