1931 Marmon Sixteen

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Today on what it’s like, a rare lost and forgotten car marmon sixteen great history of marmon in this episode cool ads enjoy
This car is currently on display at Gilmore auto museum
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  • @andreamills5852
    @andreamills5852Ай бұрын

    Steely Dan --Reeling in the years

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Yeah buddy you got it right out of the gate =)

  • @johnboydTx

    @johnboydTx

    Ай бұрын

    Well Done 👏👏👏👍

  • @joeseeking3572

    @joeseeking3572

    Ай бұрын

    One of the few I could have gotten easily - love Steely Dan. Discovered them when they were already history, and thier albums became the soudtrack to some of the best summers of my life and countless road trips since.

  • @jamesportrais3946

    @jamesportrais3946

    Ай бұрын

    @@What.its.like. Hey Jay, new sub. Prefer your voice to the robo-voice, but thanks for the great upload. I wonder what it would _feel_ like to drive or be driven in a V16? Anyone? I think if I'd been a plutocrat of the time I would be divided between the Dusenberg and the Doble. At a fraction of the price, I wonder how the Marmon might compete?

  • @Friedbrain11
    @Friedbrain11Ай бұрын

    That is a sleek car for sure. Beautiful. They had real designs back then. So many to choose from too.

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Totally agree =) each one has their own quirks

  • @carlcushmanhybels8159
    @carlcushmanhybels8159Ай бұрын

    I still remember the beautiful smooth purring sound of a Marmon V16. I heard it at an outdoor car show in Dedham, Mass, in the late '90's. The owner was very happy to demonstrate his Marmon for me and several other admirers.

  • @61rampy65
    @61rampy65Ай бұрын

    Jay, before today, all I knew about Marmon is that they were luxury cars and that they were the only other make to have a production V16. I never knew about the amazing technical bits or how luxurious they really were. That car is absolutely beautiful! WYR: I'll take the Marmon, but the Pierce Arrow is cool, plus my dad owned one (not a V12, tho). Only fun fact I have today is: my dad bought his Pierce for $75 (used of course) but it got repo'ed because he couldn't come up with the last $25 to pay it off. Times really WERE tough in the 30's.

  • @user-zp4ry9dg1s
    @user-zp4ry9dg1sАй бұрын

    The red 1931 Marmon Coupe V-16 has a modern Resto-Rod look. Very clean in its thin running board splash aprons and hood ornament. Not all cluttered up in the front end with a bunch of lights and horns. Thanks for posting, enjoyed it. ✌️

  • @P_RO_
    @P_RO_Ай бұрын

    Marmon had it's sights set on Duesenberg's niche and was equally respected. There's some question of how much influence Teague had on it's design but his perfection of the late art-deco period is evident here. Nothing was left untouched for style with this car but such excesses couldn't overcome the depression. Marmon's decision to shift over to building trucks was a wise move, allowing them to go on when so many vehicle manufacturers couldn't, and their trucks continued their legacy of making great vehicles. WYR goes to the Marmon 16 and the Packard Twin-Six. All those choices are some of the most elegant cars ever.

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Great choices. Thank you so much for sharing all that insight and information greatly appreciate it.

  • @don66hotrod94
    @don66hotrod94Ай бұрын

    What a beautiful car that Marmon 16 is. Thanks for featuring it. I'd be afraid to touch it. LOL

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    I was afraid to touch it as well that’s why I didn’t get in it.. was allowed to just didn’t want to

  • @iflick7235
    @iflick723518 күн бұрын

    I flatter myself. I know about this car but how many others do? What a beauty.

  • @kennethanway7979
    @kennethanway7979Ай бұрын

    What a torque monster!

  • @DavidHall-ge6nn
    @DavidHall-ge6nnАй бұрын

    What an elegant car! That interior was absolutely sumptuous, every element a statement of refined opulence. I was not at all familiar with this make, and can't thank you enough for showing us this beautiful machine. Incredible!

  • @NBZW

    @NBZW

    Ай бұрын

    I n my not so humble opinion, nothing elegant has been designed after 1941 and the farther we go the uglier they are.

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Eh there have been cars after 1941, but not so many now they’re pretty ugly now there are a few exceptions but everything is appliance based meaning it’s cheaper to replace than it is to fix..

