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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. Claire River in the small town of Marysville 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 and only about 80 survive today. Wills cars rode on either 121 in (3,073 mm) or 127 in (3,226 mm) wheelbases and featured either V8 or inline-6 cylinder overhead cam engines. Unable to sustain volume sufficient to make a profit, Wills closed the factory in 1927. Wills was later involved in the development of the front-wheel drive...