Iri mumugwagwa weNashville, kunze kweEststate 65, vatengesi vanopfurikidza neboka rezvivako zvinopa zvishoma zvinyorwa zvishoma kune zvakakurumbira kare. Barry Walker, iye zvino muridzi wezvivako, akanyatsotarisa masendimita ake, achidzorera zvivako kumbiri yavo yekutanga.
Chivako chikuru chakavakwa muna 1881 se "The Phoenix Cotton Mill" inozivikanwawo seNashville Cotton Mill. Pakazosvika 1910 chivako chakanga chisina munhu.
Kunyatsotswa muJackson Tennessee, yaiva kambani yekugadzira yakatanga muna 1874 pasi pezita; Sherman Manufacturing Company, akazotengeswa uye akazotumidza zita rokuti "Southern Engine neBoiler Works" Akabatanidzwa muna 1884, achibudisa petrol engines uye boilers.
Pakazosvika gore ra194, vakange vanga vave vanyori vanoita rudzi rwavo, murudzi. Kuvaka pamusoro kubudirira kwezvinjini zvavo, uye kubudirira kwekambani yavo, muna 1906 Southern vakatanga kubudisa yemotokari yavo yekutanga, yakagadzirwa nemuongorori ane zvipo William H. Collier.
Pakazosvika 1910 mamwe motokari mazana matanhatu akabudiswa pasi pezita reSouthther.
Southern Engine neBoiler Mabasa kubudirira nemotokari zvakakonzerwa nevapfumi veNashville Bhizimisi, Augustus H. Robinson, uyo akaunganidza boka revashambadziri vakatenga mutsara wemotokari ndokuenda naro kune imwe nzvimbo yePenieni Cotton Mill.
Yakadzidziswa kuti mumwe mugadziri aiita motokari inonzi Southern, saka William Collier akatumidzazve motokari dzake "Marathon" mukuremekedza maOlympic 1904.
Apo kudzokera kwainge kwapera, Marathon akawedzera mutsara waro kubva pachigamba cheA9 Touring Car, uye B9 Rumble seat Roadster. Pakazosvika 1911 mishanu mienzaniso yakapiwa, uye muna 1913 vakange vakura kusvika kumiviri yakasiyana-siyana. Iyi motokari yakanga iri kubudirira zvakakwana nevanhu, uye kugadzirwa hakukwanisi kuchengetedza kuda.
Marathon yaiva neMatengesi muguta rose guru muAmerica; muna 1912 vakanga vabudirira kugadzira zvigadzirwa zvemotokari mazana maviri pamwedzi, uye zvirongwa zve10 000 gore negore.
Kunyangwe zvazvo ramangwana raiita serakajeka kuNashville's Marathon Motor Works, chii chakanga chakamira kumashure chakanga chisiri chakanaka.
Muna 1913 William Collier akaisa mhosva dzekutarisira zvisina kukodzera uye vatengesi vakanga vasingabhadharwi. Iyo kambani yakanga yaona vatungamiri vatatu mumakore mana. Kuburikidza nemari yakaipa uye hutungamiri sarudzo, kambani yakanga iri mune zvakashata zvemari. Kubudirira muNashville kwakanga kwapera muna 1914. Mishini yese yakazopedzisira yatengwa neIndiana Automakers, The Herf Brothers, vakagadzira motokari kune rimwe gore muIndipolis, pasi pezita raHerf-Brooks. Hazvizivikanwe kuti Marathons akawanda akabudiswa sei, kunyange zvazvo masereti masere chete anozivikanwa kuti aripo nhasi.
Chivako cheNashville Marathon chakaramba chakazaruka, uye skeleton crew ichibudisa zvikamu kusvika muna 1918. Chivako chacho chakagara chisina munhu kusvikira muna 1922 apo chakatengwa naMarchthan Bag Company uye chakazozadza nemichina yekutakura bhegi bhagi.Iyo yakatanga Southern Engine neBoiler Works Company muJackson akanga atsungirirawo chikamu chayo chematambudziko emari. Muna 1917 kambani yacho yakatengeswa kune mumwe anobva kuCleveland Ohio.
Muna 1918 gorosi yakagovana kukamurwa yakatengeswa uye yakazozivikanwa se Southern Southern Supply Company.
Muna 1922 nhengo dzakasara dzekambani yakakura ikatengwa nemumwe kunze kwaWilliam H. Collier; uyo akashanda Southern Engine neBoiler Works kusvikira yapera zvachose muna 1926.Barry Walker; mumwe munhu wekuDonald akatenga zvivako zveNashville Marathon muna 1990. Akatorawo Southern Engine neBoiler Works zvivako muJackson.Tennessee Akagara kunze kweMotokari yebhizimisi yekutengesa kusvikira kusvika kwaNissan Motors (Smyrna) muna 1981 uye gare gare Saturn Corp. ( Spring Hill) muna 1985. Nhasi Auto yekugadzira ndiyo yechishanu inoshandiswa muTennessee.