Marathon (automobile)

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.[2]

Marathon
Overview
ManufacturerMarathon Motor Works
Production1911–1914
Chronology
PredecessorSoutherner
SuccessorHerff-Brooks

The Marathon was popular with the public and by 1912 was producing 200 cars monthly.[2] In 1913, the Marathon was available in three different chassis sizes and at least 10 different body styles. The three chassis sizes were:[3]

  • Runner: 25 horse power, 104 inch wheelbase
  • Winner: 35 horse power, 116 inch wheelbase
  • Champion: 45 horse power, 123 inch wheelbase

Only nine examples of the car are known to still exist, five of which are in Nashville.[4]

References
  1. Margaret Binnicker, "Marathon Motor Works," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture.
  2. Duke, Jan. "The History of Nashville's Marathon Motor Works". tripsavvy. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  3. "The 1913 Marathon 'Runner' $875". The Nashville Tennessean. September 22, 1912. p. 43.
  4. Tiede, Rachel (25 November 2019). "Marathon Motor Works now owns 5 of existing 9 cars made in original factory". WZTV.


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