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£13,315 (Est: £15,100 - £18,875)

1930 Marquette Model 34 Sport Roadster

United States • 13 Jun 2026 • Lot 31

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AI Listing Summary

This 1930 Marquette Model 34 Sport Roadster, a one-year-only model, presents a handsome design with a unique herringbone grille and bright color coordination. While the paint, upholstery, top, and chrome are sound, the aging restoration shows some wear, including a broken door handle and unfinished engine compartment, suggesting it's a candidate for sympathetic recommissioning.

Condition

6

The restoration is aging with a few concerns including a broken right inside door handle, dirty floorboards without carpet or rubber covering, and aged running board covers. The paint is sound, as is the upholstery, top and chrome. The engine compartment is not restored. These issues require some reconditioning.

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212.8ci L-Head Inline Six-Cylinder Engine Single Marvel Type "E" Updraft Carburetor 67.5bhp at 3,000rpm Three-Speed Manual Transmission Live Axles with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs Four-Wheel Mechanical Drum Brakes * One-year only junior Buick-based marque * Sporting and handsome Sport Roadster coachwork * Distinctive herringbone grille * Bright, coordinated colors THE CAR OFFERED General Motors acquired Ranier and Welch in 1911 and renamed that year's offerings as 1912 Marquette models.

They disappeared after that year.

GM's Buick revived the Marquette name in 1929 as a 1930 model.

It didn't have a "valve in head" engine, a foundation of Buick engineering, just a 213 cubic inch L-head six.

There was nothing different about the design, layout or engineering.

Buyers, who were recovering from the 1929 Wall Street crash, bought only 35,007 Marquettes.

Because of this relative failure, Buick abandoned the naming, just as they had 18 years before.

One thing that distinguished the 193...