Roosevelt (automobile)

Roosevelt

1929 Roosevelt Eight Model 68 4-Door Sedan

Overview
Type| Passenger car
Manufacturer| Marmon Motor Car Company
Also called| Marmon-Roosevelt
Production| 1929-1930
Designer| Alexis de Sakhnoffsky
Body and chassis
Body style| Sedan, Coupe, Victoria and Convertible
Powertrain
Engine| L-head 8-cylinder engine, 201.9 cubic-inches
Power output| 72 horsepower
Transmission| 3-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase| 113 in (2,870 mm)
Chronology
Successor| Marmon Model 70
1929 Roosevelt advertisement in Amsterdam

Short description: Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer

Roosevelt was a Vintage era marque of an United States automobile that was manufactured by the Marmon Motor Car Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, during the 1929 and 1930 model years.[1]

## History

The Roosevelt was named after President Theodore Roosevelt and designed to be priced as an "affordable" automobile, and advertising used the tag line Smart Transportation for the Thrifty.[2] The Roosevelt was the first automobile in America with a straight-eight engine to be priced under $1,000, with the sedan and coupe selling for $995, equivalent to $18,220 in 2024.[3]

Although the Roosevelt name did not appear for the 1931 range of Marmon models, the car was refined into the new Model 70 Marmon.[1]

Sales in 1929 approached 24,500 automobiles, considered an excellent first year for a new marque. One of the unique features of the Roosevelt was the horn button. It served 3 purposes. Push down and it would honk, pull up and it was the starter, and turn it, to turn the head lights on and off. It also had a cameo of Theodore Roosevelt, black and white, on the front top middle of the radiator.[4][1]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kimes, Beverly Rae (1996). The Standard Catalog of American Cars: 1805-1942. Iola, IA: Krause Publications. pp. 1612. ISBN 0873414284.
2. ↑ "The Roosevelt". Pittsburgh Press. April 21, 1929. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xm8bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_koEAAAAIBAJ&dq=hupmobile&pg=3570,2708280.
3. ↑ "Marmon-Built Roosevelt Auto On Display Here". Schenectady Gazette. March 27, 1929. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=U2AhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vIYFAAAAIBAJ&dq=roosevelt marmon&pg=729,3097150.
4. ↑ Georgano, Nick (2001). The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile (3 vol. ed.). Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. ISBN 1-57958-293-1. https://archive.org/details/the-beaulieu-encyclopedia-of-the-automobile/The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, Volume 1 A-F/mode/2u.

## External links

* 1929 Roosevelt Victoria coupe
* 1930 Roosevelt coupe
* Roosevelt 8 at ConceptCarz

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