The Wiss Family Cars

Frederick Wiss and his younger brother Louis, were very much into cars from early on. They were active in the New Jersey Automobile and Motor Club, and Louis was one of the founders (probably both were) in 1902. The factory machinery was powered by steam engines. The early cars would not have intimidated them at all. More likely cars fascinated them. And they had the money.

Louis T. Wiss and Fanny Baker Wiss
Started with a 1902 Knox.
Two Packards before he died in 1908.
Then his widow continued with Packards, at least for a while. A Packard is what she (and her chauffeur and daughter) drove across the country in 1912.
As recounted in their daughter's book During My Lifetime, by Gretchen Wiss Sinon. [Associated pictures are in California.]
Frederick C.J. Wiss and Charlotte Lange Wiss
- 1910 Peerless Limousine
  1910 Peerless Limousine Brochure

Norman Wiss [Sr] and Mildred Sommer Wiss
Married in 1917, but Norman Wiss was at the war before the first car was acquired in the first quarter of 1919.
From now on, all cars were bought from the DeCozen Chrysler dealership. The Wiss and DeCozen families were close friends.
- 1926 Chrysler Imperial "80" Seven-Passenger Sedan-Limousine
- 1931 Chrysler Imperial Eight Five-Passenger Sedan
- 1936 Chrysler Airstream Touring Sedan [Norman's Car]
- 1941 Chrysler Crown Imperial Town Sedan [Mildred's Car]

Norman F. Wiss, Jr.
- 1939 Plymouth 4-door Sedan
- 1941 DeSoto Custom Series S8C Convertible Club Coupe
Married Ann Coulter Wiss, Nov 1943