Locomobile Straight Eight

A picture of a 29 Coupe.

Hmmm.  Stearns-Knight seems to have a much bigger following.   I found this picture of a 28 8-80 here.  It was showing this year at Greenwich.

https://barryscarshows.wordpress.com/2016/06/09/greenwich-concours-june-4-2016/

The car shown in 1929 is a late year production 8-80. There are a few 8-80 of the same model floating around.

Here are photos of a 1927 Locomobile 8-80 sedan that was offered on eBay a few years ago.  Once Locomobile came under his control as Billy Durant's luxury car, it was inevitable there would be less expensive series added to broaden the appeal beyond the grand Model 48.  As was his wont to do with the Durant, Star and Flint, the 8-80 would source a proprietary engine, in this case, a Lycoming 298.6 ci L-Head straight eight to power its 130 inch wheelbase chassis.  In its three model years as 8-80 and 8-88, pricing ranged from $2,650 to $5,250, though most models were in the $3,000-$3,500 bracket.    According to The Standard Catalog by Kimes and Clark et al, annual Locomobile sales were fading as badly as the remainder of this empire: 1926: 2,586; 1927: 2,037; 1928: 1,112 and 1929: 327.   Safe to assume the majority of sales were of the lower-priced Junior 8 and 8-80 lines.  

Of the Lycoming engine, it was popular with other makes in the price ranges: Auburn, Elcar, Gardner and Roamer.   

This 25 Locomobile 8 Touring has been enthusiastically owned in Norway for 50+ years and is now running well with a new owner. Sort of looks like a Flint with a larger front?

For sale on facebook for 48K.  Model 880.

Assume this is the guy who posted here in the general section recently looking for an appraiser.  Nice car, he should do well. 

Steve_Mack_CTJun 15, 2022

Assume this is the guy who posted here in the general section recently looking for an appraiser.  Nice car, he should do well. 

Yes Steve.

Only one I’ve ever seen, Its pretty cool. I think he’s gonna get it running and keep it… Hopefully.

Well hell, there's this one - a 1926 Junior 8 - that turned up in Quebec 4 years ago. It went from Quebec to California then to New York. The new owner replaced the ersatz "Woody" woodwork with some more appropriate.

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