  • @NBZW

    @NBZW

    Ай бұрын

    @@What.its.like. Again in my most biased opinion,the last truly elegant mass produced automobile was the 41 Lincoln Continental, after that all were pretty much copies. The art in automotive design is gone.

  • @Telecolor-in3cl

    @Telecolor-in3cl

    Ай бұрын

    Back in the days a lot of things had style. Nowdays, when I see what luxury means, well, it' s a joke today's luxury.

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    I totally agree piano black plastic is an a luxury item. I kind of want to take a new luxury car and compare it with an old one. Yes they have more technology in the new ones but there’s nothing like a mid 30s Packard just there’s nothing like it.

  • @seed_drill7135
    @seed_drill7135Ай бұрын

    Always wondered what the Marmon-Herrington connection was to the Marmon automobile. I contractor near me still has a Marmon dump truck!

  • @Frank-sf1wh
    @Frank-sf1whАй бұрын

    I started driving truck in the mid 80s. At that time I looked for a truck to own, and came up with Marmon. They did the one at a time hand built trucks, and in my opinion, the best built and best looking truck on the road. So with that out of the way, I would rather the Marmon in the first choice, and the Packard in the second.

  • @windsorcastle9973
    @windsorcastle9973Ай бұрын

    I recently purchased a ‘60 Rambler Super, and it has been so nice to watch videos on the ramblers- especially as a 17 year old learning about them :)

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Thats awesome I absolutely love ramblers I think they’re drastically underrated for what they are what model did you buy four-door two-door wagon?

  • @windsorcastle9973

    @windsorcastle9973

    Ай бұрын

    @@What.its.like. It’s a 4 door! Flash-o-Matic automatic transmission

  • @bparksiii6171

    @bparksiii6171

    Ай бұрын

    Congratulations on finding a nice Rambler, you will have a ball driving it. Sounds like a 60 like an older cousin of mine had, white 4 door, automatic, and continental on the back.

  • @michaelporter9354

    @michaelporter9354

    Ай бұрын

    I had a 59 Super American when I was a kid

  • @lanedexter6303

    @lanedexter6303

    Ай бұрын

    @@What.its.like. Cool! I remember my first wife had a two tone green ‘59 Rambler wagon before I married her. Later, she had a ‘63 Chevy wagon. I miss both.

  • @wildcolonialman
    @wildcolonialmanАй бұрын

    Fabulous fabulous, and thank you. 1931 this blissful American piece, and the Voison C20 My Lord, 1931 Straight 12 from France, also France, the 31 Buccali, and pretty much the same engine, the Auburn, the Bentleys, so many at top speeds in these few years. A lot of competition for the fabulous Marmon.

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    I did not know about the in-line 12 that is a car. I’m definitely gonna have to check out… I’m finding new cars every time every day I should say cars that I never knew existed. There’s a lot of cool cars coming this month.

  • @wildcolonialman

    @wildcolonialman

    Ай бұрын

    @@What.its.like. Or V12. 1931 Hispano Suiza, a Spanish flyer also has a V12.

  • @vincentvieluf7667
    @vincentvieluf7667Ай бұрын

    this car is so ahead of itself the interior ALMOST has that unfortunate early 90's billet look. gorgeous car for sure! I love ur channel!

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Yeah I still can’t get over how modern this car is on the inside Happy you dig the channel it means a lot =)

  • @agostinodibella9939
    @agostinodibella9939Ай бұрын

    That’s a cool car Jay! I was thinking the same thing about the door latch looking like it came from the 1980’s.

  • @user-of5uo6ex7y
    @user-of5uo6ex7yАй бұрын

    Another great episode keep it coming thank you

  • @THROTTLEPOWER

    @THROTTLEPOWER

    Ай бұрын

    I agree

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    I love ones where I can tell the history backstory I’m going to try to start doing them as like mini documentary series editing has definitely come along way

  • @billolsen4360
    @billolsen4360Ай бұрын

    First saw a two Marmons at the Forney Car Museum in Denver when a buddy & I skipped college classes one day. Was real difficult to get information on the brand/manufacturer back in 1974 Forney also had a 1928 Hispano-Suiza extended wheelbase monster 8-passenger at the time, another rare make. WYR: Marmon on both choices. (Actually want all six of them)

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Great choices I’m going to try to cover some heavy hitters this year but don’t wanna cover too many heavy hitters until the base gets a little bit bigger. Definitely want to do at least one Duesenberg. I would really like to do a Bugatti and delahaye But some of those early foreign cars are really hard to get information on

  • @kretonslovechild7999
    @kretonslovechild7999Ай бұрын

    Wow, what a beautiful car! I especially love the grill and that engine is a work of art.

