ClassicistThe Colorado

Autumn 2018 Volume 65 Issue 3 Published by the Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America

Featured Colorado’s best Concours Marmon Automobile Co Pebble Beach Highlights Photo, Emily Arden Wells Photo, Emily Here are two aspects of a less well-known Full Classic marque, Marmon. The top is from a 1917 ad for the Model 34. It featured a 74 HP 6-cylinder engine and cost $3,400. The lower ad is a fanciful rendition of a Marmon-Herrington Motor-Coach built after the Full Classic Marmon automobile ceased production. Lots more about Marmon is on the following pages.

Front Cover Back Cover Aspens near Vail A 1922 photo by Emily Arden Wells Marmon ad www.gastronomista.com

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The Established 1954 Colorado Classicist Published by the Colorado Region of the Classic Car Club of America

The Colorado Classicist is published by the Colorado Region, Inc., of the Classic Car Club of America as an informative Table of Contents publication for its membership. Message from the Director Page 4 The Colorado Region was chartered as a Message from the Editor Page 5 Region Member of the Classic Car Club of America in 1954. The Colorado Re- Regional and National Events Page 6 gion, Inc., of the Classic Car Club of Letters and Regional News Page 6 America was incorporated under Colora- do State law and granted a charter by the A Summer Picnic with Lou and Kathy Page 8 Classic Car Club of America in 1990. The Colorado Concours Page 10 The Classic Car Club of America is a non-profit organization incorporated in Morgan Adams Concours Page 12 the State of New York. The Club seeks to Castle Rock Cruise-in Page 13 further the restoration and preservation of distinctive motor cars manufactured from The Featured Marque: Marmon Page 14 1915 through 1948, to provide a channel of communication for those interested in Vail Automotive Classic Concours Page 22 such cars, and to bring together in good Pebble Beach Concours coverage Page 24 fellowship all who own or admire these finest examples of automotive craftsman- Tech Tips Page 28 ship. The sole requirement for member- ship is a demonstrable interest in Classic Mystery Photos Page 31 cars. National Club membership is re- quired to become a Regional member.

It should be noted that this publication is about the events and correspondence for 2018 Board of Managers Colorado Region CCCA the membership of the Colorado Region, Director Joe Pirrone 970 686-9291 [email protected] Inc., and may include some technical ar- Assistant Director and Membership Chairman ticles and other articles of automotive in- Davis McCann 303 841-9265 [email protected] terest. The correctness and applicability of the information contained in the arti- Secretary Lonnie Fallin 303 904-8080 [email protected] cles is the sole responsibility of the au- Treasurer Phil Doty 303 798-1707 [email protected] thor of the article. The Colorado Region, Web Site Master Shiela Koppenheffer 303 457-3821 [email protected] Inc. is not responsible for the content of such articles or problems that may arise Classicist Editor Tom Goyne 303 478-0068 [email protected] from following the information in the ar- Collector Car Council of Colo Rep Don Leach 720 250-7450 ticles. Ron Damiana 303 985-4149 [email protected] Full Classic® is a registered trademark of Lou Ficco 303 887-4754 [email protected] the Classic Car Club of America. In this Tony Ficco 303 431-6492 [email protected] publication a car named as Classic or Full Tim Gilmartin 303 807-8397 [email protected] Classic is a Full Classic® as recognized by the Classic Car Club of America, how- Frank Keller 303 972-6420 [email protected] ever, some cars depicted herein may be Tom Kostelecky 303 978-1777 [email protected] non-Classic.

Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 3 Editorial Comments

Message from the DIRECTOR Joe Pirrone

he hot weather is finally over, at least hope it is as you are reading the Autumn 2018 edition of the Colorado Region Taward winning Classicist. Our summer season got off to a good start with Lou and Kathy Ficco arranging a wonderful driving tour of some our most scenic local highways, a tour of their home and car collection and finally a catered lunch. Our thanks go out to Lou and Kathy for all of their time and effort on behalf of our club. Unfortunately, events planned for the balance of the summer season were overcome by other events and we were not able to meet as a group. Life does sometimes get in the way as we are busy planning other things.

That being said our region did have good representation in many regional and national concours with members attending the ACC Colorado Concours at Arapahoe Community College, the Peb- ble Beach Concours in Monterey, the ACD Festival in Auburn, Indiana, Castle Rock automobile events, the Vail Automotive Classic Concours, the Telluride Festival of Colors (which was our Mini-CARavan destination last year) and the Morgan Adams Concours right here in our own backyard. Thanks to those members who made the effort by getting their Full Classics on the road to make sure that the CCCA and the Colorado Region presence was evident at these significant events. Congratulations are in order to those members who won some very significant prizes at the events!

The annual membership meeting (with, as always, free pizza) will be held this year on November 15 and is being ar- ranged by Lonnie Fallin. Our annual Christmas party will be held this year on Sunday December 9 at the Lakewood Country Club, our earlier venue that everyone seemed to prefer. It is courtesy of Tony Ficco. Detailed information on both of these events will be sent out to all members well in advance so that you can add them to your calendars. I hope to see as many of you as possible as we close out 2018 and look forward to 2019.

While on the subject of 2019 there will be openings on the board. This is a great opportunity to serve the Classic car hobby as well as our region. There are 8 – 10 board meetings a year and the term is for three years. If this is something that is of interest to you please feel free to contact me or any of the other board members for additional information on the process for joining the board. We would really enjoy your participation!

Joe Pirrone, Director

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Message from the EDITOR Tom Goyne

y 1934 Packard and I had a very rewarding summer. The first event was the CARavan in Virginia and North MCarolina. Next was Lou and Kathy Ficco’s tour that Joe mentioned in his column. A report on it is in this issue. Following that was the ACC Colorado Concours at Arapahoe Community College, where quite a few awards were given to regional members including me. A full report on this show starts on page 10.

Next for me was attendance at Monterey Week, which included not only the Pebble Beach Concours, but also vintage racing at Laguna Seca, the Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance, and other fun events. I got a lot of good photos of this year’s spectacular array of cars, and have put these in an article, which starts on page 24. Four Colora- do region Classics attended, and all won ribbons. That is a major accomplishment, to put it mildly!

