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{{short description|Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer}}
{{primarysources|date=August 2009}}

{{Infobox Defunct Company
| company_name = Marmon Motor Company
{{distinguish|Marmon Motor Car Company}}
{{Multiple issues|
| company_logo = [[Image:Marmon logo.png|100px]]
{{primary sources|date=August 2009}}
| slogan =
{{No footnotes|date=November 2019}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Marmon Motor Company
| logo = Marmon logo.png
| logo_size = 100px
| caption =
| fate = Dissolved
| fate = Dissolved
| successor = [[Navistar International]] (partly)<!--company merged into etc.-->
| successor = [[Navistar International]] (For construction plant only)<!--company merged into etc.-->
| foundation = 1963
| foundation = 1963
| defunct = 1997 <!--date it went bankrupt/merged etc.-->
| defunct = 1997 <!--date it went bankrupt/merged etc.-->
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| industry = Premium [[Truck]]s<!--types of products or services offered-->
| industry = Premium [[Truck]]s<!--types of products or services offered-->
| key_people =
| key_people =
| products = [[Vehicles]]<br><!--some of company's notable products-->
| products = [[Vehicles]] <!--some of company's notable products-->
| num_employees = <!--peak number of employees-->
| num_employees = <!--peak number of employees-->
| parent = <!--former parent companies, if any-->
| parent = <!--former parent companies, if any-->
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}}
}}


'''Marmon Motor Company''' was a [[Texas]]-based manufacturer of premium [[truck]]s from 1963 through 1997.
'''Marmon Motor Company''' was a [[Texas]]-based manufacturer of heavy [[truck]]s from 1963 through 1997.


== History ==
== 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|Denton]], [[Texas]], purchased and revived the Marmon brand to build and sell premium truck designs that Marmon-Herrington had been planning.
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|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 (car)|Rolls-Royce]] of trucks''.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} 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.
The Marmon truck was a low-production, handmade truck sometimes dubbed ''the [[Rolls-Royce (car)|Rolls-Royce]] of trucks''.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} 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.{{clear|left}}

== Models ==
Models of Marmon trucks over the decades have included:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Marmon Class 8 Trucks
|-
! Model Family Name !! Production Years !! Cab Configuration !! Notes
|-
| Marmon CHDT || ''Undefined''-1997
| Conventional Heavy Duty Tractor ||
|-
| Marmon 54-F || ''Undefined''-1997
| Conventional Fleet Shorthood ||
|-
| Marmon 54-P || ''Undefined''-1997
| Conventional Premium Shorthood ||
|-
| Marmon 54-FB || ''Undefined''-1997
| Conventional Fleet Short Butterfly Hood ||
|-
| Marmon 57-F || ''Undefined''-1997
| Conventional Fleet Standard Hood ||
|-
| Marmon 57-FB || ''Undefined''-1997
| Conventional Fleet Standard Butterfly Hood ||
|-
| Marmon 57-P || ''Undefined''-1997
| Conventional Premium Standard Hood||
|-
| Marmon 57-PHR || ''Undefined''-1997
| Conventional Premium High Rise ||
|-
| Marmon 57-L || ''Undefined''-1997
| Conventional Lightweight ||
|-
| Marmon 125-D || 1996-1997
| Conventional Sloped Hood ||
|-
| Marmon 125-DHR || 1996-1997
| Conventional Sloped Hood High Roof||
|-
| Marmon 125-P || 1992-1997
| Conventional Premium Sloped Windshield ||
|-
| Marmon 125-PHR || 1992-1997
| Conventional Premium Sloped Windshield High Rise ||
|-
| Marmon SB57-L || ''Undefined''-1997
| Conventional Setback Lightweight Shorthood Day Cab ||
|-
| Marmon SB90-L || ''Undefined''-1997
| Conventional Setback Lightweight Shorthood Sleeper ||
|-
| Marmon SB103-L || ''Undefined''-1997
| Conventional Setback Lightweight Standard Hood Small Bunk ||
|-
| Marmon SB125-L || ''Undefined''-1997
| Conventional Setback Lightweight Standard Hood Big Bunk ||
|-
| Marmon SB125-LHR || ''Undefined''-1997
| Conventional Setback Lightweight Standard Hood High Rise ||
|-
| Marmon SB-57R || ''Undefined''-1997
| Conventional Setback Regular ||
|-
| Marmon 60-F || ''Undefined''-1997
| Cabover/COE Fleet Day Cab ||
|-
| Marmon 60-P || ''Undefined''-1997
| Cabover/COE Premium Day Cab ||
|-
| Marmon 86-F || 1968-1997
| Cabover/COE Fleet Single Sleeper ||
|-
| Marmon 86-P || 1968-1997
| Cabover/COE Premium Single Sleeper ||
|-
| Marmon 110-P || ''Undefined''-1997
| Cabover/COE Premium Double Sleeper ||
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
New Zealand Trucks - Flickr - 111 Emergency (171).jpg| Marmon 57P
New Zealand Trucks - Flickr - 111 Emergency (172).jpg|Marmon 57P
New Zealand Trucks - Flickr - 111 Emergency (174).jpg|Marmon 57P
New Zealand Trucks - Flickr - 111 Emergency (266).jpg|Marmon 57P
New Zealand Trucks - Flickr - 111 Emergency (270).jpg|Marmon 57P
Marmon.jpg|Marmon Motor Home
</gallery>


