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Marathon Man

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  1. Need wheel fellow for 1915 Reo, fifth 6cyc, or a wheel. 615-293-4569. Barry Walker
  2. My first car a 1969 Dark Green Open - GT in Jackson Tenn .
  3. canton tire co . in Ohio did the rubber & some amish also in Ohio did the wood wheels & the metal fellow. The truck could be a 3 ton but the old papers show its a 2 ton ?
  4. Maybe 20 mph . but on the dash tag said not to go over 15 mph , The wheels & tires w.t 350 pounds each wheel . Only had the hub . very costly $ . but they did a great job on the wheels .
  5. William H. Collier built The marathon automobile in Jackson Tennessee 1907 to 1910 then moved to Nashville Tennessee 1910 to 1914 , Then Collier started his own Truck company in 1916 to 1922 . There are only two known . Found this Collier truck on e-bay . Been restoring in last 3 years , ( COLLIER MOTOR TRUCK COMPANY )
  6. Marathon motor works automobile factory in nashville Tennessee . The museum shows how automobiles were built from 1907 to 1914 . Lots of machines - photos- and 6 marathon cars . Museum is free. marathon village .com
  7. I need alot of early hub cap for marathon cars and other names . does anyone press and tread hub caps , I have some old presses thinking about making them . looks like they are a thick brass plate put in a press and shaped with names on the metal press side . Then put in a metal lathe cut off then treaded. does that sound correct ? I will have to make a die for the name . Who knows if it works out maybe can make more for other people . please let me know what you guys know ! Thanks The MARATHON MAN.
  8. Hey , Thanks for all the info, do you have a contact on Cosdal . also need to have a 1912 car shipped to the U.S. from Queensland Australia .Thanks
  9. I have a 1912 auto that I need to have shipped from Buenos Aires Argentina to the U.S.A . Does anyone know of a good company to have that done . Thanks
  10. Thanks for all the infor to get the car back to the great USA , after 104 years later !
  11. yes , I own a old car factory and did them in the parking lots .also restored over 100 antique machines hooked for 250 ft lineshaft belted to the machines 28 gas pumps most are all pre-1914 in last two years . (marathon village .com)
  12. we purchased our hoses new from scotty's gas pump company and we stain the white hose and clear coat it to make it look old . good luck ! Thanks
  13. you would order your per-fab by how many windows on the front are the sides . built my station off of this photo but smallest you could get in 1915.
  14. we just finished up my 1915 pre-fab gas station with pre-visable Gilbert & Barker gas pumps . Also working on a 1913 standard gas station with island pump cover will more of standard when finished . The windows came from old 100 year old building s that have been demo .
  15. just purchased a car in Buenos Aires need to have it shipped back , looking for a good company to do this . alot of sammers out there . has anyone had a car ship to us from Argentina . Thanks
  16. The latest on the Dorris Motor Car building. We have been inside the old factory and found the front wall is gone and a framed wood wall was added when a later building was erected in front . The back brick wall is in very bad shape, and time is against us because of tight time-frame on the demolition schedule. The developers have been great in working with us on this project, but time and a great deal of added cost to get ready for the move was too much. If the old Dorris factory were in a lot better shape and if the front wall were there, the cost would have worked and the rent per Sq ft. rate in the Nashville market would paid for the move in less than four years. We sure tried to save this historic car factory. The project manager says we can have all the bricks, doors & windows. Our hope is to perhaps re-build the old factory using the original materials on the campus of Marathon Village. Barry Walker P.S. YOU CANT WIN THEM ALL ! Thanks for all your support .
  17. Yes, that is a 1913 Marathon Runner model auto, 25 hp. Would like info on who had posted that on Facebook. Or if anyone knows of Marathon cars, parts or photos for museum. Thank you. Barry Walker marathonvillagenashville@gmail.com 615-293-4569 cell
  18. A 1912 model K- 20 marathon came from that bridge water Museum . restored in Texas and now in a private collection in Kentucky! I have also a K-20 but came from Mr Ted Trice small museum in scennett New York . now at .marathon village .com
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