Marketed as "the little aristocrat", the Empire 20 was a four-cylinder shaft-driven runabout built in Indianapolis.

The model "B" had two bucket seats, a longer hood and was geared higher to attain faster speeds.

The business, Empire Motor Car Company, founded in 1909 was a project of Arthur Newby, Carl Fisher, James Allison and shock absorber manufacturer Robert Hassler who built the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1909.

After 1912, 4 different models were produced, a five-passenger touring car and four-passenger four-door roadster with 6-cylinder engines.

A Greenville-made Empire is in the Waugh House, the Greenville Area Historical Society Museum.