  • @terribelbliss9646
    @terribelbliss9646Ай бұрын

    Of the six choices and based on the photos, I would take the Marmon and the Packard. The Marmon is a very elegant car, it’s one of the most stylish and well appointed cars you’ve shown of that era, yes even compared to Packard, et al. I did not know they made such a distinguished car. When I was a kid, my uncle used to tool around in a 28 Marmon Roosevelt, that was a cool car but not nearly as well equipped as this one. Thanks for sharing. 😉👍

  • @lanedexter6303
    @lanedexter6303Ай бұрын

    Wow, truly beautiful. Chuckled at the “Sportlite” name on the spotlight. I’ve used and maintained Unity spotlights over the years. The 20-0-20 ammeter certainly emphasizes the changes in electrical systems. There was SUCH a contrast between the magnificent cars of the 1930’s like Marmon, Duesenberg, Cadillac, Packard, Pierce Arrow, et al, and the common man’s cars like Model A Ford or a basic Chevrolet.

  • @josephcrafa2694
    @josephcrafa2694Ай бұрын

    WOW! What a Beauty. One of you best reviews . So much info .

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Happy you dig this episode I love when it’s a brand that isn’t well known.. love diving in on the history =)

  • @josephcrafa2694

    @josephcrafa2694

    Ай бұрын

    @@What.its.like. find a Ruxton or Rockne . Maybe a Blue Goose ?

  • @josephcrafa2694

    @josephcrafa2694

    Ай бұрын

    That was one of your best yet .

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    I got the opportunity to do a Rockne kzread.info/dash/bejne/dpqBp9KDY6XYkbw.htmlfeature=shared I really wanna do an L 29 cord as well as Ruxton this year

  • @stephenholland5930
    @stephenholland5930Ай бұрын

    What a beautiful car, Jay. Thanks for all the work you put into this episode.

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for watching this one =)

  • @Donald_Shaw
    @Donald_ShawАй бұрын

    Thank Jay, great display of a beautiful automobile.

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Happy you dig this one =)

  • @JefferyHall-ct2tr
    @JefferyHall-ct2trАй бұрын

    Hi Jay! What an absolutely stunning and iconic automobile! Walter Teague and Walter Teague Jr's design for the Marmon Sixteen is probably the epitome of 1930's Art Deco styling! I believe that Jr. also designed the slightly later HCM 12 which was a show car/prototype for the Marmon V-12, sadly never to see production! Howard Marmon, thought that maybe a V-12 version might sell better than the Sixteen. In any event, it, too is a very modern looking auto for the time. WYR #1 has to go to Peerless, due to rarity and the fact that the car had even MORE aluminum components than the Marmon. #2 For SURE the Marmon SIXTEEN!

  • @Rorer714.
    @Rorer714.Ай бұрын

    A car I never knew of wow great job Jay.

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    =) lots of unheard brands coming the goal is to cover all of the brands at least all the American brands I do realize that some car companies cars are extinct. Maybe we’ll do an episode on extinct car brands I really want to do an episode on different car brands from different states

  • @halhenryg
    @halhenrygАй бұрын

    Wow and Wow. What a beautiful automobile! Stunning. Thanks for this one!

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    You bet thank you so much for watching

  • @kennethanway7979
    @kennethanway7979Ай бұрын

    That is stunning!

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Totally agree

  • @ColtonRMagby
    @ColtonRMagbyАй бұрын

    WYR: All of them. That thing looks SWEET!

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    I was so happy to get the opportunity to do that. There’s a lot of cool content coming.

  • @ColtonRMagby

    @ColtonRMagby

    Ай бұрын

    @@What.its.like. Can't wait to see it.

  • @DSP1968
    @DSP1968Ай бұрын

    What a beautiful car! thank you for featuring it, Jay. I think it's great that you've been able to feature some real classic cars lately.