I also attended, at member Terry Johnson’s invitation, the Rolls- Royce Club Annual Meeting, which was held in Squaw Valley, California, the week before Pebble Beach. It was an interesting meeting in a spectacular Sierra Nevada setting with some great cars.

Then, the middle of September, Art Cutler and I each entered our cars in the Vail Automotive Classic Concours held at the Vail airport in Gypsum, Colorado. This was followed by an informal gathering of the concours cars in downtown Vail Village the following day in a setting reminiscent of a European concours. Both Art and I won nice prizes. The report on this starts on page 22.

I want to echo Joe’s invitation for you (yes, YOU) to join the board. There are openings and those of us on the board feel that it is time for new blood and wider participation. If you feel that you can contribute in some way, we want to give you the chance. I think you will find it rewarding. We will discuss this further at the Annual Meeting in November, and then follow it up with a discussion at the Christmas Party. Incidentally, the election of Directors whose term will expire this year is coming up soon. The ballots are included with this issue’s mailing.

The featured marque this quarter is Marmon, and the featured car is a 1923 Model 34B owned by North Carolina member Jim Aldrich. Marmon is certainly a car we don’t see much of. The history of the company is fascinating and I have put in some articles which I hope will fascinate you as they did me. Tom Goyne, Editor Proofreader: Joe Malaney

Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 5 Events and News

Colorado and Regional Events The Board of Managers generally meets on the third Thursday of each month. If you are interested in attending please call one of the Board members for exact time and location. November 15 Annual meeting at Romano’s Italian Restaurant NOTE DATE CHANGE! December 9 Christmas party at the Lakewood Country Club April 2019 Annual Spring Garage Tour

National Events Check your Classic Car Bulletin or classiccarclub.org for the latest details October 13-17 Post-Hershey Mini-CARavan, PA: Chocolate Bars and Classic Cars November 1-4 Grand Classic, Florida Region (In conjunction with the Hilton Head Concours) January 13-19, 2019 Annual National Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ

Letters to the Editor and Regional News

This is an excellent edition [Spring 2018] and I enjoyed changed it out overnight using a spare pump that I carried reading it very much! Very nice job! with me. Larry and Carol went on from there to complete Vicki Zeiger, VP Regional Relations, CCCA the tour in the ‘37. Lonnie Fallin, Littleton, CO Your publication is amazing. Thank you for sending it to me. Sorry about the error. Larry gave me the same info and assured Heidi Ann Charlton, Editor New England Region, CCCA me that he was not trying to hide the truth. -ed.

It is a great issue. ____ Clifford Vogelsang, Past Director, Indiana Region, CCCA MYSTERY PHOTOS-The Papal Cars Enjoyed the articles on Rolls-Royce and the New Zealand trip – another great issue! Art Cutler, Highlands Ranch, CO

Excellent publication, thank you very much. Howard Freedman, CCCA Treasurer

____ I thought they were all Pope Mobiles. John Washburn, Elizabeth, CO Contrary to what was said in the “Packard Woes” insert in last issue’s article on the Blue Ridge CARavan, Larry Pum- Car number one is a 1930 Graham-Paige long wheelbase phrey’s ‘37 Packard did not complete the tour without inci- (137”) Model 837 Coupe d’Ville [Town Car] by LeBaron dent. The car died one day with a bad electric fuel pump. It given to Pope Pius XI on 11/9/1929 by the Graham broth- was brought in by the trouble truck and the truck driver then ers. My first guess on the second was a 1930-32 Maybach

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Enclosed Drive Limousine. But then I found a bit more in- formation indicating that it was a Mercedes-Benz Nürburg 460 K Pullman. The car has an unusual pair of oval rear win- Mecum Auction dows and no center rear window; this was due to the fact that there was a single large center-mounted arm chair seat for Colorado Convention Center the Pope blocking a more conventional rear window. It had June 8 - 9 to provide a unique driving experience. The car is supposed On June 8 and 9 the Mecum Company held their fourth annu- to have survived somewhere. al auction at Denver’s Colorado Convention Center. It fea- Joe Pirrone, Windsor, CO tured around 300 mostly ‘70s and later cars, both stock and modified, and those that sold mostly went in the low 5-figure These mystery photos were hard to guess unless you went to the range, some less. This year, only two Full Classics were en- Vatican Museum website via Google, as Joe Pirrone did, or visited tered. The first (shown at the bottom) was a 1939 Cadillac V-8 the museum, as Lou Ficco did. The Mercedes is considered to be the first car that a Pope used regularly, and he called it a marvel Series 75 7-passenger formal sedan. It was described as hav- of engineering. It was a gift from Mercedes. The Graham-Paige is ing been in particularly interesting. Graham Brothers, Inc was a truck man- a museum ufacturing firm which was purchased by Dodge in 1925. In 1927 for more two of the Graham brothers left Dodge, purchased the Paige-De- than ten troit Automobile Company and began to manufacture cars under years and the name Graham-Paige. It was not an “assembled” car as they apparent- made their own engines and bodies, having purchased the Wayne ly was in Body Company as well. After the war, Graham-Paige resumed reasonable production in partnership with Henry J. Kaiser to build Kaiser, driving Frazer (named for Graham-Paige President Joseph Frazer) and condition. Henry-J cars. The Graham brothers were members of the Knights The car of Columbus, thus the Catholic connection. -ed. was bid up to $29,000 but it did not sell. The second car (above) was a rare ____ 1931 Marmon V-16 close-coupled for- A FLOODED PACKARD mal sedan. Regional members who saw the On July 1, Lonnie and Betsy Fallin stopped overnight in car said it had been Des Moines, IA on their way to a Packard Club show in Co- restored some time lumbus, OH. They were pulling their 1934 Packard Twelve ago and was “well Dual-Cowl Phaeton in a trailer. As they were headed to din- used.” It was bid up ner, it started to rain and it was coming down so hard and to $40,000 on the steady that they borrowed some trash bags to put on to keep auction floor but did from getting soaked on the way back to the motel. The next not reach the reserve. morning they realized that the motel power was out. On After the auction, however, it was purchased for $60,000. walking downstairs, instead of the nice tidy lobby they had Although Mecum didn’t publish it, the sell-through rate on seen the night before, they saw a muddy, wet ruin. Quickly cars seemed low. they went outside and discovered that the truck had been flooded inside all the way up to the dashboard, shorting out all of the electronics, and that the trailer had been full of very silty water almost up to the top of the Packard’s seats. Both Lonnie and Betsy were in shock. The full story of this disaster and how Lonnie and Betsy recovered from it will be Thanks to our sponsors in the next issue. Stay tuned... To place an ad in the Classicist, call or email the editor

Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 7 Regional Meet

A Summer Picnic At Lou & Kathy Ficco’s Home Story and photos by Tom Goyne

n Saturday June 23rd, Lou and Kathy Ficco invited scenic Kerr Gulch Road which got us to Bear Creek Canyon, the members of the region to a picnic at their home and then we took a shortcut through Red Rocks Park back Oin Wheat Ridge, CO. We began by gathering at the to civilization. Lou and Kathy were having a Ferrari Club Hagerty Insurance park- meet at their house on the ing lot in Golden where following day (Sunday) refreshments were pro- and graciously let our club vided by Hagerty and we use their front yard, tent were given directions for and caterer that were set a short tour in the foothills up for that event. Chicken before the picnic. But as cacciatore and potato sal- often happens in mile- ad were ready for us when high Colorado in the sum- we arrived and we delved mer, one of the Classics into it with gusto. vapor locked on the way to the tour. The Hagerty Before the meal, howev- folks very generously ar- er, we grabbed iced tea ranged for a tow truck or lemonade to drink and (which they keep on call Kathy led us on a com- for just such emergencies) plete tour of the house and to pick that car up and take The group gathering in the Hagerty Insurance parking lot gardens. That gave us a it back home. We thank before the tour. chance to cool off after the them immensely for that hot drive and was definite- service! ly appreciated by all.

The hour-long tour was organized by Lou’s brother Tony Following the picnic, we relaxed in the shade of the tents and took us up the beautiful and green Clear Creek Canyon, while Lou cranked-up his old John Deere two-lunger tractor through all five tunnels to the junction of old US 40, and on and ran it around the yard. He bought it from former mem- to El Rancho. Just past there we turned down the narrow and ber Con Fletcher, who within the last year has sold all of his

8 The Colorado Classicist property and fine collection of cars and tractors. Packard Convertible-Coupe; Art Cutler and Sibohan in a 1941 Cadillac Coupe; and Tom Goyne in a 1934 Pack- About 40 members and guests attended. Those who ard Coupe-Roadster. Others attending were: the Koppen- drove Classics were: Rod and Christine Brewer in a ‘47 heffers, Deane Fehrman, the Dotys; Gene Osborne; Bill Cadillac Convertible; the Kosteleckys in a 1947 Pack- Forrest; Doug Bry; Alex Kizewski and his partner; Jim ard; Don Braden in a 1941 Cadillac 60-Special; the Mc- Aldrich from North Carolina; Don Leach; and finally, in a Canns in a 1935 Auburn Cabriolet; the Lou Ficcos in a spiffy 1948 Plymouth Convertible, Larry Gatterer and the 1933 Auburn Boattail Roadster; the Tony Ficcos in a 1929 Mocks, who we hope, are about to become new members of Duesenberg Dual-Cowl Phaeton; The Damianas in a 1937 the region. ■

The Ficco’s back yard is idyllic with the water feature and statuary.

Lou cranked-up his John Deere Model D two-lunger and then ran it around the yard for us. Amazingly, he didn’t mow any of us down or run into any cars. At the right is the tractor parked in front of the tent with the house behind.

Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 9 Concours throughout Colorado

Colorado Concours d’Elegance Benefiting Ability Connection Colorado

By Tom Goyne Photos Tom Goyne and Marty Canino

n June 11 the 34th annual Colorado Concours The setting at d’Elegance benefiting Ability Connection Colo- Arapahoe Com- rado for early childhood education was held on munity College is O top notch. Their the lawn at Arapahoe Community College. It was a hot sunny day with only the occasional cloud. About 400 lawn is lush and cars were entered and there were a reported 14,000 spec- green; there is no tators in attendance. blowing dust; the cars are arranged There were three CCCA Colorado region members who nicely with wide pathways between entered Full Classics in the show They were: Art Cutler the rows so people in his freshly restored 1931 Cadillac V-12 Coupe, Steve can stroll easily and kids can run around without worry.

At the left is Steve Anderson’s 1927 Rolls- Royce. To the right, a line of Porsche 356s, the featured marque this year and a line of jaguar XK120s and 140s.

10 The Colorado Classicist Anderson with the 1927 Rolls-Royce Piccadilly Road- always does), and your editor did the same, plus he was honored ster featured in the last issue of the Classicist, and your with the coveted Best-of-Show in his Packard. editor with his 1934 Packard Super-8 Coupe-Roadster. Three other members entered non-Classics. They Ability Connection Colorado has four Creative Options Cen- were Terry Johnson with a beautifully original 1948 ters for Early Childhood Education throughout the Denver area. Buick Roadmaster Station Wagon, Phil Doty with a These centers provide services from birth to five years of age and 1984 Porsche 911, and Marty Canino with a Mercedes include early care, education intervention, prevention, as well as Coupe belonging to his father. Ed McVaney (whose support and education services for parents and expectant mothers. garage we have visited a few times before) showed To learn more about their services, visit www.AbilityConnec- three Full Classics, a 1932 Auburn Boattail Roadster, a tionColorado.org. ■ 1947 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet, and a 1937 Cord Supercharged Cabriolet. There was also another in- teresting Classic in attendance, a 1925 “Baby” Rolls- Royce 20 HP Roadster. At the awards ceremony, Phil Doty took First-in-Class with his Porsche (which he

Clockwise from the top right, a nice 1912 Packard Model 18 owned by Steve Beaghler; the Rolls 20 HP roadster; Terry Johnson’s Buick Roadmaster Wagon; Art Cutler’s and Tom Goyne’s entries ; and Ed Mc Vaney’s beautiful entries.

Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 11 Morgan Adams The Concours was generously supported by members of the Colorado Region of the CCCA who displayed their vehicles at the airport. Members that displayed automobiles (some of Concours d’Elegance which are non-Classics) included Rod Brewer with a 1947 By Phil Doty Cadillac Series 62, Davis McCann with a 1930 Cord L-29, Gerald Oleszek with a 1929 Duesenberg Model J 558, Ter- he Morgan Adams Foundation was founded 16 years ry Johnson with a 1955 Ford Crown Victoria, Lonnie Fal- Tago to benefit pediatric oncology. For each of those lin with a 1933 Packard Super-8 Convertible Victoria, Tom years, the Foundation has held the Morgan Adams Concours Kostelecky with his recently acquired 1937 Packard Twelve d’Elegance to raise money to benefit various research proj- Convertible Sedan, Tony Ficco also with a recently acquired ects to find a cure of childhood cancers. 1995 Ferrari F-50, Lou Ficco with his Ferrari Enzo, and Kent Miller with a 2017 Ford GT.

There were a number of other Classics shown including John Gro- endyke’s 1932 Pack- ard 904 Deluxe Eight Dietrich Convertible Victoria and two from Ed McVaney’s Thom- as Collection – a 1937 Packard and a 1932 Au- burn.

John Groendyke’s spectacular 1932 Pack- ard Dietrich Convert- ible (middle left) won The Joshua L. English Award for the Best Au- tomobile and Tony’s equally spectacular 1995 Ferrari F-50 won the Hagerty Classic “Ambassa- dors’ Choice” Award (cho- sen by young cancer patients and survivors). No surprise that the younger kids like the supercars like Tony’s more than the Classics. My wife’s favorite for an award was a 1914 Mercedes Tourer from the Vehicle Vault because it This year’s event was held Saturday evening, had the most luggage space September 8, at Centennial Airport in Engle- of any of the automobiles! It wood, Colorado. The Concours featured a dis- is shown lower right. play of aircraft, automobiles and motorcycles. The evening included an air show and the display was partnered with Next year’s Concours will be held on Saturday August 24, both a live and silent auction, truly delicious food and great so put it on your calendar and plan to attend and enter your music. Classic. ■

12 The Colorado Classicist Castle Rock Road and Santa Fe Drive. The “Hot Rods in the Village” Cruise-in show featured close to 100 cars of every description parked along the streets of the Village. There was a surprising By Art Cutler amount of foot traffic for this show. John Washburn showed his ’37 LaSalle Coupe (nc) and Art Cutler once again brought he Vintage Car Club of Castle Rock put on two great his 370A Coupe. Live music was included as part of the Tcar shows this summer. The first was the “10th Annual show. The restaurants and options for liquid refreshment are Classic Rock Cruise-In” held in downtown Castle Rock on June 16th which featured over 300 cars of all makes and styles. The downtown streets were closed off from early morning to late afternoon to allow the show cars to line the streets from one end of town to the other. Lots of vendors and live music were also part of the show. The num- ber of people walking the streets and enjoying the cars was im- pressive.

Fellow Colorado Region mem- bers John and Martha Wash- burn were key organizers of this event. John showed his ’49 Ca- dillac Series 62 Sedan (nc) along

An overview of the 10th Annual Castle Rock Cruise- with members Whit In is above. Otis showing his Art Cutler with the very impressive trophy he won 1999 Bentley (nc), there is at the left, Don Braden show- and Whit Otis with his Bently is below. ing his 1941 Cadil- lac 60 Special, and Art Cutler showing his 1931 Cadillac outstanding in the 370A Coupe. Art Village. Art was Cutler received the happy to receive a Best of Show tro- first-place trophy phy for his 370A in the 1949 and Coupe. Older Original di- vision. The second show was Both shows were held on very well orga- August 11 nized and lots of in the Cas- fun! Many thanks tle Pines to the Vintage Car Village Club of Castle at Happy Rock. ■ Canyon

Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 13 featured marque Marmon Howard Marmon, The Nordyke & Marmon Company and the Marmon Automobile Company by Tom Goyne

Following is a series of articles on the Marmon Automobile, a College in 1865, they invited him to become an equal part- long-neglected Full Classic. In its time, the Marmon had a rep- ner in the business. Daniel accepted. The company name utation equal to Packard, Cadillac, Pierce-Arrow and the oth- was changed the following year to Nordyke, Marmon & er luxury automobiles, but somehow it never quite acquired the Company. During 1875 the company purchased a vacant pizzaz that they did, partially because they were low production industrial building in Indianapolis and relocated its plant to cars, and partially because they didn’t quite have the glamor of that city. The new facilities accommodated about 500 em- the others. For whatever reason, they are often forgotten. Per- haps these articles will rekindle some interest. Information for ployees. The company continued to expand over the next 25 these Marmon articles was taken years becoming a major pro- from: SUB5ZERO website, Tom ducer of milling machinery. Anderson, 2013; The Marmon Club’s website; American Au- Before the turn of the cen- tomobiles website: the Marmon tury Daniel Marmon’s son, Automobile 1916 - 1925; and Howard, began to spend a documents of the Naval History lot of time at the factory ex- Heritage Command. perimenting with a variety of mechanical devices relating to llis Nordyke and his the milling business. He offi- son, Addison, formed cially joined the company in Ea partnership in 1851 1899 but had become fascinat- to manufacture and build ed with the automobile, as had flour mills. The company was many of the time. He began named E. & A. H. Nordyke. developing a car of his own The business began provid- design almost immediately ing buhr stones for grinding after he purchased an automo- grains. These stones were im- bile for his own use and found ported from France and the finished it lacking in durability and dependabil- products installed in small mills in the ity. His first experimental car powered area. by an air-cooled V-Twin was built in 1902. He followed this with anoth- As a boy, Daniel W. Marmon spent a er experimental model in 1903. This great deal of time visiting the E. & A. was powered by a V-4. It became so H. Nordyke plant. He had been raised popular among his friends that he was by his industrialist uncle, Eli Stubbs, convinced to build six more cars just having been an orphan since the age of like it. Nordyke, Marmon & Company 5 years. While growing up, Daniel had officially began automobile production helped his uncle in his manufacturing A 1905 Marmon being driven by Howard in 1905, and it was Howard Marmon activities and had become quite inter- Marmon. It was the first year of pro- who was responsible. The manufac- ested in mechanics as a result. The duction, 25 being built. The engine is an turing of milling equipment contin- Nordykes saw that Daniel had promise air-cooled overhead-valve V-4 with the ued until 1926 when Allis-Chalmers world’s first full-pressure oiling system. so upon his graduation from Earlham bought that part of the company out

