j hancock 10,377 Posted June 30, 2018 Few Marmon COE's still around. In the background, Yardo is making plans for the smoker. 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HeavyGunner 1,895 Posted June 30, 2018 Oh I thought he was trying to figure out how to put a Detroit in the FWD. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hatcity 2,290 Posted June 30, 2018 pretty sure I saw one getting on 95 headed N the other day Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hobert62 1,113 Posted June 30, 2018 There's a few I see in the central pa area from time to time. My dad said when ordering one there was an option to have every bolt coated with never seize. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrsmackpaul 1,757 Posted June 30, 2018 I jave only ever seen bonnetted (conventional for yanks) ones out here Read the other day only 33 made it out here in total so the fact I see any at all is amazing Paul Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
h67st 572 Posted July 1, 2018 Sorry to all you Marmon fans, but that is one of the ugliest trucks ever built. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1965 263 Posted July 1, 2018 7 minutes ago, h67st said: Sorry to all you Marmon fans, but that is one of the ugliest trucks ever built. No disrespect to you, but that truck is beautiful compared to some of these newer trucks by far!!! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hurstscrambler 243 Posted July 1, 2018 Looks sharp to me, I'd be proud to drive it. Andy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamkar 5 Posted July 1, 2018 Did they build they're own cabins, or is it from another manufacturer? Looks familiar but I'm not sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hobert62 1,113 Posted July 1, 2018 I don't know if the built their own or not, but when you start looking at one you can pick out a lot of similarities with other brands. The same with their conventionals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
41chevy 9,046 Posted July 1, 2018 (edited) The cab on my Marmon 57P seems to share the basics with the I.H. Paystar cabs, mainly windshield, cowl and doors except liberal use of Duralium on many panels. The COEs were in house design til the end. My 1989 was bought new by my grandfather for potato transport to Hunts Market. Marmon like the Pacific Trucks were all hand assembled to the owners specific specs. Drive trains are the same as any other unit and only as good as any other, but what it sits in and what goes around it is high quality. There is 1979 that shows up at the Marmon Home Coming every year powered by a MACK V8 supposedly spec'd that way. My 1989 is still as quiet and rattle free as the day my grandfather and I picked it up in Denton. Edited July 1, 2018 by 41chevy 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davehummell 163 Posted July 1, 2018 Weren't they made in Utah by the mormins? I was told that when I was working on a guys cabover back in the 70's 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
h67st 572 Posted July 2, 2018 9 hours ago, davehummell said: Weren't they made in Utah by the mormins? I was told that when I was working on a guys cabover back in the 70's From Wickerpedia: 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. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ws721 307 Posted July 5, 2018 We have 2 Marmon COE's. I claim that the engineers at Marmon didn't own a protractor, just a Square. Cab is almost perfectly square. Im the 2nd owner of a 74. Man said his Dad ordered the truck then went to Texas to tour the plant. Has air ride suspension, air slide 5th wheel, power R.H. window, Roof mount A.C., 350 Cummins with a 13 speed. Quite a truck for 1974 IMO 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOB DINGSDALE 178 Posted July 6, 2018 no there is one uglier than that and that's the DIAMOND T COE.It is butt ugly,even the interior Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kscarbel2 3,611 Posted July 6, 2018 Years ago, Marmon wanted me to be a distributor and showed me an interesting promotional film including their plant. I wish that I had a copy to share with everyone now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
41chevy 9,046 Posted July 6, 2018 16 minutes ago, kscarbel2 said: Years ago, Marmon wanted me to be a distributor and showed me an interesting promotional film including their plant. I wish that I had a copy to share with everyone now. I'll have to find the Memory Stick it's on , I bought that video at the last Marmon Home Coming in Denton. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MHfred 256 Posted July 6, 2018 On 7/4/2018 at 9:41 PM, ws721 said: We have 2 Marmon COE's. I claim that the engineers at Marmon didn't own a protractor, just a Square. Cab is almost perfectly square. Im the 2nd owner of a 74. Man said his Dad ordered the truck then went to Texas to tour the plant. Has air ride suspension, air slide 5th wheel, power R.H. window, Roof mount A.C., 350 Cummins with a 13 speed. Quite a truck for 1974 IMO This is further proof that Marmon owned only a square and has my vote for "Ugliest Ever". It was owned by Buddy Sombart and I do not know where it went after his death. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HeavyGunner 1,895 Posted July 6, 2018 Oof that is an ugly truck. A farmer has a later model conventional model in my area and it looks good. A lot like a. W900 or. 379 in a lot of ways. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
h67st 572 Posted July 8, 2018 On 7/6/2018 at 8:42 AM, MHfred said: This is further proof that Marmon owned only a square and has my vote for "Ugliest Ever". It was owned by Buddy Sombart and I do not know where it went after his death. Didn't waste a lot of money on "design" or "style"! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kscarbel2 3,611 Posted July 8, 2018 In a certain sense, the 110P doesn't look particularly old. . 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
41chevy 9,046 Posted July 8, 2018 1977 from Roanoke Salvage, 903 Cummins 15 gear Eaton It's a running parts truck as of now. Hosted on Fotki My otr 1989 BC Cummins 18 gear Eaton Hosted on Fotki 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
41chevy 9,046 Posted July 8, 2018 1 hour ago, h67st said: Didn't waste a lot of money on "design" or "style"! Like Pacific and Hayes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davehummell 163 Posted July 8, 2018 But think about when you crawl up to change those wiperblades on that "ugly front end" it would be like setting on a nice comfy bench with foot rests! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mowerman 1,575 Posted July 8, 2018 I like them myself.......as far as ugly??????? The all mighty Volvo....now that’s ugly 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
