1931 Marmon Sixteen Coupé
- Engine
- 491 cu. in. (approx. 8.0L) 45-degree V16, all-alloy with wet cylinder liners and pushrod overhead valves, 200 bhp
- Colour
- Green
The Marmon Sixteen coupe is a rare survivor from the short-lived American luxury marque that produced fewer than 400 examples of its all-alloy V-16 model before entering receivership in 1933. This car's documented history stretches back to 1955 and includes a decade-long restoration completed around 1990 as well as a string of CCCA concours honours, including a Premier award with 99.75 points. It retains its original engine and coachwork, presenting in green with a beige interior and just over 31,000 miles recorded.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$665,000
- → 1963L.M. McCrary IIIpartial documentation
Based in Nashville, Tennessee; earliest documented owner per the Marmon Sixteen Roster, with history confirmed from 1955.
- 1963 →Private saleMitchell Magidpartial documentation
Also Nashville-based; sold the car approximately eight years after acquiring it.
- → 1979Private saleGene Zimmermanpartial documentation
Displayed the vehicle in his Automobilorama museum located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
- 1979 → 1999Private saleKenneth Petersonpartial documentation
Kansas-based owner who undertook a restoration spanning roughly eleven years before selling the car.
- 1999-03-01 → 2004Private salePhilip Braypartial documentation
Grosse Ile, Michigan owner who actively campaigned the car in CCCA judged events, earning multiple class awards.
- 2004 → 2007Private saleRaymond Drakepartial documentation
Cripple Creek, Colorado resident who purchased the car from Bray.
- 2007 →Private saleBurdick Collectionpartial documentation
Institutional collection that held the car up to the point of consignment for auction.
Competition
- 2001Classic Car Club of AmericaMichigan Grand ClassicFirst Primary
Entered by Philip Bray; a concours-style judged event under CCCA rules.
- 2002Classic Car Club of AmericaCCCA Senior judgingSenior honors
Achieved Senior status in the CCCA judging hierarchy during the same year as Premier recognition.
- 2002Classic Car Club of AmericaCCCA Premier judgingPremier award with 99.75 points
Highest level of CCCA recognition, awarded in the same season as Senior honors.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1990Restoration
Multi-year restoration carried out by owner Kenneth Peterson, completed approximately eleven years after his 1979 acquisition of the car.
No specialist workshop is named; the work is attributed to Peterson himself over roughly a decade.
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