1933 Marmon Sixteen Sedan

It is estimated that between 370 and 375 Sixteens were produced. Seventy-six are known to have survived, with 14 being the five-passenger sedans, of which only four are 1933 models retaining their original bodywork. This example was acquired in the spring of 1934 by a variety store owner, A.L. Duckall, from his local dealer, Vern Peattle, of Salina, Kansas. It was apparently traded back to the dealer within a few years, and it was again sold by Peattle in 1937 to E.H. Sudendorf, of Salina. Sudendorf retained ownership of the Marmon until his passing in 1951. The Sixteen was then sold by his estate in 1954 to Perry Fuller, of Salina. Mr. Fuller stored the Marmon from 1956 until 1968, and it remained in his possession until 1988, when Kenneth Peterson, of Sylvan Grove, Kansas, purchased the car after 12 years of pursuit. The Marmon remained in Kansas until 1990 when it was finally sold out of the state where it had been delivered new 56 years earlier.

In 1997, the car was sold to Marvin Tamaroff. Ten years later, Tamaroff had the Sixteen restored by Harry Sherry of Warsaw, Ontario. The car was finished in dark blue with robin's egg blue body sides, with a beige cloth interior.

The car was sold to its present owners, in whose collection the car has been lovingly preserved, maintained, and enjoyed. The car was later judged by the Classic Car Club of America, and in 2009, it received its CCCA National Senior Award.

By Daniel Vaughan | Aug 2013