Arizona republican., 1917-07-08
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Tt is being widely said among mo- torists that the newer automobiles are showing strongly the influence or Marmon's scientific design, said Maurice O'Neill, manager of the O'Neill Auto company, "and it is interesting to notice that the Marmon is prepar- ing to enter it's third year without finding it necessary to make any radi- cal chances in design. The import ance of this year to motor car buyers who wish to have the most recent mo- del of the car they buy is apparent.
 'The Marmon is a car that in truth is many year car, serving it's buyers of 1916 just as satisfactorily in 1918 as it will those who buy the latest model Of course mechanical refine ments are being introduced in the Mar mon constantly but these are all avail able to the owner of an earlier model of the MarmOn 34 at a reasonable cost, and the Marmon driver who wishes to have his car up to the very latest in appearance and service will find that o9erhaulng and painting it at the be- ginning of the new season, with per haDs few minor mechanical changes, will satisfy him just as well as the purchase of new car It is worth much to own a car that does not make it necessary to buy another model to keep in vogue.
 'One of the less apparent but very important effects of Marmon's scien- tific construction is this reform of the old and wasteful habit of having a new model each season. The present Mar mon construction bids fair, many mo- tOrsts think, to be the most advanced of anything yet designed by auto mobile engineers"
 In connection with MT. O'Neilrs comment on Marmon construction fea- lures, it might be well to point out that the Marmon's sturdiness and agil- ity as motor car are bringing it into prominence among military men. Speed, power, ease in handling and wide touring range are essential quail ties of a motor car to be used in ac- tive military service, and with the American government engaged in a great war automobile equipment is one of the main military considerations. MarmOn performance in civil life has attracted much attention, and many of the officers who need fast, powerful cars to direct military operations are showing much interest in the Mar mon.
 Two men from the British Royal 4 iSiliS NOI Po NiO dIt HOW NOIhllS with Glenn Curtis, bought Marmons in Buffalo from w c. Watrous after their arrival in Canada to begin ser vice back of the lines" They are Captain Ronald True and Lieutenant R. D. Sact. Each bought a Marmon four passenger roadster Captain True and Lieutenant Sact came to Canada after active service with the British armies on the western front
 Another factor in automobile design that is demanded by military men in the consideration of choice of cars is fleXibility. The great fIexibility~ of performance attendant upon light weight in automobiles is well demon- strated by the Marmon 34 which will accelerate from ten to fifty miles an hour in about eighteen seconds on a hard level road. Many advantages of the scientific design of the Marmon play part in this flexibility of per formance, but the light weight of the car makes possible the best results from the powerful engine. The Mar mon 34, although one of the largest and most powerful cars of American production weighs only 3540 pounds, due to the extensive use of aluminium. and to the elimination of many useless parts by Marmon design.