Marion Motor Car Company

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The Marion Motor Car Company was an American automobile manufacturer that operated in the early years of the 20th century.

Company history

The company was founded in Indianapolis in January 1904 . The starting capital was US $ 100,000. Over the years there were various people on the management board who later became known as automobile pioneers or who founded their own automobile factories, such as Robert Hassler ( Hassler Motor Company ), Fred I. Tone , Harry C. Stutz ( Stutz Motor Car Company ) and John N. Willys ( Willys-Overland ). Initially the company used air-cooled four-cylinder engines of Reeves , and later water-cooled engines.

The future designer of the Duesenberg automobiles, Fred S. Duesenberg , was a partner in a company in Des Moines (Iowa) around 1905 that represented the brands Marion , Rambler and Gale , among others . He also took part in car races with a Marion with an air-cooled four-cylinder engine.

The company always suffered from insufficient capital resources, which was therefore increased to US $ 1,125,000 in June 1912. At the same time, JI Handley became president of the company. Apparently, it didn't improve business.

Production ended in 1915. Handley took over the company in 1916 and merged it with the also acquired automobile manufacturer Imperial in Jackson (Michigan) to form the Mutual Motors Company . This company succeeded Marion and produced the Marion-Handley .

Models

model Construction period cylinder power wheelbase
Four 1904-1905 4 row 16 bhp (11.8 kW) 2438 mm
2 1906 4 row 16 bhp (11.8 kW) 2438 mm
5 1906 4 row 28 bhp (20.6 kW) 2743 mm
7th 1907 4 row 24 bhp (17.6 kW) 2540 mm
8th 1908-1909 4 row 24 bhp (17.6 kW) 2591-2642 mm
9 1908-1909 6 row 35 bhp (26 kW) 2642-2845 mm
10 1910 4 row 35 bhp (26 kW) 2845 mm
30th 1911 4 row 30 bhp (22 kW) 2794 mm
40 1911 4 row 40 bhp (29 kW) 2921 mm
Four-30 1912 4 row 30 bhp (22 kW) 2819 mm
Four-45 1912 4 row 45 bhp (33 kW) 3048 mm
37-A 1913 4 row 40 bhp (29 kW) 2845 mm
48-A 1913 4 row 48 bhp (35 kW) 3048 mm
B. 1914 4 row 25 bhp (18.4 kW) 2972 mm
G 1914-1915 6 row 33 bhp (24 kW) 3150 mm

literature

  • Beverly Ray Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr.: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause Publications, Iola WI 1985, ISBN 0-87341-045-9 . (English)
  • Don Butler: Auburn Cord Duesenberg. Crestline Publishing Co., Crestline Series , 1992, ISBN 0-87938-701-7 . (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 , pp. 1229-1230.