Marmon
Sixteen

Why it matters

The Sixteen was Marmon's last production car and one of the great American V16 luxury cars of the Depression era. Its all-aluminium engine was a feat of pattern-making and foundry work, and it was said to out-accelerate a Duesenberg Model J at a third of the price.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

Marmon, winner of the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911, introduced the Sixteen in 1931, about two years after Cadillac's V16 reached the market. The styling is usually credited to Walter Dorwin Teague Sr., but RM Sotheby's states it was drawn by his son, Walter Jr., then an MIT student. Without a large corporate backer the company could not survive the Depression and production ended quietly in 1933 after about 370–375 cars. Around 70 complete cars survive.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   RM Sotheby's Monterey 2015 – 1933 Marmon Sixteen Victoria Coupe by LeBaron Level B

   • 375 approximately 370–375 Sixteens produced (upper figure given)

   Accessed 2026-11-11
2. 2
   1933 Marmon Sixteen Victoria Coupe by LeBaron | Monterey 2015 | RM Sotheby's Level B RM Sotheby's · 2015-08

   • With only 70 complete Sixteens surviving
   • overhead-valve V-16; all-aluminum engine construction
   • 490.8 cu. in.
   • 200 bhp
   • three-speed manual synchromesh transmission

   Accessed 2026-11-12