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    This month is going to be absolutely epic. I can’t wait to see what’s coming for the rest of the year.. Really hoping to get tonight’s episode together it’s going to be 1937 Studebaker coupe Xpress it’s my favorite truck of all time .. =)

  • @johnboydTx
    @johnboydTxАй бұрын

    Packard Pierce Arrow Peerless 3 P's of Course But all are fantastic examples 😍👏👏👏👏 Happy Motoring ✌️🤠

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Great choices I have yet to find a peerless I’ve never seen one in person I don’t think

  • @johnboydTx

    @johnboydTx

    Ай бұрын

    @@What.its.like. Only in museums 🤔✌️

  • @ernielaw
    @ernielawАй бұрын

    That 1931 Marmon looks a lot like the Rolls Royce of the same year. My picks here would be the Peerless and the Pierce Arrow.

  • @ThreenaddiesRexMegistus
    @ThreenaddiesRexMegistusАй бұрын

    WYR #1 Marmon, WYR #2 Packard. This is a magnificent example of all that was best in US manufacturing! Simply beautiful. Anecdote, somewhat related - around 2008 we took a trip from Cape Town to Bloemfontein, South Africa to purchase a 1936 Lincoln Zephyr sedan. We missed that by 1 day as it had been sold. On route via the N1 we stopped for fuel at either Matjiesfontein or Laingsburg. Not sure which now as we are not from South Africa, but there wasn’t much else around, so likely Laingsburg. Walking around the back of the gas station we saw a yard full of rusty but completely intact Ford pickups from around the 1940’s as well as many Marmon-Herrington Ford trucks. These looked like they’d been parked up since the late 1950’s and the arid desert climate had kept them in pretty good shape, apart from deteriorating upholstery etc. We did eventually purchase a 1956 Ford delivery van body in Bloemfontein and saw many other classics in good shape. Probably not that appealing to US buyers as they were all tight-hand drive. South Africa still contains many automotive gems.

  • @bparksiii6171
    @bparksiii6171Ай бұрын

    You knocked two balls out of the park, well done research both videos . The maroon coupe in the videos I just read an older magazine article about that one the owner spent a huge amount restoting that one. The Marmon 16 was an outstanding car that's the only car that had the Packard 12 beat in craftsmanship. First choice- both videos 31 Marmom 16, second 31 Pierce 16, and the 35 Auburn speedster from the engine video.

  • @bparksiii6171

    @bparksiii6171

    Ай бұрын

    If you want to see a running Wills St Claire if you haven't checked out the video the other Jay has a beautiful green roadster, that V-8 runs so smooth, he threw some dollars at that one.

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Great choices. I really wanted to try to have this done yesterday. I went to Michigan Monday and Tuesday and I drove home Tuesday. I had most of it done, but there was a few spots that I had to fix… because of bad Information.. it came from the Adrain museum so I thought it was good information. It said the Roosevelt was powered by V8 everywhere else that I saw it was a straight eight they did V8 engines at one point in time but they went to straight eight and they kinda never looked back, but I could be wrong because the research provided tons of conflicting information.. even the article that I put in the episode said the Marmon 16 is 2 in line 8 cylinders just like the Cadillac but that’s not really the case the marmon engine is cast as one piece like a modern engine ( heads come off ) the Cadillac was cast in three pieces

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    I’m gonna let you in on the list of cars that are coming. These are in the pipeline. I shot these Monday and Tuesday. 1935 Auburn speedster 1920 Paige 1937 Packard 12 1957 Packard hawk 1950 Studebaker champion 1926 wills Saint Clair 1917 Mercer 1927 Erskine 1926 Pierce arrow 1938 Chrysler royal 1934 De Soto airflow 1932 Essex, six And tomorrow’s episode 1937 Studebaker coupe express I might be missing a couple 1954 Kaiser darrin

  • @timkis64
    @timkis64Ай бұрын

    now i know where the 1930s & 40s cartoonist got the idea for their cars.nothing like a 20 foot hood with spare wheels 6 feet in front of the doors on the running boards.would be fun to paralell park in town.

  • @THROTTLEPOWER
    @THROTTLEPOWERАй бұрын

    Another GREAT vid!!!!!! 👍👍

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    =) happy you dig this one

  • @juanasanelli6831
    @juanasanelli6831Ай бұрын

    Hermoso video BIen contexturado Le cuento Soy de Uruguay conoci un coche Marmon 1931, Pero ya no tenia su motor original habia sido reemplazado por un Ford V8 59ab .Que AUTO !

