Wills Sainte Claire

Wills introduced vanadium steel for the production of the Ford Model T; it was the first the large scale application of the alloy.

Wills later added the extra e's, thinking that the French spelling elevated the cachet of the product.

After going into receivership that year, the company was refinanced by a group of bankers from Boston and reincorporated as Wills Sainte Claire Incorporated in 1923.

[1] Unable to sustain volume sufficient to make a profit, Wills closed the factory in 1927.

Of the approximately 80 Wills Sainte Claire cars believed to exist (of approximately 12,000 manufactured), eleven are on display, plus several unrestored Wills Sainte Claire cars stored awaiting restoration.