The Marmon Automobile was manufactured by the Nordyke-Marmon Company of Indianapolis, Indiana. The company had become financially successful during the 19th century by making flour grinding and mill equipment. The first experimental Marmon automobile was produced in 1902, and by 1904 the company was beginning to build production vehicles. In 1911, a specially built Marmon was made to compete in the inaugural 500 mile race at the new Indianapolis race track. The yellow race car, called the Marmon Wasp, became the winner of the first Indianapolis 500 race.
In 1916, Marmon introduced a new model called the Model 34. It was powered by a six-cylinder, overhead valve engine. The Model 34 Marmon used aluminum extensively throughout its design. By using aluminum in the body and chassis, the overall weight was greatly reduced, which contributed to the vehicle's performance. The Model 34 became one of the fastest production cars in American and won several racing and endurance competitions in American and abroad.
This rare 1922 Marmon 34B Speedster was discovered in an abandon barn in 1959 near Quebec, Canada. It was fully restored and donated to the Canadian Transportation Museum in Essex, Ontario where it resides today. | |
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