1932 Marmon HCM V12
-HCM, Howard Marmon’s initials
-Last Marmon Made
-Made to meet the changing post-depression market
-Cheaper than the V16
-four-wheel independent suspension, slidling pilars like Lancia in 1921 upfront, narrow center chassis, four springs at rear, swing axle.
-chassis, tubular backbone, transmission mounted
-retained the V16’s bore, stroke and 45-degree, wet-liner aluminum construction
-tested at Indianapolis Speedway July 1932, 113 mph, driver
Wilbur Shaw
-body design by Walter Dorwin Teague Associates, in New York designed by Walter Dorwin (son)
-HCM followed Teague’s design, with refinements
-Cost $160,000
-Fall of 1933 receivership
-Howard Marmon and George Freers toured across US, no buyers
-bought from the Stevens Museum in 1999
-restored back to original color
-Completed in 2001, PB ’01. 2002 Cranbrook,
1932 Marmon HCM V12 Gallery
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In Detail
| submitted by | Richard Owen |
| engine | Aluminum V12 |
| displacement | 6030 cc / 368 in³ |
| power | 112.6 kw / 151 bhp @ 3700 rpm |
| specific output | 25.04 bhp per litre |
| f brake size | mm / in |
| r brake size | mm / in |
| f suspension | Sliding Pillars w/Transverse Leaf Springs |
| r suspension | Swing Axles w/Transverse Leaf Springs |
| wheelbase | 3404 mm / 134 in |
| transmission | 3-Speed Manual |
| gear ratios | :1 |
| top speed | ~181.9 kph / 113 mph |
Auction Sales History
1932 Marmon HCM V-12 Prototype – sold for $429,000 A one-off CCCA Full Classic prototype. The only Marmon V-12 ever built. Formerly owned by Brooks Stevens and Ed and Judy Schoenthaler. A 2001 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Best in Class winner. Documented in Automobile Quarterly, Vol. 43, No. 4. Auction Source: 2015 Amelia Island by RM Sotheby’s
1932 Marmon HCM V-12 – sold for $407,000 Offered from the Estate of John O’Quinn. A historic, highly-advanced prototype; the only Marmon V-12 built. Well-known provenance and ownership history. Multiple concours award-winner, including 2001 Pebble Beach Best in Class. Auction Source: 2013 Amelia Island by Rm Auctions
1932 Marmon HCM V-12 2 Door Sedan Prototype – did not sell for $475,000 An historic, highly advanced prototype. Well-known provenance and ownership history. A multiple concours award winner, including 2001 Pebble Beach Best in Class. Subject of an Automobile Quarterly feature by Beverly Rae Kimes. Auction Source: 2011 Monterey Auction by RM
