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I might try it for a while, will need to fabricate some brackets to support from crossbar, with rubber bumpers against shell….I don’t want to drill any holes….

As far as telling the price, doesn’t matter, if I go first, my wife will have the “big sale”” and it can go for fair value!”

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Well, my understanding is that four do exist, I think the group discussed this in a previous thread. Three are well known and one is “hidden” in a private collection, as you say. The fifth one was apparently destroyed somewhere along the way…

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Stu knows the story, but I guess I’ll tell the rest of it here, too.

I’d arranged the financing for this car from a guy outside the auction venue, on a corner, Guido I think his name was….

So could get the money, but the vig was a little much and I could never afford to show it after paying each week…so, another dream lost…

Oh well…

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Oh, and by the way, the new owner of the Pierce coupe is also the owner of the Marathon factory building … and owns 4 Marathon cars, too, of which there are only a few more extant…

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I first got on Facebook a number of years ago, to connect for a high school 40th reunion, and then expanded it to see what my five children are doing.

It’s a good venue to keep in touch and share information.

I had to get off of it during the election. If you expand into the political arena on FB, you’ll soon learn that A) you don’t change anyone’s mind nor ideas with your carefully crafted and well thought out dialogue and you’ll get called a lot of nasty names in the process.

Also, try to limit your “friends” to people you really know and care to hear from. It can get a little silly when a few hundred people want to be your “friend”, and you have to weed through them posting every darn random image the Internet has to offer, all the while thinking they’re the most clever person on the planet.

All that said, use common sense, and it’s a great communication resource for us…..

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It was fun! I think I talked too much though…friends and supper were both great…

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My understanding is that all P-A convertible sedan bodies were made by LeBaron, to Pierce specifications, and delivered to the factory “in the white” (in primer) to be finished by Pierce.

The production model convertible sedans are thus bodies built by Lebaron, but not Lebaron custom bodied, if that makes sense.

I do not know if any other production bodies were made outside the PAMCC factory.

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I’d bet Loki wouldn’t pass up a steak…but the most fun is playing fetch with him, first you have to pick up what must be a 6×6 piece of wood, three or so feet long, and see if you can throw it further than 10 feet!!

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I plan to go to the dinner!

I was just on the “field” at Hershey, at the big RV show they have there (although it only covers the Green and Orange car swap meet fields). Felt strange to be walking the asphalt with no rusty car parts around…

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OK thanks, seems then that the script keys must have come in with the eights in 1929….

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Nice! Anyone know what years had the key with “PIERCE” embossed on them, I’ve collected several over the years (and I’m not talking about the repro Pierce script keys)….

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The VIN you mention is actually the body number, as Ed mentions, the “S” standing for five passenger sedan …you would also have a motor number and a serial number, the serial number should be on a nameplate riveted to the frame under the left front fender…at the very least you’d see two small holes where the plate had been located…

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I dated a High Speed Miss when I was in college. Couldn’t keep up with her. And, the sad part of the “joke”, I’m serious, she was a cheerleader for the Nawlin’s Saints in the early 1970’s, I even remember her name. But, to protect the guilty, I won’t mention it here.

In all seriousness, my ’31 had a funny miss, all else was well and we tracked it down to a worn bushing in distributor, as John mentioned. It’s just not something you think of offhand, but it can affect performance.

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Greg, I’m with you on that….and since I do upholstery work, then it would just be the cost of materials and a paint job to finish! Oh, and having you sort it out mechanically…..

None of my comments were meant to take away from what a GREAT car this would be for someone….and, again, like Greg, wish it were “me”” someone!”

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That is correct. Information was obtained from Pierce service bulletins and other printed matter, and at one time there was even a Pierce Arrow Mechanical Club, where interested mechanics would meet at the factory to discuss various issues. These meetings and findings were then also published.

There were also information sheets published about many models, that showed lubrication and major information. You can usually find these on Ebay.

Period “generic” shop manuals also usually had a section on Pierce Arrow.

There have been a few mid-30’s cars for sale lately, which one did you buy, and could you post a picture?

If you have specific questions, posting them here can usually get you an answer, there’s nothing that can be done to the cars that someone in the Pierce Arrow Society hasn’t already been there and done that!

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I’ve watched early Pierce cars for years, and lost out on two very early cars due to poor decision making on my part, a 1909 24 and a 1910 36.

It seems at one time that replicated cars, with major components being new (such as the body and frame of this one)were close to par in value with original ones. Now, from what I’m seeing, a known replicated car has much less value than one with a pedigree and history.

That said, there are a lot of early cars out there that have had major work, but some of THAT history is being lost as time goes by. I’ve walked Hershey with a friend who is one of the top brass car experts in the US, and it was fascinating….he’d point out this car that had a rear body replaced by Harrah’s, or that car that started out as an engine and some parts….

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Sure wish my pockets were that deep, I’d like to see that car at the museum…..but as it is, if a trip around the world cost a dollar, I’m not sure I could afford to get to the end of ny driveway….

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Where’s your seat belt? Hold on tight, those box seats can be expensive!

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I believe there are four of the five that have survived……three are quite visible, I believe the fourth is in a private collection and seldom seen…..someone more in tune can verify or deny that…

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Oh, I wasn’t aware that Mr. Derro had passed, sorry to hear that and it explains the car being available….will be interesting to see where it ends up….

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