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Does anyone have any knowledge about the green 840-A Club Sedan for Sale on E-bay and located in Gardena, CA?
I have a friend very interested in the car, but the seller seems to lack knowledge and the car apparently hasn’t been run recently.
If you can help, call me on my cell at 231-740-6610 or call Sal directly at 618-806-2384 and give him your advice.
Auction listing expires soon.
Thanks!
Hi David,
Aside from the info listed on the eBay page, the car apparently was / is owned by a David A. Simon, of Gardena, CA, and I do not believe that he is the seller.
Info from Bernie Weis tracks it back to 1989, but the details are quite sketchy.
I believe that the car has been sitting for quite a while.
I hope that this helps.
Peter
F Y I – here’s the eBay link and listing verbiage:
1934 Pierce Arrow 840 A Club Salon, (Club is the most desirable body style and refers to added privacy from one less side-rear window at each D pillar), suicide doors, beige plush velvet upholstery in very good condition, burl wood accents, nickel plated hardware, completely reconditioned original yellow California plates (5M2011) with black letters, green paint with lime double pinstripe on full length of body, archer ornament aiming bow atop radiator grille, dual horns frame the grille, famous fender formed headlamps, luxurious rubber covered side steps, leather trunk on back bumper frame, “Pierce 8” embedded in center hub caps on original thick spoke wheels, spare rims with beige leather covers side mounted on each front sleek headlighted fender, chromed emblem on lower radiator frame with red background, orange knight with blue dove on helmet atop orange shield with 3 blue doves and scroll on crest below shield with inscription DIXIT ET FECIT, the Pierce Family motto, Latin for “he said and he did,” fitting for a company that delivered promised luxury, Pierce-Arrows, one of the most prestigious automobiles built in America, carried U.S. Presidents, Hollywood Movie Stars, Royalty and Industry Leaders, advertisements pointed out that people excitedly shouted, “There is a Pierce-Arrow!” 385 cubic inch (6.3 liter) inline 8 cylinder engine rebuilt by previous owner Cornwell Sheridan Picture Vehicles and was running like new before being stored (now needs the fuel pump and carburetor rebuilt to run), front bumper recently re-chromed tripled plated, always inside showroom with owner’s vintage and classic car collection since 2005, transmission manual 3 speed, 139 inch wheelbase, length 211 inches, vin# 2080409, Limited Edition Collectible, one of 654 built, very few remaining in existence! Own This Rare and Very Clean Pierce Arrow for Half the Cost of High Priced Commissioned Auctions! (Visit the Pierce Arrow Museum, join the Pierce Arrow Society and show at events!) Buy it now at thousands less for only $32,250! Great Investment at this price, Clear California Title, warehoused on Broadway near 91 Freeway in Gardena, California, Private Party Collector, James Robert Reade 714.931.3146
Something is odd. The above car is listed twice. One at $32,500 BIN and a new listing for $39,000 BIN. Chassis number is the same. I didn’t read the ads. Maybe there is some explanation within them.
Looks like a nice car.
Good luck to your friend with his quest to acquire the car.
Are those sealed beam headlight?
I think the headlight lenses and the running board rubber is wrong. But both those items are now available through the Pierce-Arrow Museum Pierce projects program at affordable prices.
I’d spotted the David Simon connection and Sal has already talked to him. As best we can tell it is a decent driver level restoration of a solid original, but will have mechanical issues to address due to inactivity.
Thanks to all for info & comments. Sal is a ‘driver’ so I hope he can get the car.
Dave