Oldtimer picture gallery. Motorcycles. Pre-1932 USA makes. Marvel.
1910-1912, Marvel Motorcycle Co., Hammondsport, New York, USA.
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Pre-1932 USA motorcycles
Color - Marvel grey enamel with nickel
1912 Marvel Four (stronger fork tubing), Curtiss 1-cyl. OHV, 500cc, 1-speed, 5hp/?rpm,
belt drive, magneto ignition, $200, 52k poster
1911 Marvel Four (new Curtiss spring fork, since March), Curtiss 1-cyl. OHV, 500cc,
1-speed, 4-5hp/?rpm, belt drive, magneto ignition, $225, 502k photo,
37k poster,
32k poster,
113k photo,
112k photo,
42k photo,
38k photo
1911 Marvel Four (old fork, till August), Curtiss 1-cyl. OHV, 500cc,
1-speed, 4-5hp/?rpm, belt drive, magneto ignition, $?, 30k poster
Options: passenger seat - $12, sidecar - $50, Eclipse freewheel pulley - $15, N.S.U. 2-speed gearbox - $?
1910 Marvel Four, Curtiss 1-cyl. OHV, 500cc, 1-speed, 4hp/?rpm, belt drive,
magneto ignition, ? mph, $225, 138k poster, 60k photo,
21k poster
Predecessor: Erie.
Photos and data are from:
Author's archive.
"The Motorcycle Industry in New York State" encyclopedia by Geoffrey N. Stein
eBay.
Standard Catalog of American Motorcycles 1898-1981 by Jerry Hatfield.
HiFi Archiv.
Motorcycle Timeline.
The Popular Mechanics magazine, 1911
issuu.
Motorcycle Memories
"Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal", 1911.
Pinterest.
Bonhams.
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Motorcycles
Pre-1932 USA motorcycles
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