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The wheelbase measured 111-inches, had two-wheel mechanical brakes, and sold for $ 1,475, (equivalent to $ 48,233 in 2023). The Marion Bobcat
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The Marion Motor Car
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Company - Notes from the Indiana Archives
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John N. Willys, Fred Tone, Robert
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790:(3 vol. ed.). Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers.
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314:fame, and built in the Marion factory in 1908.
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156:Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
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39:Marion Radiator Emblem
367:Factory Price (US$ )
277:Mutual Motors Company
122:Indianapolis, Indiana
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378:4-cylinder
361:Horsepower
258:Speedster.
237:Continental
221:chain drive
140:Automobiles
1053:1910s cars
1048:1900s cars
1027:Categories
992:Pathfinder
927:Duesenberg
756:References
655:1914–1915
475:1908–1909
455:1908–1909
375:1904–1905
312:carburetor
308:V12 engine
229:4-cylinder
165:automobile
128:Key people
1007:Roosevelt
952:LaFayette
917:Blackhawk
331:roadsters
304:prototype
252:Speedster
111:Successor
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552:Four-30
248:roadster
137:Products
59:Industry
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674:Gallery
358:Engine
225:Premier
197:History
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335:sedans
318:Marion
298:Models
214:Reeves
212:16-hp
179:Marion
161:Marion
106:Merger
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912:Black
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