The Marble-Swift was an American automobile manufactured in Chicago, Illinois from 1903 until 1905.

History

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. The Marble-Swift was a friction-drive runabout with a 16- hp Straight-twin engine, twin-cylinder engine. In 1905 it was enlarged to a Engine configuration, four-cylinder 22-hp touring car with the friction transmission, selling for $1,500 (). In 1905 Marble-Swift was succeeded by the Windsor Motor Car Company. File:1903 Marble-Swift Transmission - Cycle & Automobile Trade Journal.jpg, alt=, 1903 Marble-Swift Transmission shown on an automobile chassis File:1904 Marble-Swift Advertisment.jpg, alt=, 1904 Marble-Swift Runabout Advertisement

References

External links

Hemmings Magazine - Marble-Swift Article
{{Commons category, Marble-Swift Vehicles 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