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Industry | Automobile |
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Founded | 1902 |
Defunct | 1933 |
Fate | Renamed |
Successor | Marmon-Herrington |
Headquarters | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
Key people | Howard Carpenter Marmon, Ray Harroun, Owen Nacker, James Bohannon |
Products | Vehicles, parts |
Marmon Motor Car Company was an American automobile manufacturer founded by Howard Carpenter Marmon and owned by Nordyke Marmon & Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, US. It produced luxury automobiles from 1902 to 1933.
It was established in 1902 but not incorporated as the successor of Nordyke Mormon & Company until 1926. In 1933 it was succeeded by Marmon-Herrington and in 1964 the Marmon brand name was sold to the Marmon Motor Company of Denton, Texas. Marmon-Herrington became the Marmon Group of Chicago, in 1964.
Marmon was notable for its various pioneering works in automotive manufacturing, introducing the rear-view mirror, pioneering the V16 engine, and the use of aluminum in auto manufacturing. The historic Marmon Wasp race car of the early 20th century was the first car to use a single-seater "monoposto" construction layout.[citation needed]