A. Ballard 35R Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Not sure if there is an official V 16 roster keeper but perhaps some one who owns one could assist me.Am looking for the present owner of a 1933 Marmon Sixteen seven passenger sedan S/N 16-146-922, Engine # 16-858. I have a photo of the car that may be of interest to him/her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickelroadster Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 It seems as if the Marmon you are refering to belongs to Dyke Ridgely who is the present keeper of all things pretaining to Marmon 16s. I am sure he would be very interested to hear from you. a contact number is 217-865-2300 in Illinois. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Ballard 35R Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 Thank you, I will contact him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Twenty two minutes for the correct answer? That may be an AACA Forum Record! Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 145.39 in a Marmon 16 powered Dry Lakes car in 1946 must have been quite a ride. Bob:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Ballard 35R Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 Bob, these Marmon guys must be as fast as the Dry Lakes racer you posted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 As I understand things if you don't have a MERCER, a Marmon isn't a bad second choise, Ray Harroun liked his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john2dameron Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Saw a beautiful maroon Marmon 16 coupe at the AACA show put on by the Shenandoah Chapter several years ago. I will never forget that car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 The Marmon Club prints an annual registry that includes all known chassis numbers and their last known owner.As a side note, I have a friend who's granddad was Chief engineer of Marmon from 1927-1929. He formerly was the Chief Engineer at Lincoln. However in 1927 he was elected president of the SAE. Henry Ford didn't like that too much and called him into his office. The quote goes something like this " I understand you have two jobs now, which one do you want to keep?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWR46 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Thank you Alan Ballard!!!!! Thanks to the AACA Forum and its members, Alan found me and I now have the earlist known photo of our Marmon Sixteen. The photo and the notes on the back exactly support the history of the car that we had previously researched. This is a prime example of someone taking the time to match some piece of historical information with the current owner of the car! We need more wonderful people like Alan in our hobby. If other members have ANY old photos of Marmon Sixteens, we would love to see them for the Roster records. You would be amazed what is still showing up to educate us about these great cars.Thanks again to everybody.DWR46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickelroadster Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Thanks really goes to the people in the Marmon club who decided that they want to catalog all the information about every existing Marmon car left in existence. This is a very nice contribution to auto history. I would like to see other clubs do this, even if only for a few models. The Marmon club always welcomes any information about any Marmon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 I bet that is a great photo, it isn't tought ot post photos here so everyone can see it. BobThank you Alan Ballard!!!!! Thanks to the AACA Forum and its members, Alan found me and I now have the earlist known photo of our Marmon Sixteen. The photo and the notes on the back exactly support the history of the car that we had previously researched. This is a prime example of someone taking the time to match some piece of historical information with the current owner of the car! We need more wonderful people like Alan in our hobby. If other members have ANY old photos of Marmon Sixteens, we would love to see them for the Roster records. You would be amazed what is still showing up to educate us about these great cars.Thanks again to everybody.DWR46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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