1933 Marmon Sixteen Convertible Sedan by LeBaron
- Engine
- 491 cu in OHV V16, single carburetor, 200 bhp at 3,400 rpm
- Colour
- Navy blue with black fenders
A 1933 Marmon Sixteen Convertible Sedan with coachwork by LeBaron, bodied to a design by Walter Dorwin Teague Sr. and one of only 56 Sixteens built in the marque's final production year. Among approximately 60 surviving Sixteens, only 11 are Convertible Sedans. After decades of dormancy and a partial restoration that stalled for over two decades, the car underwent a comprehensive concours-level restoration completed in 2015, with documented expenditure exceeding $690,000. It is listed in Dyke W. Ridgely's Marmon Sixteen Roster.
Ownership
- 2021-10-01Auction saleSold US$330,000
- → 1953Mr. Wilder of Willets, Californiapartial documentation
First recorded custodian, located in California; sold the car in 1953.
- 1953 →Private saleLos Angeles mechanic with two other Sixteenspartial documentation
A mechanic based in Los Angeles who already owned two additional Marmon Sixteens at time of purchase.
- 1966 → 1974Private saleJoseph B. Virostekpartial documentation
Based in Maple Heights, Ohio; kept the car for about eight years but did relatively little with it before passing it on.
- 1974-10-01 →Private saleMarshall B. Beldenpartial documentation
Canton, Ohio owner who initiated a restoration effort in the late 1970s; work proceeded slowly and remained incomplete throughout his ownership.
- 1990 → 2012Acquisition unknownCanton Classic Car Museumpartial documentation
Canton, Ohio museum that held the car for approximately 22 years while it remained in a partially restored state, with no completion of the restoration attempted during this period.
- 2012 →Acquisition unknownCurrent ownerfull documentation
Commissioned a full concours-level restoration beginning summer 2012, completed September 2015 by Old Iron Works of Montgomery, Texas; total outlay exceeded $691,000, documented in over 850 pages of records.
- Date unknownPrivate saleTheodore "Ted" Greunerpartial documentation
Resident of Chardin, Ohio; held the car for roughly 11 years, during which it was largely inactive and sat unused by the end of his tenure.
Competition
- 20162016 Ault Park Concours d'Elegance
One of the car's first public appearances following completion of the concours-level restoration in 2015.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2012RestorationOld Iron Works
Full concours-level restoration carried out over more than three years, involving a complete strip-down. The car was refinished in Navy Blue with black fenders and top, and a caramel brown leather interior; work was completed in September 2015. Total invoiced cost exceeded $691,000, supported by over 850 pages of documentation.
Workshop located in Montgomery, Texas. Work commenced in summer 2012 and concluded September 2015.
- —Restoration
A restoration was initiated by Marshall B. Belden but proceeded very slowly, leaving the car incomplete when it entered the Canton Classic Car Museum's collection around 1990.
The car remained in this partially restored condition for roughly 22 years across two custodians.
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