Marathon (automobile)

Marathon
Overview
Manufacturer Marathon Motor Works
Production 1911–1914
Chronology
Predecessor Southerner
Successor Herff-Brooks

The Marathon was an automobile built by the Marathon Motor Works company in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] It was manufactured from 1911 to 1914 when financial difficulties forced the company to sell its machinery to another automaker in Indianapolis. Only eight examples of the car are known to still exist.[2]

References

  1. Margaret Binnicker, "Marathon Motor Works," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture.
  2. Duke, Jan. "Marathon Motor Works". About.com:Nashville. Retrieved 2008-10-20.


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