In 1910 Nashville investors bought, and brought the automobile production to Nashville.
The autos were renamed
The Marathon in honor of the 1904 Olympics

Lobby of Production Offices

By 1913 production was 200
cars a month, with an ultimate goal of 10,000 cars a year.
Production was barely keeping up with demand.

The company went through 3 presidents in 4 years
Bad investments and poor management decisions doomed the company. Production of The Marathon ended in Nashville ended in 1914

This is a 1914 Marathon
It has a 1914 Massachusetts license plate

Original automobile production started in 1906, in Jackson, Tn by The Southern Engine & Boiler Works.
Engineer William Collier designed the autos, which were known as Southerns.

By 1913, 12 different models of The Marathon were available There were Marathon dealerships located in every major city in the US. There were also several European dealerships. South America, and China also had dealerships

Production Office

Although the future looked bright, behind these doors, things weren't quite different

Of the approximate 10,000
Marathons produced, there are only 8 known to exist.

This is a 1912 Marathon