Marr (automobile) explained

Marr Auto-Car Company
Production:1902-1904
Designer:Walter Lorenzo Marr
Body Style:Runabout
Engine:Single-cylinder engine
Powerout:6.5-hp
Wheelbase:66-inches
Manufacturer:Fauber Manufacturing Company
Assembly:Elgin, Illinois
Transmission:planetary

The Marr Auto-Car was an automobile built in Elgin, Illinois by the Marr Auto-Car Company from 1902 to 1904.

History

The car was designed by early automobile pioneer Walter L. Marr who had worked as an engine designer for Buick in 1901 and went on to be Chief Engineer there from 1904 to 1918.

The Marr was a two-seat runabout with a single-cylinder 1.7L engine that was mounted under the seat. The engine is one of the first known to have featured an overhead camshaft (OHC).[1] [2] The vehicle had the first tilt steering wheel, changeable speed gears on a planetary transmission and a revolutionary new carburetor. Factory price was $600, .

The plant burned to the ground in August 1904 with 14 cars inside. Only one Marr Auto-Car is extant.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marr Auto Car Company . 2014-05-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171014000950/http://marrautocar.com/Marr_Auto_Car_Company/Welcome.html . 2017-10-14 . dead .
  2. Book: Kimes. Beverly Rae. Beverly Rae Kimes . James H. . Cox . Walter L Marr: Buick's Amazing Engineer. 2007. Racemaker Press. 0976668343. 40.