Marvel (automobile)
| Marvel Motor Car Company | |
|---|---|
 1907 Marvel 14 HP Roadster | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Marvel Motor Car Company |
| Production | 1907 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | runabout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | horizontal two-cylinder gasoline |
| Transmission | planetary |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Crescent Runabout |
The Marvel was an automobile built at 284–290 Rivard Street,[1] Detroit, Michigan, United States, by the Marvel Motor Car Company in 1907.[2]
Marvel Motor Car Company purchased the Paragon 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. Price was set at $800, (equivalent to $26,997 in 2024).[2]
The company lost its factory space and ended production. The car became the Crescent in 1908.
References
- ^ Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.63.
- ^ a b Kimes, Beverly Rae; Clark Jr., Henry Austin (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 (3rd ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87341-428-9.