  • @geebs76
    @geebs76Ай бұрын

    Very pretty car with a beautiful engine. From what you say I guess I'll have to stop dreaming about buying one of these and settle for keeping my 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe. If you want to come to Costa Rica to do an episode on my Santa Fe let me know. As much as I love this car the 1931 Cadillac V16 and the 1931 Packard Twin Six really catch my eye.

  • @jamesmcgowen1769
    @jamesmcgowen1769Ай бұрын

    What a car! With adequate hp and a mountain of torque, it would be an effotless car to drive, if you were brave enough to start it up!

  • @chuckkottke
    @chuckkottkeАй бұрын

    A very sweet car, thanks for the tour Jay! 🎉. Marmons truly were gems 💎.

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Yeah they were =)

  • @VintageCarHistory
    @VintageCarHistoryАй бұрын

    I'm not convinced that the pulls and handles are modern. They do look like what was popular in American fine jewelry at the time- squared and stepped.

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    I’m not the best at describing eras. I’ll be the first to tell you that. But to me the doorhandles looked very modern or what was modern in the 30s doorhandles look very Cadillac like from the 80s

  • @VintageCarHistory

    @VintageCarHistory

    Ай бұрын

    @@What.its.like. It's all good.

  • @ernielaw

    @ernielaw

    Ай бұрын

    That may well be true but it did return in the 80s and later.

  • @nordwestpassage
    @nordwestpassageАй бұрын

    Wonderful cars, wow!! Greet GER

  • @NBZW
    @NBZWАй бұрын

    Even Marmon trucks we’re classy.

  • @paulwalsh2458
    @paulwalsh245824 күн бұрын

    Not long ago I'd see Marmon trucks out and about once in a while.

  • @tigre7739
    @tigre7739Ай бұрын

    I'd take the Caddy, although the Marmon is a sweet one as well! In the second the Packard is sweet, but the Marmon is really cool, I'd take that one! 😎

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Great choices =)

  • @aaronwilliams6989
    @aaronwilliams6989Ай бұрын

    I swear. I like ALL of them! Absolutely NO favorites because they're ALL bad ass!

  • @bobmccurdy8881
    @bobmccurdy8881Ай бұрын

    Love the golden age of the Automobiles it's like fine art. Cadillac - Packard.

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Totally agree I want to put 30 cars on the map. I feel like they are being forgotten and lost the time so many cool innovations came out of that time.

  • @middleclassretiree
    @middleclassretireeАй бұрын

    Wow wow this car is amazing I would have to pick the marmons in both scenarios today just based on what I’ve always heard and this video. In the mid 1980’s there was a steal supplier that had a retail facility in Auburn Washington that was called Marmon-Keystone and I would pick up and deliver there but for a few months they were shipping Marmon semi truck/tractors to Alaska I was told it was a remnant of the Marmon co, any information would be appreciated and yes they were very well made tractors built for Alaska duty yet very nice I’d say nicer than the peterbilts and kenworths that were made just 10 miles away in Renton. If you could I’d love to see a video on the 53 Lincoln that was parked next to the corvair yesterday

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Great information I’ll see what I can dig up about that company Here is the link for the Lincoln episode. I think it was 1954. kzread.info/dash/bejne/nKWarduxlZOoqLA.htmlfeature=shared

  • @aaronwilliams6989
    @aaronwilliams6989Ай бұрын

    Impressive, especially that horsepower.

  • @noeleal
    @noeleal23 күн бұрын

    When you said Toodooloo! I hitted the suscribe button.

  • @ds4284
    @ds4284Ай бұрын

    My Grandfather had a Marmon Opera Coupe that wouldn't run because they couldn't get parts for the engine. He had a scrap metal/garage/used car/junkyard he'd started in 1930. Because they couldn't get parts and scrap aluminum commanded a premium during WW2, the car was dismantled and scrapped.

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Oh wow, that’s a super sad story, but I can totally understand getting parts for some of these cars back in the day must’ve been a real chore without the Internet I remember going through junkyards looking for parts I ironically junkyards don’t let you do that anymore

  • @robertprestonsr2453
    @robertprestonsr2453Ай бұрын

    The Gilmore Car Museum is fairly close to Battle Creek, Michigan.... *almost near the center of southern Michigan and close to I-94.... It is a first rate facility... you will not be disappointed..