14 The Colorado Classicist and the company was renamed The Marmon Automobile ticker tape in a Marmon Sixteen Convertible Sedan. Company. While the Marmon Company discontinued auto production, Early on, the Marmon automobile quickly became known they continued to manufacture components for other auto for its reliability, demonstrating this in the 1906 Glidden manufacturers and manufactured trucks. When the Great Tour. While 13 cars finished with a perfect score, Marmon Depression drastically reduced the luxury car market, the was the only one to do so without a single repair or replace- Marmon Car Company joined forces with Colonel Arthur ment being required. Herrington, an ex-military engineer involved in the design of all-wheel drive From 1903 to 1933, vehicles. The the Marmon com- new company pany manufactured was called Mar- more than 110,000 mon-Herrington. cars. By far, the most popular was Marmon-Her- the 6-cylinder Mod- rington got off to a el 34 introduced successful start by in 1916. With re- procuring contracts finements, produc- for military aircraft tion continued on refueling trucks, this model through 4x4 chassis for 1928, although it towing light weap- was designated the The Mighty Marmon Sixteen onry, commercial Models 74 and 75 This LeBaron was formerly owned by regional member Lonnie Fallin. He aircraft refueling in later years. (in conjunction with Mark Clayton) did the premier restoration many years trucks, and an or- ago and has since sold it, but it still wins top awards. In fact, it beat out der from the Iraqi Barney Oldfield, Lonnie’s 1934 Packard Dual-Cowl Phaeton at a recent concours! There are Pipeline Company the great race car a total of eight Sixteen Convertibles still existing: four 1931s, three 1932s for what were the driver, so liked and this one. It is the only 1933 Marmon Sixteen Convertible Coupe in largest trucks ever the 1921 Marmon the world. This car was the last car leaving the Marmon factory and was built at the time. Model 34 he drove taken in payment for the bill that Marmon owed to William B. Ansted. His In addition to large as the Indy Pace company made the fenders and splash aprons for the Sixteens and Marmon commercial and Car that year, that owed his company $70,000. He took the car from Marmon and wrote off the military vehicles, he bought it. Per- $70,000 saying, “This has got to be the world’s most expensive automobile.” company lead- haps the greatest He liked cars with skirted fenders so he specially made them for the car and ers recognized a compliment paid to put them on, making it the only Sixteen with this feature. He also made dif- growing market for Marmon was giv- ferent hood sides that did not have doors but instead had vent louvers. moderately priced en by Henry Ford, all-wheel drive ve- who, before he ac- hicles. quired the Lincoln Motorcar Compa- ny, rode to work in a custom-bodied This gave birth to the Marmon-Her- Marmon Model 34. rington Ford, shown to the left. The installation of all-wheel drive to com- The ultimate engineering feat of the mercial truck chassis is the primary fo- company took form in the Marmon cus of the Marmon-Herrington Com- Sixteen, powered by an all-aluminum pany today. 200 horsepower V-16 engine. Al- though the Sixteen won a long list of In the early 1960s, Marmon-Her- awards for design and engineering, with a price tag of nearly rington was purchased by the Pritzker family and became $5,000 it was a hard sell in the early 1930s, and less than 400 a member of an association of companies which eventually were made before the company went under in 1933.When adopted the name The Marmon Group. In 2007 the Pritzker Amelia Earhart came back to New York after making her family sold a major part of the $7.7 billion Group to Warren trans-Atlantic flight, she rode down Broadway through the Buffett’s firm, Berkshire Hathaway. ■

Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 15 16 The Colorado Classicist 1923 Marmon Model 34B 7-Passenger Touring Car Owner, Jim Aldrich, Raleigh, North Carolina

Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 17 Featured Car

1923 Model 34B 7-Passenger Touring Car MarmonBy Jim Aldrich

This article comes from Colorado CCCA regional member Jim which gave a very reasonable (for the time) 48 pounds per Aldrich of Raleigh, North Carolina, and appeared in part in the horsepower. North Carolina Region of the AACA NC Regional News, May/ June 2018. This region has 14 separate chapters in North Caro- The World War I conflict centered in Europe and began in lina, and his, the Triangle Chapter centered around Raleigh, has the summer of 1914. By 1917 The United States was in- 95 members. volved and so was most of the US auto industry. In a late 1917 Marmon ad, The Nordyke and Marmon Co. announced n 1916, The Nordyke and Marmon Co. introduced the that it was shutting automobile production to support the war Model 34 which was equipped with an advanced alumi- effort and that they were to build (5,000) Liberty aircraft en- Inum ohv six cylinder engine along with an aluminum gines. In fact Howard Marmon joined the Army Air Corps, body, hood and radiator shell. It weighed only 3,295 lb. rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He then returned A double transverse rear suspension was also introduced home to usher in an improved 1919 Marmon Model 34. in 1916. The Marmon Model 34 after a number of mod- ifications was, in the early The Marmon was the first 1920s, the fastest produc- of the fine car manufactur- tion car made in the Unit- ers to cut down the high ed States, making it a very differential in price between popular ride if you wanted open and standard closed to move contraband liquor. cars. Advertising in the mid 1920s claimed “Only Marmons were not just fast $130 More Than An Open but also highly reliable, tak- Car”! New Marmon stan- ing advantage of in-house dard Sedans were priced at innovations created by Mar- $3,295.00 and new Marmon mon engineers, and incor- open Touring cars were porating the latest advances priced at $3165.00. Deluxe available to them from any- closed models were priced where. As a result, Marmon $3,455.00 to $3,975.00. was a premium brand, com- peting with Packard, Cadillac, Pierce-Arrow and Lincoln. A Model 34 was driven coast to coast as a publicity stunt, The movie star Francis X. Bushman was reported to have beating Erwin “Cannonball” Baker’s record to much fanfare. spent nearly $20,000 on his custom, amethyst-colored 1915 Model 48. My car is a 1923 Model 34B Marmon 7-passenger Touring. It utilizes aluminum in the body, upper fenders and some The basic styling of the 1916 Marmon Model 34 was main- chassis parts for weight reduction, bringing it in at 3,295 lb, tained up to 1927. A 1917 Marmon advertisement claims, impressive for a long-wheelbase car. It commanded around “A Luxury Car Of Low Upkeep Cost!” The new Model 34 $5,000 from the new owner in 1923 to drive it home. For the was one of the strongest cars ever built. It was 1,100 pounds same money you could get 14 Ford Model Ts. lighter than most cars with a 136 inch wheelbase. The light weight improved gas mileage and extended tire wear. The I found the Marmon in South Carolina. The owner, Stan 340 cubic inch six cylinder was rated at 74 horsepower

