1909 Acme Speedster

The Acme Motor Car Company of Reading, Pennsylvania was started in 1903 by James C. Reber who had previously founded the Acme Bicycle Manufacturing Company in 1892. For one year, 1902, he made a car under his own name, then used Acme for all his subsequent cars. A 16 hp twin (the Reber re-named) was made in 1904 and 1905, but later Acmes were larger cars with engines of 30, 35/35, and 45/50hp and from 1909, 6 cylinder engines of 48 and 60 hp. These were expensive cars, costing up to $6000 for a 60hp tourer in 1909. Frederick Moscovics joined Acme as sales manager late in 1904, although he was to achieve much greater fame more than 20 years later when he saved Stutz from probable extinction. Acme survived a receivership in 1906 but succumbed in 1911. The factory was bought by the makers of the S.G.V. car.