The Washington times., 1931-01-24
MARMON P ] 7 s
NEW SIXTEEN
On DISPLAY
Three Lines of Motor Cars
Presented; Eight Cylinder
Models Offer Departures

discussed MarmOn SlACe6n, are
presented by Marmon at the auto
mobile show. Aside from the six
teen, two new Marmon eightS,
known as the 10 and the SO are
being shown for the first time.
The new sixteen makes its for
NAL debut at the show after hav-
ing been accorded eminent recep.
tions at custom salons and private
showings in the principal cities.
It represents what is probably
the most advanced application of
the multiple-cylinder principle as
it is adapted to the luxury car
field and combines modern
appearance, comfort and pro-
jectile body lines with 200-horse-
power performance.
Two New Fights Shown
The beginning Of Marmon's
fifth year as an eight-cylinder
manufacturer is signahzed by the
introduction of the two new
eightS in which are featured ur1-
usual performance, modern and
refined appearance, comfort and
easy riding.
The new 10 has an 84-horse-
power engine while the new 80
has a 125-horsepower power plant
and is constructed on two wheel
base lengths-130 inches for the
two and five-passenger body styles
and 1856 inches for the seven
passenger types.
In the production of the new
10, Marmon has endeavored to
incorporate in a car Of popular
price the finish and appointments
common to the fine car field, and,
in addition, has paid particular
attention to the comfort of pas
sengerS and the ease Of handling
of the driver. The 10 is unmis-
taking1y Marmon in appearance,
bearing the familiar lines Of
radiator design and body archi-
lecture that have been notable in
Marmon cars for a long period.
Four Styles Offered
The new Marmon 10 is offered
in four body styles including a
full five-pasSenger sedan, two
passenger coupe, four-passenger
Victoria and two-passenger con-
vertible coupe.
The 125-horse. power straight
eight engine Of the new SO, like
all other Marmon engines, Is
built in its entirety in Marmon
factories.
In appearance, the Marmon S8
is strikingly modern in all its
body lines and contours. A high
massive radiator is effectively
combined with a long, sweeping
hood with ventilating doors in
stead Of louvres. The SO is offered
In a complete range Of closed and
convertible body styles with the
addition Of a seven-paSSenger
touring on the 1876 wheelbase
chassis.
Engine Improved
The Marmon Sixteen Is the re-
suit of four years and more of
experimentation by Col. Howard
Marmon, vice president in charge
Of engineering Of the company
which bears his family name.
Outstanding performance has
been attained by a 16-cylinder
all-aluminum power plant which
is Colonel Marmon's original
design. Non-Scorable, case-hard-
ened steel cylinders are used in
the aluminum-alloy cylinder block
and are practically wear-proof, it
having been estimated that in
100000 miles of actual driving
they will not show wear Of one
thousandth of an inch. Aluminium
bronze valve seats are employed
in the aluminium alloy cylinder
heads.
The exterior appearance of the
car, which is strikingly new and
modern, is the original design of
Walter Dorwin league, we'll
known artist and designer and
Marmon style consultant. Built
on a wheelbase Of 145 inches, pro-
jectile lines are employed through
out, giving the car not only new
and distinctive appearance, but
serving to reduce wind-resistance
in the front and lessen vacuum
resistance in the rear. An ad-
vanced feature of the design is
that all mechanical parts are
covered by ingenious yet practical
curves and arrangements. Even
the radiator cap is missing from
the design.
Trunk Is Built In
The front end of the car has
q massive radiator with an orna-
mental wire grille, which slants
forward. Headlamps are mounted
directly on the tenders, there
being no cross-bar to interfere
with the frontal appearance.
Tenders are low and sweeping, the
rear tenders curving outward and
downward until they almost touch
the rear bumpers.
In body styles, where trunks
are standard equipment, the
trunks are integral with the
bodies in a new design, which re-
moves the trunk from the class
Of accessory and brings it into
its own as practical and neces-
sary and, therefore, worthy of
taking its place as a part Of the
Design as a whole. A complete
range of custom-body styles by
LeBaron are offered, including
sport models, sedans. and a
limousine.
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