Engine - 491 cubic-inch V16
Transmission - 3-speed manual
Horsepower - 200 at 3,400 rpm
Production - 62 Seven-Passenger Sedans (Body Type 146)

During the golden age of American luxury cars, a small Indianapolis automaker presented itself to be formidable competition to Cadillac’s top offerings with the Marmon Sixteen. Howard Carpenter Marmon (1876-1943) had already emerged as a key figure in the U.S. automotive industry, completing his first motor vehicle in 1902. Nordyke & Marmon of Indianapolis (co-founded by his father and later renamed the Marmon Motor Car Co.) established itself as a reputable manufacturer of impeccably-crafted superior automobiles.

Despite the company's impressive capabilities, it possessed only a small portion of the technical resources of rival Cadillac, which benefited from the full engineering support of General Motors. Yet, the Indianapolis carmaker was undeterred from creating a car that could outdo the best that GM could produce, the mighty Cadillac V-16. Powered by an advanced V16 of the company's own design, this car was called the Marmon Sixteen.

Body Type 146, the Seven-Passenger Sedan by LeBaron represents 62 of the mere 390 Marmon Sixteens produced. This example, restored in black (its original color) graced the concours field at Pebble Beach in 2018, and retains its original V16 engine. The Marmon Sixteen was likely the final and potentially the most exceptional of America's “one-man” automobile designs. The chassis engineering from front to back embodied the same level of thoughtfulness and innovation which had earned Howard Marmon’s V16 engine recognition by the Society of Automotive Engineers, and thus marked a significant turning point for American automotive engineering.