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The Marmon Big Eight was introduced for the 1930 model year. The company also introduced a sixteen-cylinder motorcar in November of 1930. Both cars remained in production until the company closed its doors in 1933.
The Big 8 allowed Marmon to re-enter the high-priced luxury car market, and it offered an advanced straight-eight engine that offered 125 horsepower from 315 cubic inches. The gearbox had four speeds, and the suspension was provided by semi-elliptic springs in both the front and the rear. The brakes were a Bendix four-wheel mechanical system linked to a booster. Most of the bodies for the Big 8 were designed by LeBaron.
According to the current owner, this Marmon was sold new by George Marquette Motor Sales of Chicago to a Chicago owner who ordered the crystal eagle that sits atop the radiator shell as well as the running board-mounted spotlight. He traded in a Packard 443 roadster for the Marmon.
The Marmon Big Eight carries a body designed by Alexis deSaknoffsky and built by the Hayes Body Company. The Marmon Big Eight rides on a 136-inch wheelbase chassis.
The Big 8 allowed Marmon to re-enter the high-priced luxury car market, and it offered an advanced straight-eight engine that offered 125 horsepower from 315 cubic inches. The gearbox had four speeds, and the suspension was provided by semi-elliptic springs in both the front and the rear. The brakes were a Bendix four-wheel mechanical system linked to a booster. Most of the bodies for the Big 8 were designed by LeBaron.
According to the current owner, this Marmon was sold new by George Marquette Motor Sales of Chicago to a Chicago owner who ordered the crystal eagle that sits atop the radiator shell as well as the running board-mounted spotlight. He traded in a Packard 443 roadster for the Marmon.
The Marmon Big Eight carries a body designed by Alexis deSaknoffsky and built by the Hayes Body Company. The Marmon Big Eight rides on a 136-inch wheelbase chassis.
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Recent Sales of the Marmon Big 8
(Data based on Model Year 1930 sales)
1930 Marmon Big Eight Sports Coupe Chassis#: H111559 Sold for USD$159,500 2018 Mecum : Monterey | |
1930 MARMON DUAL COWL PHAETON Sold for USD$65,500 2001 Kruse Auction - Auburn, IN |
Marmon Big 8s That Failed To Sell At Auction
1930 Marmon Big 8's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
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