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The Marion-Handley was an automobile built in
Jackson, Michigan
Jackson is the only city and county seat of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534, down from 36,316 at the 2000 census. Located along Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 127, it is approxi ...
by the Mutual Motors Corporation from 1916 to 1918.
History
Mutual Motors Corporation was formed combining theImperial Automobile Company
The Imperial Automobile Company of Jackson, Michigan, was formed by the brothers T. A. and George N. Campbell in 1908, who also ran the Jackson Carriage Company.
History
Imperial produced mid-size cars with four-cylinder engines; the bodywor ...
and Marion Motor Car Company. The ''Imperial'' was discontinued and the ''Marion'' became the Marion-Handley.
Two models were available, a touring car
Touring car and tourer are both terms for open cars (i.e. cars without a fixed roof).
"Touring car" is a style of open car built in the United States which seats four or more people. The style was popular from the early 1900s to the 1930s.
Th ...
and a four-seater roadster. The 6-40 model was built on a wheelbase, and the 6-60 was offered with a wheelbase. The Marion-Handley was an assembled car equipped with a Continental six-cylinder engine. Wooden artillery wheels were standard equipment on the touring car, but the roadster model offered wire wheels as an option. Factory price in 1917 was $1,575, . Mutual Motors ended production in 1918 after 2,081 cars had been produced. The factory was sold in 1919.
References
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Michigan Defunct manufacturing companies based in Michigan Brass Era vehicles Vintage vehicles 1910s cars