Just Bought a Marmon

Beautiful truck, good luck with it

 

Beautiful! I was going to kid you about going through your "second childhood," until I saw the busted kneecap part. Not fun at all! Hope you get complete recovery from it.

 

And we really appreciate you sharing your photos that bring back fond memories, --- for many of us anyway.

Driving a Marmon isn't just driving a Big truck, --- it's driving a statement. A BiG statement.

I met a driver in Wyoming while I was pumping fuel into a W-900 and he pumped fuel into his Marmon. This was early in my Big truck truckin' career (1980's) and I'd only read about Marmons. This was my first meeting of a Marmon in person.
Just seeing it was amazing.
Beautiful!
The detail was outstanding.

I thought I had my thrill for the day, ....
until that driver cranked 'er up.
The sound from the straight stacks was like music being played by a 3408 Cat.

I heard someone ask, "how's she pull the mountain grades"?
The man in the Marmon looked puzzled when he replied,
"What mountain grades"?
'Nuff said.

 

So tell us, Shakey, was that a Mormon driving that Marmon?

 

No, I don't think so, Big D.
I'm pretty sure he was from this planet.

 

Marmon's were always, and still are my all time favorite truck! Nice find!

 

Never seen one in real life. Interesting trucks though.

 

Beautiful truck don't take this wrong , but it's kinda sad that they chopped the tandems .....care to say how much you paid..?

And at 60 I still ride

 

That's a great mag! I could've joined ATHS for a discounted price at MATS last year, but got distracted and never made it back to their booth. Next year it will be my first stop!

 

Me Too..