Marble-Swift
| Marble-Swift | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Type | Runabout, Touring Car |
| Manufacturer | Marble-Swift Automobile Company |
| Production | 1903–1905 |
| Designer | George W. Marble, George P. Swift |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Windsor Motor Car Company |
The Marble-Swift was an American automobile manufactured in Chicago, Illinois from 1903 until 1905.[1]
History
[edit]George W. Marble and George P. Swift patented a friction transmission and originally planned to sell it as a stand-alone product. Marble-Swift Automobile Company was formed and built a factory in Chicago to manufacture complete cars and the new transmission.[1]
The Marble-Swift was a friction-drive runabout with a 16-hp twin-cylinder engine. In 1905 it was enlarged to a four-cylinder 22-hp touring car with the friction transmission, selling for $1,500 (equivalent to $53,750 in 2025).[1][2]
In 1905 Marble-Swift was succeeded by the Windsor Motor Car Company.[1]
1903 Marble-Swift Transmission shown on an automobile chassis
1904 Marble-Swift Runabout Advertisement
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Kimes, Beverly Rae; Clark Jr., Henry Austin (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 (3rd ed.). Iola, WI: Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87341-428-9.
- ↑ "The Marble-Swift transmission". Automobile Trade Journal. 7: 186. 1903. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
External links
[edit]Hemmings Magazine - Marble-Swift Article
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marble-Swift Vehicles.
Categories:
- Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States
- Veteran vehicles
- Brass Era vehicles
- 1900s cars
- Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Illinois
- Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1903
- Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1905
- Cars introduced in 1903
- Cars discontinued in 1905
- Cars of the United States