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Yes!! Great place, must go to if your into cars

  • @wallyfronzaglio372
    @wallyfronzaglio372Ай бұрын

    All of the choices are gorgeous but both of my choices are the marmon

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Great choices

  • @49commander
    @49commanderАй бұрын

    I have seen one of the Roosevelt models at a small show in west central Indiana. The people drive it to shows, they looked like a very well made car for the Money! Maybe you can find one to do a what its like soon???

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    I’ve been looking for a Roosevelt never seen one in person. Jordan Playboy is also another car that I’ve been looking for. I would also love the cover of Ruxton this year.

  • @caspaabriel4794
    @caspaabriel4794Ай бұрын

    Jay another great video. Factual, informative and awe-inspiring . So, when you show and talk about thee Sixteens, Marmon (in this case), Cadillac including the 16 Peerless. For me, you step into the relm's, of man's imagination to strive ever higher. Skill, quality craftmanship, prestige. Together, can only be described as the zenith of surrealism. Sounds dramatic! However closer inspection (as you showed of this Marmon) would include all these Vee Sixteen cars. . . .My statements are fully vindicated.

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Glad you dig this episode. I still can’t get over how modern it was on the inside especially the doorhandles to get out.

  • @jeffbryan3224
    @jeffbryan3224Ай бұрын

    I've always been partial to the Cadillacs of them days. Especially from 33. Tougher song quizzes please!

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Definitely will try to put out harder, song, quizzes, name that tune happy you dig this episode

  • @BrewBlaster
    @BrewBlasterАй бұрын

    I wonder what those horns sound like.

  • @Hogger280
    @Hogger280Ай бұрын

    31 Red Marmon of course! 31 Marmon 16 convertible.

  • @danielwarne4145
    @danielwarne4145Ай бұрын

    How about a Dec '73 Norton commando, bought when I was 17, now, my daily rider at 59 years old, all cafe'd out. Not comfortable to ride, but lots of fun, still a road burner, all upgrades to modernize. Nobody's ever seen one. Always draws a crowd....

  • @agoogleaccount2861
    @agoogleaccount28616 сағат бұрын

    What a beautiful but almost unknown car

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    6 сағат бұрын

    The unknown cars are king on this channel =)

  • @agoogleaccount2861

    @agoogleaccount2861

    6 сағат бұрын

    @@What.its.like. you need to find an international scout . They're a really interesting pickup truck ..or a BMW isetta France made some incredibly unusual cars. The 2 engine Citroen ..ever see one? It's got a second engine

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    5 сағат бұрын

    I have a friend with a couple Citroen definitely going to cover that I know where there’s a BMW Isetta… the foreign cars don’t do that well plus a lot of that information is really hard to find for some reason so I like doing foreign cars but I just kind of pepper them in..

  • @richsackett3423
    @richsackett3423Ай бұрын

    $5,000 in 1931 is about $100k. That's not a bad price for a top automobile of the day.

  • @osagejon8972
    @osagejon8972Ай бұрын

    In terms of styling Marmon was towards a "less is more approach" (and nailed it) but was certainly as good as they came in engineering. The Wasp won the first Indy 500 interestingly by not driving as fast as the car could go but drove just under the speed of wear so the tires lasted much longer. A bit like the GT40 at LeMans where brake linings could be swapped quicker and shorten pit times. The rear view mirror although a good idea was next to useless due to vibration.

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Great insight and information =)

  • @Telecolor-in3cl
    @Telecolor-in3clАй бұрын

    You sayed buses but I did see a picture of a trolleybus (or trolleycoach, as sometimes was refered in U.S.A.). It's a pitty there a just a few cities left in U.S.A. with such operating vehicles. Trolleybuses are good. But on the other hand, I do like that in the U.S.A. some people are preserving history. And it's not all about money. Preserving old cars and running them, costs, but are some other items that don't cost so much in terms of keeping them or operating them, so is the will to do it. I wish that was the case in my country.

  • @joefell7845
    @joefell7845Ай бұрын

    Marmon trucks were hand built (no assembly line) and were guaranteed not to rattle for 500,000 miles.

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Awesome

  • @ThePlydus340
    @ThePlydus340Ай бұрын

    Nice job.

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Happy you dig this episode

  • @androidtexts6948
    @androidtexts6948Ай бұрын

    That Marmon is incredible imagine the flapper girls you would pick up in that!!

