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I recently purchased a 1929/1930 Marquette. Do you have any research, parts availability or restoration info. Thanks.
Mascot - The radiator emblem I have is in the art deco mode-dogs body has angular lines, about 7" long on a radiator cap that you can turn and the cap opens up on a hinge. This is where you would add coolant. Do you know what auto this was meant to be on?
Although my car is not from the roaring twenties, I am still hoping that you can help with my question or pass my on to somebody that might. What kind of gas should I put in my 1959 Mercedes 190SL? Over the years I have been told numerous different answers: Regular gas with a cap full of lead with each fill up, Ultra unleaded with no lead. Any suggestions?
My great-grandmother was supposed to have driven a Moon car in the twenties. She lived in the Reading, PA area and had one of the first taxi services there. She would transport her neighbors to town and back for a small fee. She started this with a horse and wagon and progressed to the Moon car. I believe it was called Moon because of the shape of the window. Mother remembered being able the lift the floor boards up in the back. Thank you for any help you may be able to give me.
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I recently purchased a 1929/1930 Marquette. Do you have any research, parts availability or restoration info. Thanks.According to The New Encyclopedia of Automobiles, there were two Marquettes. One was made by a General Motors subsidiary, the Marquette Motor Co. in Saginaw, Michigan in 1912. Yours was made by the Buick Motor Co. in Flint, Michigan from 1929 - 1931.
The Marquette which was introduced in 1920 was a small Buick. Prices ran from $990 for the business coupe to $1,060 for the sedan. 13,850 of these cars were produced in 1929 but by 1930 the Depression probably caused Buick to withdraw the car from the market and the name disappeared from the list of American cars by 1931. It was the only Buick to use an L-shaped engine and it had much in common with the contemporary Pontiac.
For more information, see the web site of the AACA/Antique Automobile Club of America, www.aaca.org. Also contact or join a Buick club for help with parts, additional research, etc. Clubs are listed on the AACA web site and at Hemmings Motor News, www.hemmings.com.
UPDATE: Don Holton writes that he keeps the Marquette Owners Registry for Enthusiasts and has been keeping information on the Built by Buick Marquette since 1994. Don writes:
"The Marquette was produced by Buick from April of 1929, released for sale to the public on June 1, 1929 and production ceased in January 1930. The Marquette was produced as a 1930 model but many are registered as 1929 as they were registered by Year of Sale instead of Model Year, There were 35,007 cars produced in the US and another 3,117 produced in Canada for a grand total of 38,425."
Mascot - The radiator emblem I have is in the art deco mode-dogs body has angular lines, about 7" long on a radiator cap that you can turn and the cap opens up on a hinge. This is where you would add coolant. Do you know what auto this was meant to be on?Your mascot is probably the Lincoln greyhound, 1929-39. Ford also had a dog, 1933-34 but it wasn't deco. Check out these web sites:
Although my car is not from the roaring twenties, I am still hoping that you can help with my question or pass my on to somebody that might. What kind of gas should I put in my 1959 Mercedes 190SL? Over the years I have been told numerous different answers: Regular gas with a cap full of lead with each fill up, Ultra unleaded with no lead. Any suggestions?Your best bet is to ask the man who owns one. Below are some web sites that might help. We mainly collect American cars.
My great-grandmother was supposed to have driven a Moon car in the twenties. She lived in the Reading, PA area and had one of the first taxi services there. She would transport her neighbors to town and back for a small fee. She started this with a horse and wagon and progressed to the Moon car. I believe it was called Moon because of the shape of the window. Mother remembered being able the lift the floor boards up in the back. Thank you for any help you may be able to give me.The Moon car was produced by The Moon Motor Car Company in St. Louis, Missouri from 1905 - 1930. Moon started in the buggy business. The first Moon cars were designed by Louis Mooers who designed the Peerless. The company attempted to produce a European-type high-quality car aimed at the Rolls-Royce market. However, after acquiring New Era Motors, the company immediately collapsed and the famous Moon name became a part of automotive history.
Source: The New Encyclopedia of Automobiles, 1885 To The Present
