The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-15
four MARMON
LINES WILL Be
SEEN AT SHOW
Models Are First Covering
All important Price
Classification.

After a series of outstanding sue
cesses at all important automobile
shows throughout the country, Mar
mon is exhibiting at the Indianapo-
lis show this week fourentirely new
straight Fights, ranging iE price
from the $1,000 field upward to the
$1,000 classification.
These cars represent the most
complete line of automobiles ever
produced by a local automobile COM
pany, and the industry's first full
line of straight Fights covering all
important price ranges.
The cars, moreover, represent the
elimination of five-year program
carried out. by Marmon under the
direction of G. NJ. Williams, preSi-
dent, who soon will observe his
sixth anniversary as head of the
/. local manufacturing institution.
Also at SalesrOOms
Marmons activities at the local
Automobile Show are under the
supervision of the indianapolis sales
branch of the company of which
Jack Hendricks Jr., is general man
ager, Hugh NJ. Knippenberg, general
sales director. and Frank E. Wise,
sales manager.
In addition to the display of Mar
mon straight-eights at the Auto
Show proper, an exhibit of the full
line may be seen at the local sales
rooms, Eleventh and Meridian
streets.
OF outstanding Importance in the
Marmon display is the Initial show
ing of the new Marmon Roosevelt, {
new and greatly improved model OF
the first eight ever manufactured 70
sell In the 81 900 field.
Holding their full share of the
Marmon spotlight are the new Mar
mon Big Eight, a straight-eight OF
125-horsepower which marks the
company's re-entry into the fine car
field, the new Marmon Eight79, a
new eight in the $4,000 field, and
the new Marmon Eight-69, the COM
pany's contribution to the $l,5CJ
field. The E.ght-79 is powered By
a straight-eight engine of l07-hOrSe
power, and the Eight-69 has an
engine of 84-horSe power.
Resemblance Noticeable
The MarmOn Roosevelt, as its
new name indicates, bears familiar
resemblance to other products in
the Marmon line, and is rOomier,
more powerful and better appear
ing than its predecessor.
Five body styles are being manu-
featured initially on both the Eight
90 and Eight-79 chassis. They are
flve-pasSenger, four-door sedan,
four-door brougham. four-door club
5 sedan, convertible coupe and stand
ard coupe. All body styles are
available in a wide variety of color
and color combinations.
Outside. the cars are typically
Marmon in appearance, but at the
same time there are new charac-
teristics which emphasize the long,
low and sweeping lines so popular
In the trend of advanced design.
From the massive radiator to the
gently rounded back. the body con-
tours and lines blend into a grace
full, yet sturdy whole.
Run Length of Hood
A chromium plated hood hinge
extends back to the windshield and
horizontal louvres run practically
the entire length of the hood. The
now popular large hub caps are
used on both lines.
Concentration on the straight
eight motor car in advance of the
present strong tendency of the
entire industry toward this prin-
ciple resulted in an unusual sales
volume for Marmon during the last
year In addition to a 100 per cent
increase in the Marmon organiZa-
ton of distributors and dealers
throughout the country.
Because the Marmon engineering
staff Is thoroughly Schooled in every
detail of straight EIGHT design and
because Marmon factories and ma
chinery are adapted to the man
ufacture Of Fights and no other
types. the company has been able
to introduce many new features of
construction.