1909 Acme

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.

The Acme was a Reading, PennsylvaniaReading (IPA:) is the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania and the center of the Greater Reading Area. In the 2000 census, the city had a population of 81,207, making it the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, and Erie, and the sixth largest municipality after Upper Darby Township.Reading, Pennsylvania built chain-driven touring car. The company was founded by James C Reber in 1892 making bicycles and in 1903 started building cars. Production finished in 1911.

The first cars were twin cylinder engined but were soon followed by 4 cylinder models and in 1909 6 cylinder.

The 1909 9653cc Vanderbilt Six featured overdrive fourth gear.

The company went into receivership in 1906 and the last cars were made in 1911. The factory was sold to SGV who continued making some of the range until 1915 when they sold to Phianna who moved production to Newark, New Jersey.