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1908 Mier Model A

The Mier Carriage and Buggy Company were based in Noble County, Indiana, by Solomon Mier. His son, A.B Mier, joined the company around the early 1900s. The buggy business was successful, and as the automobile industry continued to evolve, they (like many other companies), decided to enter the automobile business. Around 1908, the installed a vertical two-cylinder water-cooled engine, friction transmission, and double chain drive to one of their buggies. It was given solid tires and a steering wheel. This was followed by another 100 examples available in two models, the Model A and the Model B. The differences between these two models were the body style, with the Model A having a 'duck tail' at the stern, while the Model B was squared off. A doctor's Stanhope body style was added a year later, and a longer-wheelbase model was available as a two- or four-passenger runabout.

At the end of the year, the Mier family decided to focus their attention on horse-drawn vehicles and abandoned automobiles altogether. Currently, there are two known Mier vehicles automobiles known to survive.

by Dan Vaughan

Runabout
Chassis number: 14084

This Mier Model A Runabout was owned by Jerry Cammisano of Kansas City, Missouri, and given a restoration in the late 1990s. It is finished in green with yellow pinstriping. The five-leaf full-elliptic springs, and hickory-spoke wheels (32 inches in the front and 34 inches at the rear) give the vehicle 16 inches of road clearance. Solid rubber tires are located on all four corners. Under the hood in the front is an upright powerplant, an unconventional setup to many of the other high-wheelers of the era, which used under-floor engines. The seats are upholstered in diamond-pattern buttoned black leather.

by Dan Vaughan