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It's obviously 'Kiwi Night' on BLB - as I've just had this curio sent to me by Vic Hungerford in NZ. Vic says: "Hi Brian, maybe these will light your fire, then of course, maybe not as this truck has a Roadranger gearbox and it's not an auto! I know that Marmons have featured occasionally on BLB, but I think that they are rare enough to rate another photo or... 3." Darn tootin' Vic! So click through here for the fill story on the Texas tractor!
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Vic continues: "As far as I know, there are only 4 of them in NZ and all of them are owned by John Lockley of Waihi. I see them on the road all the time but as they are always working I have never had a chance to get a photo until today. I had stopped at the Shell truckstop at Ngatea to refuel and this Marmon pulled up to refuel also so I took the chance to get a few photos with the driver's permission."
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Vic concludes: "I also got the chance to sit in the cab and look over that huge bonnet which is about 7 feet off the ground! Cheers, Vic."
i have always found marmon trucks the most imposing out of all the yank's,these days there is something of a novelty factor linked to them also.recently a similar model to this one was for sale in croydon (uk) on ebay with a twin turbo cummins and 15 speed fuller.
Howard Marmon company established in 1932. Company's vision to reach at high level in production of luxury cars.
David James
i am the driver of this e series marmon and it is a real privlege to drive such a rare an uniqe truck to drive they are awesome trucks with pulling power an plenty of it a bit rough to drive on nz roads as the roads r goat tracks but other than that they are a real comfortable truck with a cat engine to go with it you you just cant beat that sound but i have to thank john lockey for giving me the chance to drive such a unique an staunch looking truck
I think Marmon went back earlier than that in cars, friend of mine had a straight 8 ( base model) from 1928. They were also well known for the Marmon Herrington 4wd systems used on WW11 trucks.
yes Peter, marmon herrington do go way back. They won an Indy 500 with one if I recall correctly.
My Grandfather, Len Kerr, had one in New Zealand, which he converted into a school bus which also carried freight. They were a very strong and imposing unit. How many cars could we convert into serviceable buses today? Our family has one photo of it parked on the Strand at Tauranga. It ran the Kaimai...all unsealed roads in those days.
It has since been fully restored back as a car and I last saw it just north of Tauranga a few years ago. It was originally built for the Auckland harbourmaster who, Im told,was a personal friend of the Marmon/Herrington owners.