photos Haven't seen one of these in a while (Marmon)

[BamaSixGun]

It's been several years since I have seen a Marmon truck. I have always thought they were one of the ugliest trucks ever made. The grill is huge and looks terrible. The name alone is kinda ugly. But it's a big truck and I like them there big trucks.

I saw this one at the local Wal-Mart today. Couldn't believe it, just had to snap a few pics. I was reading that the last Marmon was made earlier this year, so I guess they are out of business.

 

[DaveBen]

You are right, Bama; that radiator is UGLY.

Dave

 

[melmount]

No way Bama,
Think of that grill on the front of your superduty, way cool..

 

[JLDickmon]

You are right, Bama; that radiator is UGLY.

Dave

x2
what a nasty looking rig...

 

[hheynow]

boxy boxy Tonka truck on steroids

The only thing curved on that truck are its tires and fuel tank.

 

[Dogman]

History
In 1963, after Marmon-Herrington, the successor to the Marmon Motor Car Company, ceased truck production, a new company, Marmon Motor Company of Denton, Texas, purchased and revived the Marmon brand to build and sell premium truck designs that Marmon-Herrington had been planning.

The Marmon truck was a low-production, handmade truck sometimes dubbed the Rolls-Royce of trucks.[citation needed] An overcrowded American truck industry and the lack of a nationwide sales network led to the eventual failure of Marmon trucks in the USA. The last Marmon was made in 1997, and the production facilities in Garland, Texas, were taken over by Navistar’s Paystar division.

 

[BamaSixGun]

History
In 1963, after Marmon-Herrington, the successor to the Marmon Motor Car Company, ceased truck production, a new company, Marmon Motor Company of Denton, Texas, purchased and revived the Marmon brand to build and sell premium truck designs that Marmon-Herrington had been planning.

The Marmon truck was a low-production, handmade truck sometimes dubbed the Rolls-Royce of trucks.[citation needed] An overcrowded American truck industry and the lack of a nationwide sales network led to the eventual failure of Marmon trucks in the USA. The last Marmon was made in 1997, and the production facilities in Garland, Texas, were taken over by Navistar’s Paystar division.

Good research Dog.

 

[powerboatr]

waaaaaaayyyyyyy Back
i used to go to diesel school with a guy that ran their southeast repair facility

UGLY is a kind word.

but the ones he brought to school were very very nice inside, custom was what i thought, no two were alike
you could get em with just about any power train you wanted, axles etc


thanks for the trip down memory lane there BAMA

 

[1064rg]

In the mid 90's I worked for a guy that had 2 85ish Marmon cabovers, with 3406 cats, and 9 speeds, and his cousin had 1. All 3 were almost identical. They were all green and white, with the same grill as the one pictured. I belive that they bought them from the Daniels Company out of Springfield, MO IIRC. We hated those POS's, but they would go and go and go. We couldn't tear them up. If you looked at his Pete funny it take a crap, the marmons would take all that us dumb*****es could dish out and keep trucking.

 

[CHPMustang]

Nice catch there B,I used to see em on the roads more frequently back in the 70's and 80's