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A Pierce Arrow vacuum, you say? Well, mine won’t fit in a small compartment!
Very nice piece, well done!
you may want to put braces between front/rear of each door opening, to stiffen body, before you lift off frame. If all wood is structurally sound it may not be a big deal, but as you say, it hasn’t been off the frame since it was born, and there may be wood rot that you can’t see right now.
Yes, wiring conduit with junction boxes was used in 1931. No such conduit was used in 1935.
Do any of the metal pedal cars have a script “Pierce” on them, or are they just identified by pedal car manufacturer as such?
Thanks again for the lead! That’s a great looking pedal car….
Well, for both of you who may be interested at this point (I say, tongue in cheek!), a very gracious PAS member has picked this up for me and it will be back in Virginia before too awful long…I did him a small favor and he’s doing me a big one…no, I didn’t pay asking price, yes, I probably overpaid, but I’ve been looking for one of these for years to add to my memorabilia collection, of things made with the Pierce name, even though not necessarily associated with the PAMCC. I can replace the money, but can’t replace this artifact…let’s see, I now have a wagon, a wooden pedal car, a vacuum cleaner…all with the Pierce Arrow name! Always looking for interesting PA memorabilia if available. Best to all David Coco Winchester Va.
You’d do well to read Bob Dluhy’s article on the restoration of his 1931 Model 43 phaeton. He goes into excellent detail about the trials and tribulations. Once you finish your car, you’ll never use the words “easy restoration” in a sentence again.
As Ed pointed out, there are a lot of details on a Pierce that need to be correct. For example (and I don’t know if this applies to a ’29), the wiring along the frame is run in conduit, with junction boxes, not just exposed wiring as it is on most cars. Brake drums need to be ground, as they are of special steel. The list goes on…
It’s not a car that can be just thrown back together, I hope you do find a good mentor on the restoration, that would help considerably. Good luck!
Not sure what you mean about jack storage.
My car, and assume earlier too, had a feature where the backrest of the rear seat was hinged at the bottom, and had three knob/screws at the top that engaged an L bracket to secure. This was where the side curtains were stored….
Looks like he has a lot of room to work, that’s good! Not to be simplistic, but make sure everything is tagged and small parts in bags. I’ll give you an example of how NOT to do it, fellow was going to paint my car, took the doors off, and threw all the door hinges in a bucket. Big mistake, as each hinge was specific to a location, probably hand fit at the factory…took us a lot of time when putting hinges back on to get doors to fit correctly….best of luck with the restoration, will be a great car when done…
Well, story’s not over, a generous Society member may be able to pick up and transport this wagon for me, dibs for now!!!
I really wanted this, but packing and shipping by UPS (over $350) to me is prohibitive.
The wagon is in the Brass Armadillo antique mall, Des Moines, Iowa. Vendor will not ship, the closest UPS store will pick up for $25 and ship but, as mentioned, too much for me since so far away.
Can’t think of any other way to get it, oh well…
Thanks, Richard, for lead…hope a Pierce collector ends up with it…
She’s hesitant to ship, we have a tentative deal based on her figuring that out, yes, easy to bring to a UPS store and have them box and ship, told her so, but she’s still on the fence about it. Will let you know if it works out, thanks Richard for lead!!
Great to hear of this car being passed down in the family and displayed appropriately.
A number of years ago I saw the car at Rhinebeck, and contacted Andrew King, a friend, about the car. The King family worked side by side with Cole Palen, and Andrew is an astounding pilot of anything older with wings, his father was a regular pilot with Cole.
He soon came back to me and told me no, it’s not for sale, family owned and likely to stay that way.
Obviously, that’s a wonderful thing, and glad to hear the rest of the story to date!
I’ve contacted the antique mall where this wagon is located, the dealer is supposed to call me, if I can’t get a substantial reduction and make a deal will let you know the details….
I apologize if my comments on metallic offended anyone. For some reason it’s a personal hot button, and I’m outspoken by nature.
A yellow polka dot Pierce is still a fine car! And I know that there are some nice cars out there that look good with metallic…(and bright colors, Ed!)
Shame on them for calling your car a circus wagon just because it’s a little flaky.
I believe the correct nomenclature from the Pierce Art Department would have been “Brothel Blue””……..”
I posted pics under your “29 dc phaeton” thread of both an engraved spotlight, and two badges similar to what Tony posted. Although the picture makes them look two shades of color, they’re both identical. I’d sell one, don’t know if it’s real or repop, send me an email at [email protected] if interested, $75 and I’ll pay postage.
The 836 was and attempt to build an “entry level” car, had stamped grill instead of louvers in front of radiator, and I believe no louvers in the hood was standard.
I’d be much more concerned about the car having a 217 cubic inch 6 cylinder engine, as stated in ad….hopefully the written ad is incorrect, otherwise someone figured that it was easier to drop what would seem to be a Mopar six in the car instead of rebuilding original engine…
First, please don’t paint your car with metallic paint. It just won’t look correct, regardless of when such paint was “available”. This is personal opinion, and I’m sure some may disagree, but I’ve seen some Classics painted with metallic, and it’s like a slap in the face, just not right.
Second, my understanding is that the metallics that WERE available early on were very subtle, not the obvious big flakes you see on a lot of custom cars.
Third, remember that this is a Pierce Arrow, from a company that was fairly conservative in it’s art and color department. Yes, there may have been a few flashy cars, but as a rule Pierce stayed toward conservative color combinations.
