Reply To: Greetings from a new member

[Edgar Minnie]

Robert, as I am sure you have noticed, Pierce open cars can be quite expensive. Pierce open cars from 1929 and 1930 come up for sale once in a while. By 1931, open cars get much more scarce. From 32 and later, they seldom change hands. Many times they are spoken for years in advance. Then when you start talking a V-12, it can be a budget buster. A 32 V-12 sold at the Hershey auction in October for 407 thousand. It had quite a bit wrong with it, incorrect and missing parts, and it was a 35 year old restoration with 55 thousand miles on it. Recently a 34 V-12 needing a fair amount of work sold for over 500 K. An eight can be bought for less, but they also seldom change hands. I don’t post this to discourage you, but just as a bit of information where they are trading at now. There is a very nice 29 for sale on cape cod in the 140’s. Also, there are several fake or cut down cars out there. One currently for sale by a dealer. You should hire someone who know’s Pierce cars before you purchase ANY open car. Welcome to the club. See you in Buffalo. Ed