Roosevelt (car)
| Roosevelt | |
|---|---|
 Roosevelt sedan 4 doors (1929)
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| Eight | |
| Sales designation: | Roosevelt Eight |
| Production period: | 1929-1930 |
| Class : | upper middle class |
| Body versions : | Limousine , coupe |
| Engines: |
Petrol engines : 3.3 liters (53 kW) |
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| Wheelbase : | 2870 mm |
| Empty weight : | |
| successor | Marmon model 70 |
Roosevelt and Roosevelt Eight was a car driven by the Marmon Motor Car Company in Indianapolis ( Indiana ) in the model years 1929 and 1930 under the brand name Roosevelt was offered.
description
The Roosevelt was named after the American President Theodore Roosevelt and was supposed to be an "affordable" automobile. He was the first American car with rows - eight-cylinder engine that is less than 1,000 US dollars cost. The engine had a displacement of around 3300 cc and made 72 bhp (53 kW). The vehicles had a wheelbase of 2870 mm. There were four different bodies: a sedan ($ 995), a coupe ($ 995), a Victoria coupe ($ 1,065) and a collegiate coupe ($ 1905).
The successor, which has hardly changed, was equipped with a more powerful engine from 1931 and again offered as the Marmon Model 70.
literature
- Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard catalog of American Cars. 1805-1942. Digital edition . 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola 2013, ISBN 978-1-4402-3778-2 , pp. 1309 (English).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Marmon "Straight 8" Roosevelt (accessed January 6, 2019)
- ↑ Auction 2015 (accessed January 6, 2019)