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My first thought was, well, at least they kept the Pierce headlights.

My second thought was, crap, wish they’d taken the headlights off, so no one would think that was a Pierce.

Sad.

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Congrats to Roger for being recognized for his excellent work on The Arrow….

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Great find! I’d guess Model 80 fenders, but someone will know better than I.

I think I have a Pierce parts tag in my memorabilia collection, but never seen one attached to a part! I’d sure be interested in buying that tag if it ever gets separated from the fenders…

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On the later cars, there’s no retainer, the two screws on the outside hold the handle in place. There’s a square shaft attached to the handle that slides into the door latch mechanism, no retainer or clip.

I’d bet yours is the same….

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Bill, I agree with you. The issue is usually the “chassis-path ground” as you state. When these frames were new, they were fresh steel and connections riveted together, THEN painted, and there was a good path for the electricity to follow. Over the years, that once clean steel now has rust on this connected surface, so the electrical path is compromised.

My ’31 Pierce was slow to turn over with a typical chassis ground, as from the factory. When I ran a correctly sized ground cable from battery to a starter bolt, the difference was immediate and significant, engine turned over twice as fast as before. Thus I know on this car the chassis path ground is not a good ground.

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I’ve always heard about the old DC-3 airplanes that, if a pilot was pre-flighting and an engine WASN’T leaking oil, he’d refuse to fly it….in the old radial engines usually no leak meant no oil….

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Speaking of leaks, I love Pierce Arrows of course, but by chance also own an unrestored 1937 Cord standard phaeton. Was at the ACD Festival a few years back, and after the parade through town, two other 810/812 Cords parked next to my ratty one, as my friend and I had just taken a seat. They were both beautiful, brand new, restorations, and they were both leaking water (overheating). I turned to my friend and said “uh oh, my car must be out of coolant, it’s not leaking!” (it runs cool!)…he laughed, but one of the owners overheard me and the look he gave me wasn’t as pleasant as it could have been!

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This is such a great group, and I am indebted to Stu for picking up this box. I now have a pretty good representation of Geo. N. Pierce early years; this box, glass bird feeders with his name and dated in the 1800’s(seed and water holders for cages), and a few turn of the century bicycles including a shaft drive. I’m a very fortunate Pierce memorabilia collector!

Thanks again, Stu, plan to attend the Gathering and see you there!

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I’m in the same boat as Ed, stuck in my garage, miss seeing everyone and know that y’all will have a great time…my best to all..David C.

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Thanks, it’s a good article. I still wonder if the projector was a stock item, or whether it was specially designed/built for Pierce….

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Most of Pierce Arrow memorabilia is self explanatory, there’s either the name Pierce on it, or it’s in the shape of a Pierce emblem, or otherwise easily identifiable as related to PAMCC.

This is a real fringe item, without at least one of the filmstrips that go with it. Were these made ONLY for Pierce salesman use, or was the projector used by other industries or schools also?

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Thanks! It has a path to follow before it arrives in my humble abode, I’m thankful for helpful Society members, and then it will move on to preservation and conservation, not restoration (which is an entirely different topic!). I really enjoy the early history of George N. Pierce, and his many manufacturing endeavors, which culminated in us having fine cars to enjoy! Whew, I’m out of 50 cent words, so on we go…

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Nice! Just remember, we don’t just have a Pierce club, we have a Society! Great people and will help you in many ways, welcome!

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Well, have to find some bottles of Pierce soda!! Or other carbonated beverage….

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Congrats on Pierce ownership, and the Society is a great bunch of people, best club I’ve ever belonged to by a long shot….and great cars too of course!

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Shucks, Bill, sorry to hear that, as I knew from our recent talk you guys were looking forward to the trip….old cars can sometimes waylay our best laid plans!

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Well, if anyone is following the adventures of Pierce memorabilia collecting, this story has a happy ending, at least for me! I did manage to secure the Pierce ice box, and am very happy to check that off the “gotta have one”” list…..and thanks to Stu for the help!”

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Yes, that is a limitation of the Model 80 Pierce. Hope you find it a good home.

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Great car, very nice, but disappointing to see it show up immediately for sale on Ebay, when you could have posted an ad and price on the forum for free, and hopefully keep it within the Society….hope it finds a good home…

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Thanks Stu for offering, and David for suggesting, someone apparently made him an offer off Ebay and he sold it to someone else….if it was someone on the forum congrats on a good purchase, I’ll keep looking…

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