Marion-Handley
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The Marion-Handley was an automobile built in Jackson, Michigan
Jackson, Michigan
Jackson is a city located along Interstate 94 in the south central area of the U.S. state of Michigan, about west of Ann Arbor and south of Lansing. It is the county seat of Jackson County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534...

 by the Mutual Motors Company from 1916-19. The Marion-Handley was a continuation of the earlier Marion
Marion (automobile)
The Marion is a name that has been applied to at least four different automobile companies:* Marion, Marion, Ohio 1901* Marion, Indianapolis, Indiana 1904-1915** Marion-Handley, Jackson, Michigan 1916-1919* Marion Flyer Marion, Indiana 1910...

 vehicle, and was a popular vehicle. Two models were available, a touring car
Touring car
A touring car, or tourer, is an open car seating five or more. Touring cars may have two or four doors. Often, the belt line is lowered in the front doors to give the car a more sportive character. They were often fitted with a folding roof and side curtains. Engines on early models were either in...

 and a four-seater roadster
Roadster
A roadster is a two-seat open car with emphasis on sporty handling and without a fixed roof or side weather protection. Strictly speaking a roadster with wind-up windows is a convertible but as true roadsters are no longer made the distinction is now irrelevant...

. The 6-40 model was built on a 10 ft (3,048 mm) chassis, and the 6-60 was offered with a 10 in 5 in (3,175 mm) chassis. The vehicles came equipped with a Continental
Continental Motors Company
Continental Motors Company was an American engine and automobile manufacturer. The company produced engines for various independent manufacturers of automobiles, tractors, and stationary equipment from the 1900s through the 1960s. Continental Motors also produced Continental-branded automobiles in...

 six-cylinder engine. Wooden artillery wheel
Artillery wheel
The artillery wheel was developed for use on gun carriages when it was found that the lateral forces involved in horse artillery manoeuvres caused normally-constructed cart wheels to collapse. Rather than having its spokes mortised into a wooden nave , it has them fitted together then bolted into...

s were standard equipment on the touring car, but the touring model offered wire wheels as an option on the roadster.
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