35cz8 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Looking for photos of the 1930 Dodge 8 Marathon car. I am trying to put together as complete a set of photos as possible for a research project of mine. Original or nice reprints preferred. Might be interested in any other photos of 1930 / 1931 Dodge DC 8. Contact BobOTD86866@aol.com 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stooy Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Email sent. I hope you can share the project with us when you are done with it.Cheers Stewart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35cz8 Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 Still looking for those 1930 Dodge 8 Marathon car photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35cz8 Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 I am still interested in any photos that, I don't have, of the 1930 Dodge 8 Marathon. I prefer originals, but good scans are welcome to as I am looking for details of the car in the photos. Let me know what you have please. Thanks for any help.Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Old Dodge Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 On my wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Old Dodge Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 (edited) San Diego, California. Edited February 2, 2016 by Old Dodge (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Old Dodge Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Near the Rio Grande. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Old Dodge Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Great Stone Mountain, Georgia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Old Dodge Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Hanging out with a Sikorsky airplane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Old Dodge Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 75,000 miles. Needs a bath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Old Dodge Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Akron, Ohio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Old Dodge Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 6 months/65,000 miles, New York. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Old Dodge Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 4 months/50,000 miles, really dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Old Dodge Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 289 days/83,000 miles. Anyone hear a tick in that engine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35cz8 Posted February 3, 2016 Author Share Posted February 3, 2016 289 days/83,000 miles. Anyone hear a tick in that engine?Thanks Old Dodge, These are some great photos. Are they scans / crops of larger pictures or are these the whole photo?Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 What about approaching newspapers and auto-trade publications? Dodge Brothers would have tried to make an event at the locations it passed through and the local papers may have something. They will probably have more photos than they published and if the photographer was free-lance there could be even more negatives out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35cz8 Posted February 4, 2016 Author Share Posted February 4, 2016 What about approaching newspapers and auto-trade publications? Dodge Brothers would have tried to make an event at the locations it passed through and the local papers may have something. They will probably have more photos than they published and if the photographer was free-lance there could be even more negatives out there. Hi Spinneyhill, I have been going through old (1930 - 1931) newspapers for some time now and have come up with some great articles but not many pictures. When I do find a picture, that I don't have, it is hard to try and get a decent print from it - so for pictures, I am needing real photos and if a scan of one, it needs to be a decent size resolution in order to get a print showing the details. I have been working on this project for some time, and it is really interesting to research and see just what the Marathon car went through on it's journey. I really enjoy history and since I have a DC8, this project is really of interest to me. I have also found some info in other books and continue to search for anything I don't have on the Marathon car. I know there has to be more old pictures and negatives out there, but locating them is the hard part LOL. This is what brought me to the forums in search of information and pictures as it seems like a great place to find the right people to help me find them. Thanks for your input and advice, I will try anything I can to get as complete a story of this event.Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Old Dodge Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Bob,Send me another PM with your phone number so I can call you and go over everything.Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35cz8 Posted February 6, 2016 Author Share Posted February 6, 2016 Bob,Send me another PM with your phone number so I can call you and go over everything.KevinNumber sent last night.Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35cz8 Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 46 million ?WOW !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Wow Dave. But it only has a five figure odo? I think you are pulling our legs... again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBergh Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 As a side note, can anyone provide a readable image or text describing in detail the route taken by this 1930 Dodge Marathon? I found a map of the marathon on the Internet but the resolution is too poor to make out the cities listed. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35cz8 Posted March 18, 2016 Author Share Posted March 18, 2016 Hello 35cz8, You should be finding more pictures taken recently for a friend told me that he saw the Marathon Car last August in Garden City, Kansas stopped at the Dodge dealer there for a photo shoot. He said that he checked out the odometer and it read 45,986,923 miles. That's pretty good for a 85 year old car. If I hear of anymore sighting I'll let you know. Yep, Those old Doges were quite the car and seem to just go and go and then go some more. I have been checking our local Dodge dealer too to see if he knows when it will be here in our small town (LOL). Thanks for this great update Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stooy Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Hi Guys, Thanks for these photos they are great. Bob did you still have all the ones I sent you in 2014? Or would you like another copy? Cheers Stewart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35cz8 Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 Hi David, still no new photos yet but I am still looking. Stooy, I think I still have them on an external drive, but if you have them handy I would certainly accept a copy again. Thanks, Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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