18 The Colorado Classicist Posey, had owned it for some 40 years. The Po- seys, father and son, are collectors and kept the car on a farm. It was not in running condition but I got it running. It featured original paint, upholstery, top, etc. I have worked on the car extensively, but tried to keep it as original as possible.

I was invited to the 2017 Hilton Head Concours d’Elegance and showed the car in the Preserva- tion Class. The Marmon won the AACA HPOF (Historical Preservation of Original Features) “Red Bird” (as the certification is known) last year at the NC Region Spring Meet in Raleigh’s Triangle Town Center. The Marmon also par- ticipated in the 2017 HCCA Summer tour. That five-day event covered 100 miles per day around Beaufort, SC. I had no trouble with the car and had it up to 55 mph at times. It gets a little shaky if I go faster. ■

Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 19 Marmon HCM V12

By 1932, it was clear that Marmon Motor Car Company was down for the count. No lending institution would touch it, and its lack of a low-priced model was choking sales. But Howard Marmon wasn’t ready to throw in the towel just yet; in fact, he reckoned he might be able to woo new investors with a truly groundbreaking car that, while not as lavish as the Sixteen, was still unmistakably Marmon. It was to be a radical departure from the norm.

Rather than riding on a conventional ladder-style chassis, with two outer frame rails running front to back and tied together by cross members, the car that would come to be known as the HCM V12 (for its maker’s initials, Howard Carpenter Mar- mon) would use a backbone chassis. This type of frame is characterized by its thick, centralized spine, with the frame rails at each end splayed outward to allow mounting of the suspension and power train. Although the HCM wasn’t the first car to use a backbone chassis (the Czech Tatra T11 of 1923 holds that distinction), it was highly unusual. It also was fitted with four-wheel independent suspension. As you can imagine, this gave the HCM ride and handling characteristics that were outstanding. In a private test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, test drivers were reportedly able to hug the inside wall through the turns at a speed of 95 mph, better than many race cars. What’s more, the ride quality was exquisite. The HCM also utilized inboard rear brakes and magnesium wheels.

The HCM’s 368 cubic-inch OHV V-12 was made from the Marmon Sixteen’s V-16. The second and third from rear cylinders in each bank were removed, and the resulting V-10 and V-twin were welded back together. Peak output was a substantial 151 hp and 262 lb-ft of torque. It propelled the HCM to 113 mph.

The two-door sedan body was designed by Walter Dorwin Teague Jr., but as with the Six- teen, the credit officially went to his father, Walter Sr. The pontoon fenders, steeply raked windshield and integral trunk were just some

of the departures from the norm, and wouldn’t become com- mon on mass produced mainstream cars for another half-de- cade. You can like the shape or not, but it clearly foretold the future in automotive design.

Unfortunately, by the time the HCM was completed in the latter half of 1933, the company was in receivership…but not because of the HCM; Howard Marmon had spent an esti- mated $160,000 of his own money on developing the HCM. When it became clear that the Marmon Motor Car Company would not be able to put the HCM in production, Howard Marmon and George H. Freers (the company’s final chief en- gineer) shopped the car around to other American automak- ers. Every manufacturer to which they pitched the HCM rejected it; it was the middle of the Great Depression, after all. A bitter, broken Howard Marmon admitted defeat. He withdrew to his estate in North Carolina, taking the lone HCM prototype with him, wrapping it in protective covers, and parking it in his garage. Howard Marmon died in 1943, and in the 75 years since then, it has passed through a handful of subsequent owners, most notably the late John O’Quinn, who shelled out $891,000 for it in 2007.

20 The Colorado Classicist A Marmon 34 carries the Curtiss-Sperry Flying Bomb

Before World War I, the possibility of using radio to control aircraft intrigued many inventors. One of these, Elmer Sperry, succeeded in arousing the US Navy’s interest. Sperry had been perfecting gyroscopes for naval use since 1896 and estab- lished the Sperry Gyroscope Company in 1910. In 1911, airplanes had only been flying for eight years, and yet Sperry became intrigued with the concept of applying radio control to them. He realized that for radio control to be effective, automatic stabilization would be essential, so he decided to adapt his naval gyro-stabilizers (which he had developed for destroyers). Then in 1913, the Navy provided a flying boat to test and evaluate the gyro-based autopilot. Sperry’s son Law- rence was in Europe and observed the developing techniques of aerial warfare. So in 1916, the two Sperrys joined Peter Hewitt, an early inventor of radio-related devices, to develop an explosive-laden pilotless airplane. A rush order was placed with Curtiss Aircraft for six unique planes, with an empty weight of 500 lb, top speed of 90 mph, range of 50 miles and the capability of carrying up to 1,000 lb of explosives. They became known as the Curtiss-Sperry Flying Bomb. No flight or wind-tunnel testing of the design was performed before production began, and this proved disastrous later.

One of the most daunting challenges to the designers was the launch mechanism. The first try was to launch it by sliding it down a long wire. In November and December 1917, three attempts were made to launch the Flying Bomb. On the first launch, one wing was damaged as the plane went down the wire, and on the second, the plane lifted from the wire but immediately plunged to the ground. The wire method was then abandoned in favor of a catapult along a 150-foot track, with power obtained from a 3-ton weight being dropped from a height of 30 feet. On the third try the plane flipped over its nose. Two more attempts in January, 1918, saw the plane get airborne, but it was too tail-heavy, so it stalled and crashed almost immediately.

