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Marmon Motor Car Company
Marmon Motor Car Company was an American luxury automobile manufacturer founded by Howard Carpenter Marmon and owned by Nordyke Marmon & Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., and active from 1902 to 1933.
It was established in 1902 but not incorporated as the successor of Nordyke Marmon & Company until 1926. In 1933 it was succeeded by Marmon-Herrington, and in 1964 the Marmon brand name was sold to the Marmon Motor Company of Denton, Texas. Marmon-Herrington became the Marmon Group of Chicago, in 1964.
Marmon was notable for its various pioneering works in automotive manufacturing, introducing the rear-view mirror, pioneering the V16 engine, and the use of aluminum in auto manufacturing. The historic open wheel Marmon Wasp race car of the early 20th century was the first to use a single-seater "monoposto" construction layout.[citation needed]
Marmon's parent company was founded in 1851, manufacturing flour grinding mill equipment and branching out into other machinery through the late 19th century. Small limited production of experimental automobiles began in 1902, with an air-cooled V-twin engine. An air-cooled V4 followed the next year, with pioneering V6 and V8 engines tried over the next few years, before more conventional straight engine designs were settled upon. Marmons soon gained a reputation as reliable, speedy upscale cars.
The Model 32 of 1909 spawned the Wasp. It was driven by Marmon engineer and former racer Ray Harroun (who came out of retirement as a driver for just one race) to the championship of the first ever Indianapolis 500 motor race, in 1911. This car debuted the first known automobile rear-view mirror.
Model 41
The 1913 Model 48 was a left-hand steering tourer with a cast aluminum engine and electric headlights and horn, as well as electric courtesy lights for the dash and doors. It used a 573 in3 (9,382 cc) (4½×6-inch, 114×152 mm) T-head straight-six engine of between 48 and 80 hp (36 and 60 kW) with dual-plug ignition and electric starter. It had a 145 in (3683 mm) wheelbase (long for the era) and 36×4½-inch (91×11.4 cm) front/37×5-inch (94×12.7 cm) rear wheels (which interchanged front and rear) and full-elliptic front and ¾-elliptic rear springs. Like most cars of the era, it came complete with a tool kit; in Marmon's case, it offered jack, power tire pump, chassis oiler, tire patch kit, and trouble light. The 48 came in a variety of models: two-, four-, five-, and seven-passenger tourers at US$5,000 ($162,879 in 2025 dollars ), seven-passenger limousine at US$6,250 ($203,598 in 2025 dollars ), seven-passenger landaulette at US$6,350 ($206,856 in 2025 dollars ), and seven-passenger Berlin limousine at US$6,450 ($210,114 in 2025 dollars ).
The 1916 Model 34 used an aluminum straight-six, and used aluminum in the body and chassis to reduce overall weight to just 3295 lb (1495 kg). The displacement of the six-cylinder engine is 5565 cc with a bore of 95.25 mm and a stroke of 130.175 mm. A Model 34 was driven coast to coast as a publicity stunt, beating Erwin "Cannonball" Baker's record to much fanfare. By the year 1920, over 11,000 Marmon 34 had already been produced. The wheelbase was 136 inches = 3454 mm. The fuel tank held 18 gallons = 68 liters. The Electric System operates at 6 V and the storage batterie had a capacity of 162 Ah.
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Marmon Motor Car Company
Marmon Motor Car Company was an American luxury automobile manufacturer founded by Howard Carpenter Marmon and owned by Nordyke Marmon & Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., and active from 1902 to 1933.
It was established in 1902 but not incorporated as the successor of Nordyke Marmon & Company until 1926. In 1933 it was succeeded by Marmon-Herrington, and in 1964 the Marmon brand name was sold to the Marmon Motor Company of Denton, Texas. Marmon-Herrington became the Marmon Group of Chicago, in 1964.
Marmon was notable for its various pioneering works in automotive manufacturing, introducing the rear-view mirror, pioneering the V16 engine, and the use of aluminum in auto manufacturing. The historic open wheel Marmon Wasp race car of the early 20th century was the first to use a single-seater "monoposto" construction layout.[citation needed]
Marmon's parent company was founded in 1851, manufacturing flour grinding mill equipment and branching out into other machinery through the late 19th century. Small limited production of experimental automobiles began in 1902, with an air-cooled V-twin engine. An air-cooled V4 followed the next year, with pioneering V6 and V8 engines tried over the next few years, before more conventional straight engine designs were settled upon. Marmons soon gained a reputation as reliable, speedy upscale cars.
The Model 32 of 1909 spawned the Wasp. It was driven by Marmon engineer and former racer Ray Harroun (who came out of retirement as a driver for just one race) to the championship of the first ever Indianapolis 500 motor race, in 1911. This car debuted the first known automobile rear-view mirror.
Model 41
The 1913 Model 48 was a left-hand steering tourer with a cast aluminum engine and electric headlights and horn, as well as electric courtesy lights for the dash and doors. It used a 573 in3 (9,382 cc) (4½×6-inch, 114×152 mm) T-head straight-six engine of between 48 and 80 hp (36 and 60 kW) with dual-plug ignition and electric starter. It had a 145 in (3683 mm) wheelbase (long for the era) and 36×4½-inch (91×11.4 cm) front/37×5-inch (94×12.7 cm) rear wheels (which interchanged front and rear) and full-elliptic front and ¾-elliptic rear springs. Like most cars of the era, it came complete with a tool kit; in Marmon's case, it offered jack, power tire pump, chassis oiler, tire patch kit, and trouble light. The 48 came in a variety of models: two-, four-, five-, and seven-passenger tourers at US$5,000 ($162,879 in 2025 dollars ), seven-passenger limousine at US$6,250 ($203,598 in 2025 dollars ), seven-passenger landaulette at US$6,350 ($206,856 in 2025 dollars ), and seven-passenger Berlin limousine at US$6,450 ($210,114 in 2025 dollars ).
The 1916 Model 34 used an aluminum straight-six, and used aluminum in the body and chassis to reduce overall weight to just 3295 lb (1495 kg). The displacement of the six-cylinder engine is 5565 cc with a bore of 95.25 mm and a stroke of 130.175 mm. A Model 34 was driven coast to coast as a publicity stunt, beating Erwin "Cannonball" Baker's record to much fanfare. By the year 1920, over 11,000 Marmon 34 had already been produced. The wheelbase was 136 inches = 3454 mm. The fuel tank held 18 gallons = 68 liters. The Electric System operates at 6 V and the storage batterie had a capacity of 162 Ah.