Monday, September 20, 2021

A 1930 Marquette with a Most Interesting History, Shown at the 2021 Dayton, Ohio, Concours


 Thanks to Ed!

In the class I judged today, I was astonished at the winning car == a 1930 Marquette (the companion car to Buick) that barely lasted a bit more than a year in production).  The Chinese Red one in this photo is one of only two known to exist.  Our three person team that has been judging for many years has NEVER given 100 points to any car and this vehicle was beyond compare: 100 points.  This vehicle was Pebble Beach or Amelia Island quality.

But the back-story here is the owner -- who lives in Lima, Ohio, -- he did the entire restoration himself -- everything -- and it took eleven years.  The car was originally owned and driven in Santiago, Chile, by the then US ambassador to Chile in the early 1930s.  


On the original owner of the Marquette, see --

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