It was realized that some flight test evaluation of the aircraft’s capabilities was necessary. One of the planes was then fitted out with sled runners for landing gear, a seat and standard control stick, and Lawrence Sperry decided that he would be the test pilot. While taxiing it on ice, he hit some slushy snow, and wrecked the plane, though Sperry was unhurt. A second airplane was fitted out, and Sperry managed to get it in the air, but lost control when the automatic pilot was engaged. After two complete rolls, Sperry managed to regain control and land safely.

Clearly, though, more attention to flight testing the basic design was needed, particularly in the area of handling qualities. Sperry and his assistant, N. W. Dalton, obtained a Marmon 34 automobile, the fastest production car of the time, and mounted the Curtiss-Sperry Flying Bomb to the top of it. In this configuration, Sperry and his crew drove the Long Island Motor Parkway at the then phenomenal 80 mph, one of the first examples of an open-air wind tunnel, and adjusted the flight controls to what they thought was the optimum settings. The Marmon was not only an excellent way to adjust the flight controls, it was realized that it would also be a good launching platform, and this was tried on March 6, 1918. The aircraft left the car cleanly, and flew in stable flight for the 1,000 yards that the distance-measuring gear had been set for. For the first time in history, an unmanned, heavier-than-air vehicle had flown in controlled flight.

The feat, however, could not be duplicated, and it was thought that the roadway was too rough. So the Marmon was fitted with railroad wheels, and an unused spur of the Long Island Railroad was put back into service. On the first try, before full flying speed had been reached, the aircraft developed enough lift to raise the front wheels off the track, and another crash resulted. Another three flights were attempted with very short flights, all ending in crashes. On the last one, on September 26, the Flying Bomb climbed straight for about a hundred yards, then entered a spiral dive and crashed. This was the final blow for the Curtiss-Sperry Flying Bomb, as all the usable airframes had been consumed in crashes. It wasn’t until almost two decades later that the Navy again would decide to pursue unmanned aircraft.

Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 21 You just never know who you’re going to meet The two-day Vail Automotive Classic event held at the Vail airport in Gypsum, Colorado, and in downtown Vail by Tom Goyne

wo regional members entered their Classics in the and we had lots of spectators looking at the cars. At this Vail Automotive Classic and Wheels and Wings day’s event, Art won another award for his Cadillac, the Tshows this year, Art Cutler Town of Vail Sponsor Award rib- and Tom Goyne. The shows were bon. Not bad, eh? held on the weekend of September 8 and 9. Saturday’s event was at A great thing about the Sunday the Eagle County Regional Air- show is the people one meets. port in Gypsum, CO, and includ- Early in the morning, the car ed a 150-car strong concours on guys were out and they all want- the apron between two hangars. ed to talk with the owners of their During the concours there was an favorite marques. Later, came air show featuring individual and the locals sauntering by. They pairs acrobatic flying, the Rocky were not car people, but were Mountain Renegades team fly- genuinely interested in the cars, ing show, and a small display of asking all variety of questions, vintage aircraft. The acrobatics some pretty humorous. One lady were right at the edge of the apron asked me what year my Packard where the cars were parked and was. I said, “1934.” She said, that made the viewing outstand- “Oh, I see. What year was it ing. There were many awards giv- Patrica Joy, above, standing on Tom’s built?” I said, “1934.” She said, en at the car show, but our region running board. Her family owned The Packard “No, I mean what year was it did well...Art was awarded the Motor Car Company into the twenties. made.” I finally figured out that Barrett-Jackson Auction’s Best Pepi Gramshammer, the fifties ski racing legend she thought it was a kit car so I in front of Art’s Cadillac, below. Car ribbon for his 1931 Cadillac told her that all the parts on it V-12 Coupe, and your ed- were 84 years old. I’m itor was awarded Best-of- not sure she believed me. Show in his 1934 Packard Super-8 Coupe-Roadster. Another lady stopped by and said to me, “My fam- Sunday saw the cars lined- ily owned the Packard up along Gore Creek Drive Motor Car Company,” and Bridge Street, smack and introduced herself to in the center of Vail. It is me as Patricia Joy. I was a truly gorgeous area of the truly taken aback. The town looking every bit like most instrumental man a European ski resort with in the formation of the stone paved streets, chic Packard Motor Car Com- shops, many restaurants, pany was Henry B. Joy.

22 The Colorado Classicist You just never know who you’re going to meet The two-day Vail Automotive Classic event held at the Vail airport in Gypsum, Colorado, and in downtown Vail by Tom Goyne

Roscoe gets out of the sun under Tom’s Packard at the Vail Village display.

Photos: Emily Arden Wells, Bonnie Ferrell and Tom Goyne

He brought a group of investors into the company in 1902, moved the company to Detroit and then became President and later Chairman of the Board. That man was Patricia’s great-grandfather’s brother! And Patricia’s great-grandfa- ther was also a Packard investor and board member.

Then later, 86-year old ski racing legend Pepi Gramsham- Above is the 1915 Model T Ford that won the Peo- mer walked by on the way to his Gasthof, which Art and I ple’s Choice award on Sunday in downtown Vail. were parked in front of. As we were leaving the show, Pepi’s Below that is a very unusual 1929 Rolls-Royce wife, Sheika, called to us from their veranda, “Come back 20/25 Boattail Roadster owned by Charles Overy next year! Promise you will!” Well, who can say no to that? of nearby Edwards, Colorado. We will be back. ■

Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 23 Dreaming of a Duesenberg A Colorado Region Member Seeks to Capture the Cars that First Caught His Eye.

