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Admiral Motor Car Company
1913

Admiral Motor Car Company

Years In Operation:  1913
Models Built: Truck and tractor were proposed
Approximate Number of Cars Built:  Unknown
​Factory Address: Old table factory in St. Louis, MI
​Officers of the Company:
  • Dr. A.R. Wheeler: President
  • J.H. Whitney: Vice President
  • W. Lee Yost: Treasurer
  • D.C. Evans: Secretary and General Manager
  • G. Earle Porter: Factory Manager
  • H.oward G. Dewey: Unknown
  • David Harrison-Board of Directors

What can i see today?

At the present time no known examples of the Admiral exist and research is continuing to see if any vehicles or tractors were produced.  The St. Louis Area Historical Society has other great history of the area as well as information on the Bollstrom truck and a 1917 Republic truck built in nearby Alma.
Address: 110 E. Crawford St., St. Louis, MI 48880
Phone: (989) 875-4463
Website: https://www.stlouismi.com/1/stlouis/historical_society.asp

The story

The Admiral Motor Car Company was organized in early 1913.  These listings show that the goal was to make commercial vehicles concentrating on a 1000-pound delivery wagon and a light farm tractor. 
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$10,000 in stock was the initial investment in the company and it was to be capitalized at $50,000.  The officers were selected in February of 1913...
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The factory location was to be the old St. Louis Table Company.  The photos below show the facility before Admiral had arrived as well as the workers of the table factory.
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The factory was getting ready and gearing up...
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This article shows G.E. Porter's role as the factory manager and also states a prototype had been made...
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This ad from Jan 1914 shows Admiral with a truck built to handle 3000 pounds...
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In March of 1914 Admiral was reportedly filling orders but looking to possibly reorganize...
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G.E. Porter eventually left the company.  He had helped design the Globe Motor Truck Company of Northville, MI which was later sold and relocated to St. Louis, MO...
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D.C. Evans had left by May of 1914 and headed up the Detroit branch of Goodyear...
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It is not known if any trucks or tractors were ever produced but a find by a local businessman has turned up an actual manufacturing plate from the company.
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references

  • Standard Catalog of American Cars-Clark/Kimes
  • Motor World-1913
  • The Automobile-1914
  • Gratiot County Michigan-Tucker
  • Horseless Age-The Automobile Trade Magazine-Volume 33
  • Michigan Manufacturer & Financial Record-Volume 10 1913
  • The Accessory and Garage Journal-Volume 3 No. 1
  • Motor Age-Volume 23/27
  • Automotive Industries-Volume 23
  • Motor-Volume 20
  • Automobile Topics-Volume 13
  • The Commercial Vehicle-Volume 15
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