1911 Elmore

edited by David Barth, 15 March 2009.
Courtesy Antique Car Museum of Iowa at 860 Quarry Road, Coralville, Iowa, 52241 USA.
Photos were taken in March 2009.

This car was in an accident in 1916 that crushed the radiator, crunched the right front fender, and bent the front axle. After the accident, it was stored in a barn from 1916 until it was auctioned off in 2006.

This car is unique in that it has a two-stroke engine. It is in original condition. The Elmore Manufacturing Company was started on a parcel of land called Elmore in Clyde, Ohio. James and Burton Becker started a bicycle business, but by 1902 they were manufacturing automobiles. In 1906 the cars had the engine mounted in front. This car has a 108 inch wheelbase and 33 x 4 inch tires.

When William C. Durant started General Motors, he purchased the Elmore company. By 1912 the car was out of production.