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prowlerjc
prowlerjc Reader
10/14/24 2:39 p.m.

1912-13 Hudson

akylekoz
akylekoz UberDork
10/14/24 3:14 p.m.

1911 Hudson Touring |

Doors and fenders check out as does the straps above the running boards.

hobiercr
hobiercr GRM+ Memberand UberDork
10/14/24 4:37 p.m.

OP's car has rear suicide doors.

prowlerjc
prowlerjc Reader
10/14/24 6:02 p.m.

Pics I've seen, the 1912 had the rounded apron, 1913 had suicide doors on rear.  I suspect some mix and match occurred at the factory back then.

Steve_Jones
Steve_Jones UltraDork
10/14/24 6:17 p.m.

1913 Hudson Torpedo hits all but the rear doors. Fender spotlight, 12 spoke wheels with the 6 outsides bolts, right hand drive. 

hobiercr
hobiercr GRM+ Memberand UberDork
10/14/24 6:32 p.m.

In reply to Steve_Jones :

Also, front fender to running board on OP's car has sharp angle, not curved.

Woody (Forum Supportum)
Woody (Forum Supportum) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
10/14/24 7:52 p.m.

I shared the photos with some experts and their guess was possibly a 1913-14 Interstate, but not 100% certain. 

ShawnG
ShawnG MegaDork
10/14/24 8:44 p.m.

I believe they just called them "doors" back then.

SKJSS (formerly Klayfish)
SKJSS (formerly Klayfish) UltimaDork
10/15/24 5:39 a.m.

1913 Marion Model 48-A Touring, according to someone in the AACA

akylekoz
akylekoz UberDork
10/15/24 6:31 a.m.

1913 Marion 48-A, annonce journal voiture antique, chronique du journal  Owatonna

prowlerjc
prowlerjc Reader
10/15/24 8:55 a.m.
SKJSS (formerly Klayfish) said:

1913 Marion Model 48-A Touring, according to someone in the AACA

Looks right

Indy - Guy
Indy - Guy UltimaDork
10/15/24 11:51 a.m.

Found this after you guys identified it:

buzzboy
buzzboy UltraDork
10/15/24 1:14 p.m.

He's following this thread too. I've never heard of Marion but there's so many automakers from that era that I know nothing about. Another rabbit hole to dive into. Taking inflation into account that was roughly a $47,000 car. Right in line with a nice family sedan today.

Thank you everybody for the sleuthing. This has been fun to read and Ted is happy to know what his namesake was driving in the mid-teens.

ShawnG
ShawnG MegaDork
10/15/24 2:16 p.m.

The auto boom in the teens was like the dot com boom.

There were hundreds of manufacturers, most never even built a car. 

ddavidv
ddavidv UltimaDork
10/15/24 2:34 p.m.

Marion earned a few pages in my Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Built in Indianapolis 1904-1915 and then Jackson, MI 1916-1918. Harry Stutz worked for them for a time. John Willys was also involved for a period. Early cars were air cooled. The later cars were powered by a Continetal six cylinder, which was a common engine used by a lot of early car builders. 

The car in the pics seems to fall somewhere between 1913 and 1915, so would be an Indy built car. 1913 were 4 cylinder; 1914 you could get both engines, and 1915 was 6 cyl only. They were sold in a few different wheelbases. The 1916-1918 cars were actually Marion-Handley branded due to a buyout and subsequent move.

Ad slogan:  The car that has sent men to thinking.

Tom1200
Tom1200 PowerDork
10/15/24 4:01 p.m.

This place is always amazing...............the finest assembly of nerds and anoraks ever known to man.

ShawnG
ShawnG MegaDork
10/15/24 9:17 p.m.

In reply to Tom1200 :

Dorks, thank you very much...

ddavidv
ddavidv UltimaDork
10/16/24 6:54 a.m.

I'm just feeling all warm and fuzzy that I could crack that book open again. I haven't looked at it in at least a decade. The Standard Catalog books are useful nerd tools for all sorts of data that can make you look like you know more than you do. wink

flat4_5spd
flat4_5spd Reader
10/16/24 7:14 a.m.
ddavidv said:

 

Ad slogan:  The car that has sent men to thinking.

They couldn't go with "The car that has driven men to think" ? 
Those old timey ad-men were asleep at the wheel! 

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