"C. Harold Wills began his automotive career with Henry Ford. Serving as the company's chief designer and metallurgist, he pioneered the use of vanadium steel, a key element in the success of the Model T. Wills left Ford in 1919 with a [$] 1.5 million severance package and set out to make his own car. He built his plant on the shores of the St. Clair River in the small town of Marysville [in Michigan]. No expense was spared in the design of his new car. Production was slow and methodical as Wills would frequently stop the assembly line to implement improvements. Approximately 12,000 cars were built between 1921 & 1926; about 80 survive." -- AACA Museum information card

For more information, visit the Wills Sainte Claire Auto Museum's Web site at http://www.willsautomuseum.com/ . Wills added the e's to Saint Clair to enhance the cachet of his automobiles.