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    I know right =)

  • @CHixon
    @CHixonАй бұрын

    Marmon catalogued bodies were made to a price, and you can see it. The V-16 was a better engine than the Cadillac V-16 and should have been compared to the Cadillac engine, not the Duesenberg engine. Marmons depreciated quickly because they were an orphaned car and you could buy them for a few hundred dollars by the late thirties, no one wanted them. After the WWII scrap drives, any remaining Marmons shot up in value. Your choice cars held their value better thru the depression, but for asset appreciation the Marmon V16 was king. Marmon V16 engines were popular for refit into certain fire trucks. I suspect that many engineless Marmon chassis took back their retired fire truck V16's after WWII. Fire trucks were using aluminum engines as far back as the early teens. Wild guess on the song: You and Me by the Turtles, but don't have much confidence in my guess.

  • @joeseeking3572
    @joeseeking3572Ай бұрын

    The Marmon V-16 was technically superior to the Cadillac and a more modern car, particularly in styling - which may have played against it, and may still sway some collector taste; it does not evidence all of the 'classic' themes that some have come to associate with the type. There is an old magazine test that directly compares a Marmon V-16 / Cadillac V-16, both owned by the late Gen. William Lyons that provides some interesing insight. WYR: 1) Given the 1 of 1 status, I'd take the Peerless for its pedigree. 2) The Marmon for its inherent superiority. (Made somewhat less challenging b/c there was no 31 Packard Twin Xis; they brought it back for 32)

  • @pughoneycutt1986
    @pughoneycutt1986Ай бұрын

    Engines with cylinder numbers divisible by 4 are easier to balance, thus less vibration.

  • @jamesengland7461

    @jamesengland7461

    Ай бұрын

    Inline 6 silently entered the chat

  • @clarencesmith2305
    @clarencesmith2305Ай бұрын

    The first "would you rather" I would take the Cadillac V-16 because they only made like 12 of them. The second one would be the Marmon.

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Awesome choices =)

  • @boris2873
    @boris2873Ай бұрын

    I kno the old truckers locally liked the Marmon semi, considered the Rolls Royse of trucks.

  • @davidpawson7393
    @davidpawson7393Ай бұрын

    I'm gonna go sit in my 93 Ranger that cost more a month ago than this and cry.

  • @danpatterson6937
    @danpatterson6937Ай бұрын

    Excellent review.

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Happy you dig this one =)

  • @the-THORNSPAWN
    @the-THORNSPAWNАй бұрын

    My neighbours first car was a Marmon 16 he bought from his boss, he said it would easily do 100+MPH

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Awesome =)

  • @herrunsinn774
    @herrunsinn774Ай бұрын

    10:18 The weight was 5000 LBS/2267 KG (The chart uses "LBS" twice... Which was probably a typo.)

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Great catch

  • @Rapidfire8673
    @Rapidfire8673Ай бұрын

    Steely Dan reeling in the years

  • @CaptainRon1913
    @CaptainRon1913Ай бұрын

    If Jay Leno wanted one, he could get one or four. 4 yrs ago Rockefeller Marmon 16 sold for $360k. A 31 coupe sold for $800k a year and a half ago. One has broke the million mark. Jay's Mclaren F1 is valued at close to $17 million. Jay has 20's 30's 40's Bentley's, Duesenberg's, Bugatti's. He's worth over $450 million. To say "Not even Jay Leno has one" is a rather weird thing to say. He could buy any car he wanted in a heartbeat. If word got out that he wanted one, people would be lining up to sell Jay a Marmon, just so they could say they did. That said, I agree, those Marmon's are beautiful.

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    I just said the Jay Leno thing because he has just about every pinnacle car from different eras. I totally agree with you if you wanted one, he could totally have one. Also kind of sort of put in perspective of how rare these are… I’ve been watching Leno’s garage before he even had a KZread channel

  • @VieVentar
    @VieVentar23 күн бұрын

    Probably skipped V10 engines due to the issues of making a strait 5 engine without using fuel injection. You can't get even flow resulting in different cylinder performance depending on how far each cylinder is from the carburettor. Since a V10 is two It's it'd have the same issues.

