Marmon Motor Company

Marmon Motor Company
IndustryPremium trucks
Founded1963; 63 years ago (1963)
Defunct1997; 29 years ago (1997)
FateDissolved
SuccessorNavistar International (For construction plant only)
HeadquartersDenton, Texas, U.S.
ProductsTrucks

Marmon Motor Company was a Texan manufacturer of heavy trucks from 1963 through 1997.

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, 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 United States. The last Marmon was made in 1997, and the production facilities in Garland, Texas, were taken over by Navistar’s Paystar division.

Models

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 54" cab
Marmon 54-P Undefined-1997 Conventional Premium 54" cab
Marmon 54-FB Undefined-1997 Conventional Fleet 54" Butterfly Hood
Marmon 57-F Undefined-1997 Conventional Fleet 57" cab
Marmon 57-FB Undefined-1997 Conventional Fleet 57" Butterfly Hood
Marmon 57-P Undefined-1997 Conventional Premium 57" cab
Marmon 57-PHR Undefined-1997 Conventional Premium 57" cab High Rise sleeper
Marmon 57-L Undefined-1997 Conventional Lightweight 57" cab
Marmon 125-D 1996-1997 Conventional Sloped Hood, 125" cab (integral sleeper)
Marmon 125-DHR 1996-1997 Conventional Sloped Hood, 125" cab (integral sleeper) High Roof
Marmon 125-P 1992-1997 Conventional Premium, 125" cab (integral sleeper)
Marmon 125-PHR 1992-1997 Conventional Premium, 125" cab (integral sleeper) High Roof
Marmon SB57-L Undefined-1997 Conventional Setback Lightweight, 57" Cab
Marmon SB90-L Undefined-1997 Conventional Setback Lightweight, 90" cab (integral sleeper)
Marmon SB103-L Undefined-1997 Conventional Setback Lightweight, 103" cab (integral sleeper)
Marmon SB125-L Undefined-1997 Conventional Setback Lightweight, 125" cab (integral sleeper)
Marmon SB125-LHR Undefined-1997 Conventional Setback Lightweight, 125" cab (integral sleeper) High Rise
Marmon SB-57R Undefined-1997 Conventional Setback Regular 57" cab
Marmon 60-F Undefined-1997 Cabover/COE Fleet 60" cab
Marmon 60-P Undefined-1997 Cabover/COE Premium 60" cab
Marmon 86-F 1968-1997 Cabover/COE Fleet 86" cab
Marmon 86-P 1968-1997 Cabover/COE Premium 86" cab
Marmon 110-P Undefined-1997 Cabover/COE Premium 110" cab

See also