The Alpena Motor Car Company

The Alpena Motor Car Company From 1910-1914, the Alpena Motor Car Company built the Alpena Flyer automobile. It was designed for speed using a unit engine/gearbox construction with a three-point suspension design. Emile Huber, the patentee of the design, sued the company and forced it into bankruptcy in 1913, leading to the Besser Manufacturing Company's purchase of their building on Johnson Street for $5,200. While it was around, the Alpena Flyer was quite popular, selling almost 1,000 cars in its short lifespan. Most were sold between St. Paul, Minnesota and Buffalo, New York. Besser Manufacturing listed some of the copy of one of the Flyer's ads in their 100 years of Concrete brochure:   “Alpena Flyer 1911 Models: Standard Touring, 4 or 5 passenger, body optional. . . . . .The Greatest, Biggest and most sensational actual values in the automobile world for $1450. . . . . . It is cheaper than a horse at any time.”

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