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It was a "candy bar" about 12 inches long and an inch wide. It was a chewy chocolate. It stretched and the its claim to fame was that it lasted a really long time. I remember a commercial of the (red baron?) in a plane eating one in the sky. They tasted great!
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Dana - July 13, 2007 - Report this comment
One program on Food Network stated that the Marathon Bar was the only candy bar not in production. If memory serves me right the Marathon Bar was made of three strands of caramel layed out in an open weave pattern and covered in chocolate. The weave pattern made it look huge! Loved it as a kid.
Cal-A-Lili - September 13, 2007 - Report this comment
I found a website that has a lot of the candies we had as kids. Some from the 60's,70's,and 80's! They have the Marathon bar,except now it's called a Curley Wurley bar. It's the same exact as the Marathon bar,just a different name. Here's the link; http://www.oldtimecandy.com/curly-wurly.htm
John - October 02, 2007 - Report this comment
The Marathon Bar...what a fave. Beautiful orange wrapper...Marathon John was the spokesman and he would go up against "Quick Carl" "I'm Quick Carl and I do everything fast" ..but he could not eat a Marathon bar fast..Curley Wurley's are good..they are the Cadbury counterpart marketed in England.
james - October 21, 2007 - Report this comment
the marathon bar was the best candy bar of the 70's bar none. Its not an 80's candy bar. It was dispensed from 73 till october 81. It ruled i was born in 65 and ill never forget it. The clowns at mars are on mars they should bring it back but such is life. They take the good things away, and leave you with.................
Carl - April 02, 2008 - Report this comment
Is that you Marathon John?!
Elizabeth Guaderrama - May 08, 2008 - Report this comment
I found something very similiar it's Cadbury's CURLY WHIRLY, look for it in British corner stores here or straight from the Brit's themselves.

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