  • @draggonsgate
    @draggonsgateАй бұрын

    If you stop and think about it, you answered your own question as to why no V10... V8, two inline 4's... V12, two inline 6's, V16, two inline 8's... No inline 5's 🙂 LOL, een Leno doesn't have one... LOL WYR: 1) and 2) Marmon. There's something understated about it that I like in comparison to the others.

  • @markchandler1130
    @markchandler1130Ай бұрын

    1931 Cadillac V16 1932 Pierce V12 Remember neither Packard or Pierce had a V12 until 1932.

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Great correction Awesome choices

  • @thomfult7956
    @thomfult7956Ай бұрын

    A real Kanaowlagable character!

  • @WhatYouSee
    @WhatYouSeeАй бұрын

    Steely Dan... Reeling in the Years, is the song

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    That’s the one Andrea got it first

  • @1936Studebaker
    @1936StudebakerАй бұрын

    From the footage Jay I'm guessing they didn't want you touching it or sitting in it, no shoes and no looking over the hood from the drivers seat?

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    I had the opportunity to sit in it but very nervous to that car is worth over a million dollars I took shoes off out of respect for this car

  • @johnshields6852
    @johnshields6852Ай бұрын

    She's a beauty, how about those cars where the chauffer is in the open but the passengers had a roof, talk about separating the classes, hey, it's snowing in here, can I get a roof please.

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Haha yeah I have yet to do a town car. I would love to do one this year. I had the opportunity to do one at the Gilmore, but there was so much to do there I was going to one, but then got sidetracked and totally forgot to go back.

  • @wooddawgz1504
    @wooddawgz1504Ай бұрын

    I’ve been told that 10 cylinders was had to balance. But I’m not an authority.

  • @hughbarton5743
    @hughbarton5743Ай бұрын

    V10s, unfortunately, suffer from vibration in all 3 dimension. They have, of course, been used in modern F1 cars, but are not suitable in basic design. You could add balance systems,weird crank pin angles, etc. But at some point you must ask: " why are we doing this?" Turbo V6? Yea.....

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Great insight and information

  • @jamesgudgeon4868
    @jamesgudgeon4868Ай бұрын

    You've Got A Very Rare Car There Jay 12:06

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Lots of rare stuff coming this month

  • @JamesAllmond
    @JamesAllmondАй бұрын

    31 Marmon 31 Pierce-Arrow

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Sweet choices

  • @Friedbrain11
    @Friedbrain11Ай бұрын

    I'll take all of them LOl. Ok...1st would be the Peerless, the 2nd is the Marmon.

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    =)

  • @retrobilly1719
    @retrobilly1719Ай бұрын

    Caddy Pierce Arrow

  • @brandbryce
    @brandbryceАй бұрын

    i'm gonna rake the Marmon

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Sweet choice

  • @scooterdover2771
    @scooterdover2771Ай бұрын

    Choices: Marmon and Packard

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Sweet choices =)

  • @davidpowell3347
    @davidpowell3347Ай бұрын

    I believe that aluminum was actually very expensive to make during that era and was almost a "precious metal" also probably not much was known about how to alloy it - pure aluminum is very weak I understand at some point a new process was discovered that allowed aluminum to be made from a common clay ? I still think iron based metal and steel if properly handled and alloyed is far superior to aluminum for most parts of gasoline and Diesel engines unless light weight is a high priority forged aluminum alloy better than cast aluminum?

  • @user-kq9qd6tw4f
    @user-kq9qd6tw4fАй бұрын

    #1

  • @rjscott6116
    @rjscott611622 күн бұрын

    Peerless and Marmon

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    22 күн бұрын

    Sweet choices

  • @billhyde2303
    @billhyde2303Ай бұрын

    I think there may be some folks aol accounts out there.

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Hahaha

  • @hcombs0104
    @hcombs0104Ай бұрын

    WYR both counts the Marmon.

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Sweet choices =)

  • @askcgr
    @askcgrАй бұрын

    Caddy Packard

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    Sweet choices

  • @truckdaddy1957
    @truckdaddy1957Ай бұрын

    Ray Ha-Roon

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    .

  • @worldtraveler930
    @worldtraveler930Ай бұрын

    So just Exactly how are you able to open the doors and sit inside a car in museum without half a dozen Goons beating tar out of you and Throwing you out of the museum?!?! 🤔🤨

  • @What.its.like.

    @What.its.like.

    Ай бұрын

    I had permission it said so in the video I would never touch a car without permission there were people watching just off camera

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