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{commons category|Marmon vehicles}}
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.marmontrucks.com/ Marmon trucks]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150511034327/http://www.marmontrucks.com/ Marmon trucks]
* [http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/marmon.htm Marmon trucks pictures]
* [http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/marmon.htm Marmon trucks pictures]
* [http://www.marmon.com/ Marmon Group Home page]
* [http://www.marmon.com/ Marmon Group Home page]


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Latest revision as of 12:24, 3 April 2024

Not to be confused with Marmon Motor Car Company.
Marmon Motor Company
IndustryPremium Trucks
Founded1963
Defunct1997
FateDissolved
SuccessorNavistar International (For construction plant only)
HeadquartersDenton, Texas, United States
ProductsVehicles

Marmon Motor Company was a Texas-based manufacturer of heavy trucks from 1963 through 1997.

History

[edit]

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.

Models

[edit]

Models of Marmon trucks over the decades have included:

Marmon Class 8 Trucks
Model Family Name Production Years Cab Configuration Notes
Marmon CHDT Undefined-1997 Conventional Heavy Duty Tractor
Marmon 54-F Undefined-1997 Conventional Fleet Shorthood
Marmon 54-P Undefined-1997 Conventional Premium Shorthood
Marmon 54-FB Undefined-1997 Conventional Fleet Short Butterfly Hood
Marmon 57-F Undefined-1997 Conventional Fleet Standard Hood
Marmon 57-FB Undefined-1997 Conventional Fleet Standard Butterfly Hood
Marmon 57-P Undefined-1997 Conventional Premium Standard Hood
Marmon 57-PHR Undefined-1997 Conventional Premium High Rise
Marmon 57-L Undefined-1997 Conventional Lightweight
Marmon 125-D 1996-1997 Conventional Sloped Hood
Marmon 125-DHR 1996-1997 Conventional Sloped Hood High Roof
Marmon 125-P 1992-1997 Conventional Premium Sloped Windshield
Marmon 125-PHR 1992-1997 Conventional Premium Sloped Windshield High Rise
Marmon SB57-L Undefined-1997 Conventional Setback Lightweight Shorthood Day Cab
Marmon SB90-L Undefined-1997 Conventional Setback Lightweight Shorthood Sleeper
Marmon SB103-L Undefined-1997 Conventional Setback Lightweight Standard Hood Small Bunk
Marmon SB125-L Undefined-1997 Conventional Setback Lightweight Standard Hood Big Bunk
Marmon SB125-LHR Undefined-1997 Conventional Setback Lightweight Standard Hood High Rise
Marmon SB-57R Undefined-1997 Conventional Setback Regular
Marmon 60-F Undefined-1997 Cabover/COE Fleet Day Cab
Marmon 60-P Undefined-1997 Cabover/COE Premium Day Cab
Marmon 86-F 1968-1997 Cabover/COE Fleet Single Sleeper
Marmon 86-P 1968-1997 Cabover/COE Premium Single Sleeper
Marmon 110-P Undefined-1997 Cabover/COE Premium Double Sleeper
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