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The vehicles had been marketed as Southerns at first, but another firm was using that name. In 1910, Marathon Motor Works was created to produce the Marathon automobile, named out of the enthusiasm for things Greek which had grown out of the 1904 Olympics. [1] [2] 1909 saw a two-model lineup, roadster and touring car, powered by 35 HP 4 ...
In 1914 Marathon prices were mid-range from $975 to $1,470,(equivalent to $44,715 in 2023) [3] The Marathon was popular with the public, and by 1912 was producing 200 cars monthly. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] H. H. Brooks, General Sales Manager, arranged for an Indianapolis automaker to take over sales of the Marathon in 1913 while the company was having ...
This is the biggest car Ford ever offered, and it was roughly 18.6 feet long in sedan form and nearly 19 feet as a station wagon. It weighed more than 2 tons and, because it wanted to be like the ...
The Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant was announced on October 31, 1980, for the production of Datsun pickup trucks. [5] The company had also considered two locations in Georgia, but ultimately chose the Tennessee site due to its central location within the U.S. automotive market and the ability to transport parts to the site at a lower cost. [6]
The sale marks the most expensive Mustang ever sold, though if we’re talking movie cars, James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 still holds a higher price record at $4.5 million. 9. 1965 Shelby 427 ...
The following is a list of the longest private passenger vehicles of any global marque sold to individuals. The list includes light trucks as many SUV and other light trucks rank among the world's longest passenger vehicles.
Automotive superlatives include attributes such as the smallest, largest, fastest, lightest, best-selling, and so on. This list (except for the firsts section) is limited to automobiles built after World War II, and lists superlatives for earlier vehicles separately. The list is also limited to production road cars that:
The Nissan Rogue reached the final four of the "Coolest Thing Made in Tennessee" competition, a press release announced July 9.