Acme Motor Car Company (Pennsylvania)

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Acme Motor Car Company

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founding 1903
resolution 1911
Seat Reading , Pennsylvania , USA
management J. Hervey Sternbergh
Branch Automobiles

Acme Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

James C. Reber had already gained experience in automobile construction and founded the Reber Manufacturing Company in Reading , Pennsylvania in 1902, which manufactured the Reber Type 4, Model A mid-range car. This resulted in the reorganization on June 9, 1903, the Acme Motor Car Company, which continued the production of automobiles. The brand name was now Acme ; possibly some Reber were initially made. Victor Jakob, who previously worked for Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft , revised the original concept and designed new models. In 1906 there were financial problems for the first time. In July 1907 Herbert M. Sternbergh bought the company and became the new president. Howard L. Hoff became secretary and treasurer. Henry A. Cunningham and Robert E. Graham were also involved. In May 1911 J. Hervey Sternbergh, the father of the previous owner, bought the company and made himself the new president. His son became Vice President, and Robert Graham became secretary and treasurer. In July or August 1911 ended the production when the company for 250,000 US dollars was sold. The SGV Company can be seen as the successor .

There was no connection to the Massachusetts company of the same name , which operated from 1912.

vehicles

In 1904 there was only one model. The two-cylinder engine developed 16 hp . The wheelbase was 213 cm. The open touring car body offered space for five people.

In the following year there were three models in the range. The smallest model had a two-cylinder engine with 16 hp. A sporty two-seater body was mounted on the chassis with a 199 cm wheelbase. The Type VI had the same engine, but 226 cm wheelbase and a barrel body . The Type VIII, with a four-cylinder engine with 30 hp, had a wheelbase of 260 cm and was also bodied as a tonneau.

In 1906 there were the Type XIV and Type XV models , both with four-cylinder engines. The former had an engine with 30/35 hp, 259 cm wheelbase and a five-seater touring car body. The latter had an engine with 45/50 hp, 290 cm wheelbase and was available as a seven-seater sedan .

The following year, the same type of engine Type 16 and Type 18 were on offer. They had a four-cylinder engine with 50 hp. The smaller one with 259 cm wheelbase was an open three-seater and the larger one with 293 cm wheelbase was a touring car with seven seats.

In 1908 all models were given the designation Four . The four-cylinder engine developed a uniform 30 hp. The Type 16 with a 260 cm wheelbase was a runabout . Type 18 as a touring car and Type 21 as a runabout both had 293 cm wheelbases. The Type 20 as a touring car had the longest wheelbase at 320 cm.

In 1909 the range was significantly expanded. Models with a six-cylinder engine were now also available. The Type 19 with a four-cylinder engine, 28 hp and 279 cm wheelbase was a two-seater runabout. The Type 20 had a six-cylinder engine with 48 hp and a wheelbase of 320 cm. The Model A was a seven-seat touring car and the Model C was a seven-seat sedan. The Type 21 with the same engine and 292 cm wheelbase was available as Model B as a three to four-seat runabout. The Type 25 had the same wheelbase, but a more powerful six-cylinder engine with 60 hp. It was available as Model A as a seven-seater touring car and as Model B as a three-seater runabout. The Type 26 had a four-cylinder engine with 30 hp and a wheelbase of 259 cm, while the Type 28 had a more powerful four-cylinder engine with 40 hp and a longer wheelbase of 292 cm. Both were available as a model A as a touring car and as a model B as a roadster .

From 1910 to 1911 the range comprised five models. The Type 20 with the same engine and wheelbase as last year was available as a Tourabout and Baby Tonneau . The Type 21 also had the engine of the previous year, but its wheelbase was lengthened to 300 cm. It was available as a two- to three-seater roadster and as a four-seater Tourabout . The five-seat Type 25 touring car also had the engine of the previous year, but now had a 330 cm wheelbase. The Type 26 corresponded to the previous year's model and was now available as a Roadster, Tourabout and Toy Tonneau . The Type 27 with a four-cylinder engine, 40 hp and 293 cm wheelbase was available as a five- and seven-seater touring car.

Model overview

year model execution cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1904 2 16 213 5-seater touring car
1905 2 16 199 Runabout
1905 Type VI 2 16 226 Tonneau
1905 Type VIII 4th 30th 260 Tonneau
1906 Type XIV 4th 30/35 259 5-seater touring car
1906 Type XV 4th 45/50 290 7-seater sedan
1907 Type 16 4th 50 259 3-seater runabout
1907 Type 18 4th 50 293 7-seater touring car
1908 Four Type 16 4th 30th 260 Runabout
1908 Four Type 18 4th 30th 293 Touring car
1908 Four Type 21 4th 30th 293 Runabout
1908 Four Type 20 4th 30th 320 Touring car
1909 Type 19 Special 4th 28 279 Runabout 2-seater
1909 Type 20 Model A 6th 48 320 7-seater touring car
1909 Type 20 Model C 6th 48 320 7-seater sedan
1909 Type 21 Model B 6th 48 292 Runabout 3 to 4 seats
1909 Type 25 Model A 6th 60 320 7-seater touring car
1909 Type 25 Model B 6th 60 320 3-seater runabout
1909 Type 26 Model A 4th 30th 259 5-seater touring car
1909 Type 26 Model B 4th 30th 259 Roadster 3-seater
1909 Type 28 Model A 4th 40 292 4-seater touring car
1909 Type 28 Model B 4th 40 292 Roadster 3-seater
1910-1911 Type 20 6th 48 320 Tourabout, Baby Tonneau
1910-1911 Type 21 6th 48 300 Roadster 2- to 3-seater, Tourabout 4-seater
1910-1911 Type 25 6th 60 330 5-seater touring car
1910-1911 Type 26 4th 30th 259 Roadster, Tourabout 5-seater, Toy Tonneau 5-seater
1910-1911 Type 27 4th 40 293 5-seater touring car, 7-seater touring car

motor race

The company rarely took part in car races and used production vehicles.

On February 25, 1908, a Type 20 took part in the Economy Run of the Long Island Automobile Club. The trip led from Brooklyn to the east end of Long Island and back. The vehicle was the last to start and the first to arrive at the destination.

On March 19, 1908, a Type 20 was also used in the 360-mile race in Savannah , Georgia . Malcolm Newstetter was the driver, Jere Price the mechanic on board. They took third place.

Cyrus Patschke drove in the Vanderbilt Cup in 1908 , but retired on the second lap with an engine failure.

In October 1908, Patschke finished second in a 200-mile race through Fairmount Park in Philadelphia .

There were victories in the hill climb in Wilkes-Barre and in 1909 in the Aqueduct Race in Long Island.

literature

  • Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard catalog of American Cars. 1805-1942. Digital edition . 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola 2013, ISBN 978-1-4402-3778-2 , pp. 15-16 (English).
  • George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 1: A-F . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 12 (English).

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard catalog of American Cars. 1805-1942. Digital edition . 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola 2013, ISBN 978-1-4402-3778-2 , pp. 15-16 (English).
  2. ↑ George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 1: A-F . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 12 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g Automobile Quarterly Volume 35, Issue 4, pp. 8-14.