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Re: MARION Ford wrench
« Reply #15 on: October 13, 2011, 11:11:37 AM »
"Marion Ford" is something of a misnomer. Lots of cars used the combination wrench of the style Ford used: Marion, Buckeye, Overland and the Davis (twisted version) car wrenches are not uncommon today.

The Marion car had 4-wheel brakes, one of the first cars to have them. John N. Willys bought the Marion Motor Car Company to get their 4-wheel brakes technology.  He later sold the residual assets of the Marion auto venture to J. L. Handley, and the car was renamed the Marion-Handley. The Marion brand name disappeared after 1919.