The Marvel was an automobile built at 284–290 Rivard Street,
[Clymer, Floyd. ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925'' (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.63.] Detroit
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Michigan
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, United States, by the Marvel Motor Car Company in 1907.
Marvel Motor Car Company purchased the
Paragon
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factory and began building their own runabout. The Marvel was a two-seat
runabout with a horizontal
two-cylinder 14-
hp engine, a
planetary transmission and single
chain drive
Chain drive is a way of transmitting mechanical power from one place to another. It is often used to convey power to the wheels of a vehicle, particularly bicycles and motorcycles. It is also used in a wide variety of machines besides vehicles. ...
. Price was set at $800, ().
The company lost its factory space and ended production. The car became the Crescent in 1908.
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