West Coast Classics are proud to present a very rare and beautiful older restoration example, judged at 99.5 points in 2010, and part of a renown collection stored in a climate controlled facility since being restored all original and 'Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Club' certified 'Category 1 car' 1937 Cord 812 steel 2 door sedan Phaeton in its original 'Red' color paint with the L head 289 V8 engine matched to a 4 speed electric preselector transmission (set the next gear, then stab the clutch to shift), independent front suspension and four wheel hydraulic brakes. Very desirable and correct example which was recently acquired from a long term private collection.
1937 CORD 812 PHAETON
CHASSIS NO 2173H
ENGINE NO FB2749
AN AUBURN-CORD-DUESENBERG CLUB CATEGORY 1 CERTIFIED EXAMPLE
KNOWN OWNERSHIP HISTORY FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS
MULTIPLE AWARD WINNER & NUMEROUS JUDGING AWARDS VALIDATING BOTH ITS AUTHENTICITY & CONDITION
AACA GEORGE M. HOLLEY AWARD IN 2007
CCCA PRIMARY 1ST PLACE AWARD IN 2009
CCCA SENIOR 1ST PLACE AWARD IN 2010, JUDGED AT 99.5 POINTS
289 CID L-HEAD V8/125 BHP
STROMBERG DOWNDRAFT CARBURETOR
4 SPEED BENDIX ELECTRIC VACUUM SERVO PRESELECTOR GEARBOX
4 WHEEL HYDRAULIC DRUM BRAKES
FRONT INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION WITH TRAILING ARMS & TRANSVERSE LEAF SPRING
REAR SOLID AXLE WITH SEMI ELLIPTICAL LEAF SPRINGS
This is a multiple award winning example certified as a Category 1 original car by the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Club' with ownership history fully documented. In 1984 it was acquired from only its second owner by the renown S. Ray Miller collection of Elkhart, IN where it was then cared for under 'LaVine Restorations'. The car was acquired from the collection in 2004 by Scott Isquick who was to prepare the car for its show and judging debut. It received the AACA George M. Holley Award in 2007 followed by a CCCA Primary First Place award in 2009 and a Snior First Place award in 2010, judged at an almost perfect 99.5 points!
A beautiful 'ACD Club Category 1' older restoration judged at 99.5 points in 2010 in wonderful colors of classic 'Scotch Red' over an absolutely beautiful Tan leather interior. Numerous correct finishes throughout with many factory and period accessories. A rare body style at its very finest and one of the most important vehicles of all time.
E.L. Cord was one of the many talented and skilled automotive entrepreneurs whose aim was to establish an empire to rival Ford, GM & Chrysler. At one time Cord controlled the Checker & yellow cab companies, Duesenberg, Lycoming, Stinson Aircraft & American Airways amongst a portfolio of over 150 companies. A master salesman who worked his way through the automobile business, acquiring the 'Auburn Manufacturing Co' in 1924, 5 years later he took Auburn to the next step introducing the FWD Auburn derived Cord automobile, named after himself. Known as the L29 it boasted both distinctive and sporting appearance with wrapped radiator louvers, exposed pipes on the 812, turned metal dash and concealed headlamps along with impressive performance with revolutionary handling for an American car at the time.
Shortly after its launch the stock market was to crash and with it the market for another Cord project in the works, the Baby Duesenberg. Its distinctive styling provided the basis for the new FWD car from Cord, the 810 and its successor the 812. Gordon Buehrig's clean and unadorned coffin nosed, retractable headlight design would create a standard by which cars are still judged today. Powered by a Lycoming built V8 engine, it created an instant sensation at its November 1935 introduction at the New York Auto Show, so much so that Cord could not possibly meet the demand for the car.
The most attractive and desirable variant of the 810/812 series was the Phaeton, a unique four passenger convertible and one of the first production examples of this body style. Until Cord's Phaeton, two door four passenger convertibles were called convertible Victoria's. Cord's innovative Phaeton provided a stylish quarter window.
This original all-steel 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton must be one of the very finest examples available anywhere that will please even the most discerning and critical Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg' enthusiast, this is among the nicest 1937 812 Phaeton's available, with an impressive, correct look that makes it a standout even among the rarefied few.