Excerpts from an article written by Noah D. Thanos Courtesy of Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

n 1947, a Duesenberg was often the car of dreams. For bilt family was the original owner. “I was delighted with the then-10-year-old Colorado Region member Roger P. idea of caring for the very Duesenberg that inspired me at IWillbanks that was certainly true. “It was definitely an such a young age.” over-the-top car for its day, especially in terms of its per- formance,” explains Roger. “The mechanics—the engine— The Duesenberg is not the only childhood dream Roger has were beyond belief! It had multiples of the power of any turned into a reality; his collection also includes a car that he other passenger car in production at that time.” Growing first spotted at age five. Roger’s father brought him and his up in Denver, Roger knew of the Duesenberg marque only older brother into downtown Denver one evening. “After as it existed in the pages of books. But one day in 1947 that parking the car, I noticed two large spotlights in the sky— changed. something I recognized from the movies, but I quickly real- ized we were not seeing a film,” Roger remembers. “I was riding my bike through my South Denver neighbor- hood when I saw a car I had not seen before,” says Roger. They soon walked into a large conference hall brimming “Strangely, on a residential street, I saw my first Duesen- with people. “My brother put me on his shoulders so I could berg!” He wanted a closer look, of course, so he parked get a better view—and then I saw a car,” says Roger. “There his bike and went over to the car, in the center of the crowd was a red being sure to examine it from a safe and chrome hard-top convertible. It distance. “I got as close as I could had a chrome strip that went around it without touching it,” says Roger. “I and a very smooth body that, togeth- moved over the whole exterior at er, made it look like a floating space- about a distance of six inches.” Af- ship.” ter some time, a man startled Roger from his trance-like state and asked The car was the 1941 Chrysler Thun- Crossing the Pebble Beach awards ramp in him if he knew anything about the derbolt, a concept car released just 2000 is Roger’s Duesenberg, car. Roger said, “Yes! It’s a Duesen- and in 1997, his Thunderbolt. before the U.S. entered World War II. berg with 265 horsepower!” “At the time, I don’t believe they even had come up with the term ‘Concept The man was surprised and impressed Car,’” explains Roger, “but the Thun- by the adept, young Duesenberg fan, derbolt certainly demanded a special and let Roger sit in the driver’s seat term, as nothing like it had ever really of the car. “That vision of the dash- been seen before. The design and the board in front of me stayed with me ingenuity are what made me believe in the following years as I went on to that Americans could make the best finish grade school, high school, col- cars in the world.” lege, and eventually the army,” says Roger. Roger was captivated. He credits the Thunderbolt with ce- Just over fifty years after Roger’s initial rendezvous with the menting his love of cars. As with his Duesenberg, Roger car, a 1929 Duesenberg Model J Derham Dual Cowl Pha- was later presented with the opportunity to acquire that very eton was put up for auction. Roger instantly recognized the Thunderbolt when it went up for auction in 2008. It too is elusive Phaeton, and knew that he had to have it. “I was now in his collection. Roger believes that nurturing a love delighted with the idea of caring for the very Duesenberg of cars in people of all ages is increasingly important, and that inspired me at such a young age,” he explains. After he hopes that his cars will help inspire the next generation researching the history of his now prized Duesenberg, Roger of automotive enthusiasts. Roger’s unusual car stories show discovered that William A. M. Burden of the famed Vander- that dreams can in fact become a reality—twice even! ■

24 The Colorado Classicist Pebble Beach Highlights Colorado Region Winners at Pebble Beach

At the top is Davis McCann displaying Davis and Lorraine’s third-place ribbon in the American Open Classics class for their 1932 Auburn V-12 160-A Phaeton. Middle row left is Roger Willbanks’ 1929 Duesenberg J Sport Phaeton, Derham, which took third in the Duesenberg class. Middle right is Lou and Kathy Ficco in the 1935 Auburn 851 Supercharged Speedster. They took second in the American Open Classics class. At the bottom is Larry and Carol Pumphrey crossing the winners ramp for a third place win in the Packard class in their 1937 Pack- ard Twelve Dietrich Convertible-Sedan.

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Random shots taken on the Tour d’Elegance and at the Concours... 1. First place in the American Open Classic class is a spectacular 1937 Cadillac 90 Hartmann Cabriolet. 2. Tucker was a featured marque this year. 3. CitroËn was also featured. This is a very unusual 1959 DS-19 Berline d’Usine. 4. 1948 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport Figoni Fastback Coupé. 5. 1927 Lincoln Brunn Cabriolet. 6. 1935 Delage D8-85 Henri Chapron/Clabot Cabriolet. 7. 1921 Kissel 6-45 “Gold Bug” Speedster 8. Ca 1923 Marmon Roadster 9. 1921 Paige Model 6-66 Daytona Speedster 10. Carol and Larry Pumphrey with You-Know-Who.

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Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 27 Tech Tips

INSTALLING A FABRIC ROOF pled the roof canvas to the inner floating frame, removed the centering blocks between the floating & fixed frames, by Joe Pirrone and then tightened and retightened o install the fabric roofs on closed bodies of the twen- the 12 nuts until ties and thirties, most skilled upholsterers will staple one T the material was edge down and then move to the opposite edge and pull it as stretched out. The tight as they can while simultaneously stapling it in position. design accommo- Next is to do the same with the other two edges. It takes dates stretching up to two inches in each direction.

Next I built a Above the roof and molding bending guide are installed. for the aluminum Middle shows the masking required to molding that goes paint the molding. Above is the stretch- around the fabric bottom is the completed job. ing frame and in the top. You can see middle is the molding in the photos that bending frame. the guide clamps At the bottom of the molding tight- the column the underlayment is ly at the top and stapled in place allows it to be and ready for the bent more than fabric roof. 90 degrees. This is done because the molding will

a great deal of ex- perience to decide just how tight to stretch each edge so that the fabric is evenly stretched in both directions, and stretched tightly enough so that it won’t flap in a 60 mph wind. For my 1932 Oldsmobile Coupe, I decided to build a pre-stretcher for the canvas so that I could install the pre- stretched canvas fairly loosely on the roof and then let it shrink back slow- ly afterwards, spring back after bending. automatically tensioning itself. The last step is painting the molding. I did this after instal- Above are pho- lation to insure it would not be scratched during installation, tos of the roof but this meant that a great deal of masking needed to be done. canvas stretching frame I designed The completed job is probably the best I have ever seen. -ed. and built. I sta-

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30 The Colorado Classicist Mystery Photos

Here are two photos of a famous American race car. The top one was taken in 1911 during the inaugural running of a well known race, and the second is the same car in 2010 at Pebble Beach. Tell me what race was being run in 1911, what place this car took, and the make of the car. For extra credit, tell me what notable invention this car featured. Email your answers to the editor, [email protected].

Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 31 A Marmon ad from 1922 shows a 4-passenger Sedan. Marmon was considered a high-quality luxury automobile for all of its life.