Marathon Motor Works

Marathon Motor Works
Nashville, Tennessee (TN), US
Marathon Motor Works was an early automobile manufacturer, based in Tennessee. It grew out of an earlier company called Southern Engine and Boiler Works, founded in 1889, which made industrial engines and boilers in Jackson. As such, the firm had metal-working and powerplant experience which could easily be transferred into the then-new and rapidly expanding automobile industry. It turned its attention in this direction shortly after the turn of the twentieth century. From 1911 to 1914 the company manufactured the Marathon automobile.
Marathon Motor Works was an early automobile manufacturer, based in Tennessee. It grew out of an earlier company called Southern Engine and Boiler Works, founded in 1889, which made industrial engines and boilers in Jackson. As such, the firm had metal-working and powerplant experience which could easily be transferred into the then-new and rapidly expanding automobile industry. It turned its attention in this direction shortly after the turn of the twentieth century. From 1911 to 1914 the company manufactured the Marathon automobile.
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@ 2012-01-10 08:12:44
The second location of Antique Archaeology, Featured on the TV series 'American Pickers'
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jbottero
@ 2014-09-27 15:51:27
Nice. In the early days of cars there were many makers. Most bought chassis form other manufacturers and built the car over that.

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