djr71 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) My friend owns a junkyard in Maine, he has a pickup that he claims is a 1926 Marmon. I can't find any info on this truck. It's rough but I feel like I should rescue it before it gets ruined. He started talking about building a rat rod out of it and I told him hold on please. Any info and pictures would be greatly appreciated. Thank You Edited February 19, 2020 by djr71 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksparks Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 that is great that you told him to hang on first. if one day you can obtain photos there is alot of expertise here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Not sure if Marmon make Pickups but I would guess it might have been a Sedan converted to a pickup years ago. Very commonly done. Some guys did really nice jobs and they looked like they could be factory. Others well they did it with an axe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djr71 Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 Thank you for your replies. I have asked him to send me a couple of pictures. I have a feeling it may not be a Marmon but he insist it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djr71 Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 Here is some pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Hard to say but I would think it was part of a sedan at some point. Box is homemade or from something else, cab looks heavily fabricated with part of an original roof from something quite possibly not even Marmon. If it's Marmon looks mostly like just the cowl is original but I'm not familiar enough to know if it's even a Marmon. I would say not a huge loss if he wanted to try to build something from it as I can't imagine anyone wanting to restore it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djr71 Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 Ok thanks for the input. I was worried it might be something to save but if it’s just something thrown together I won’t try to peruse it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 I'm by no means an expert but stuff seems to have a feel when it's original. This just looks like some left over parts someone made a truck out of. Maybe someone more knowledgable will check in. I know Marmon herrington made four wheel drive truck conversions but as far as I know they used existing builders trucks. I'm not sure if they were around in the 20's or not. I know they were in the 30's. 20's is out of my realm of expertise especially heavy truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djr71 Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 Thank you for your input Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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