The origin of the makes name is believed to have come from Seidel's desire to become a river boat pilot.

A Sportster model was introduced in the summer of 1922, with barrel headlights and no running boards.

Seidel received a letter in the 1940s from a car dealer in South America, who inquired if any Pilots were still available, and their price.

Seidel was proud supporter of his hometown industries, as evidenced by the cars he drove during his lifetime: first, a Richmond; then a Pilot, and finally, a Davis.

The Pilot Motor Car Company was forced into receivership in 1923 by what Seidel described as "cut-throat tactics of Eastern money interests.