Acme (ακμή; English transliteration: akmē) is Ancient Greek for "(highest) point, edge; peak of anything", being used in English with the meaning of "prime" or "the best", initially when referring to a period in someone's life[1] and then extending to anything or anyone who reaches perfection in a certain regard.

The company's directors were James C Reber, George D Horst, Jacob Nolde, and John D Horts.

[9][10] The company was one of the founding members of the American Motor Car Manufacturers Association.

Devlin owned Carson, Pirie, Scott, and Co one of America's largest jobbing houses.

Sternbergh strongly supported the idea, especially as it would draw attention to the poor condition of transcontinental roading.

[23] Sternbergh in turn sold the Acme Motor Car Company and leased the plant to a New York consortium.

[25] When the company commenced production at the Elm Street plant it initially planned to make 4 to 6 vehicles per week, with the aim of increasing output to 500 machines per annum.

[29] They were also using sprags, a bar inserted between the spokes of the wheels as an additional safety mechanism to hold the car in position if it was parked on a slope.

[30] By September 1907 Acme is thought to have made 520 cars since production began at its Elm Street plant.

[32] At that time they also used Eisemann high tension magnetos, Exide batteries, Prestolite gas tanks, and Neverout lamps.

Marketed as the Reber, the 1903 Acme was a tonneau powered by a 12 hp vertical-twin engine fitted to a three speed transmission and double chain drive.

Model XIV was a 4-cylinder water cooled 30 to 35-horsepower motor and was priced at US$2,750 with maximum speed of 50 miles per hour (80 km/h).

[36][40] It had a wood body on a pressed steel frame, three speed transmission, double drive chain.

The car was powered by a bored out six cylinder engine and ran on Truffault-Hartford shock absorbers.

[48] There were three models A, B and C.[42] A car of this type participated in the New York to Boston endurance run on 11 March 1909.

"[50] Acme acquired parts from Lancia and made cars under the SGV badge.

The steering radius was noted being small, making the car maneuverable in city traffic.

[52] Acme entered a car in motor races in Atlanta City on the 26 to 30 April 1906.

[54] In 1908 Acme created a new 6 cylinder 45 hp runabout capable of 76 mph, the Type XXI.

The company entered the car in the 360 mile long race at Savannah on 18–19 March with Malcolm Newstetter replacing Ed L'Engle as its driver.

[57] Acme cars competed in the Land's End Economy Run of the Long Island Automobile Club in early 1908.

[60] The same car was entered in the Grand Prix of the Automobile Club of America at Savannah with Leonard Zengle as its driver.

[61][62] A Type XIX won a hill climb at Wilkes-Barre and three events at the New York-based Jamaica speed trials in May or June 1908.

[63][64] A private owner J H Tyson entered a Type XXI driven by professional Strang in the 1908 Brighton Beach 24 hour race.

[66] The car was to be driven by Cyrus Patchke and was also entered in the Fairmount Park 200 mile race on 10 October.