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So, while we have the experts assembled on pedal cars, what’s this one worth? I bought it at a local auction quite a few years ago….

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Running board box an add on, not from the factory. I’m not sure what you mean by luggage gates. If you’re talking about a luggage rack, that came from the factory and the customer would add a trunk. If you’re talking about the accordion style “gate” that clamps to a running board, that was a common accessory sold after-market, not a factory option. It’s not usually seen on a Classic car such as the Pierce.

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I agree… I just bought an instrument panel, white face with gas/speedo/amp and oil, but again, clock missing….guess people took them out and used them in the house??

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Nice website…but, as is oft said, a customer could request different color schemes, and I’d say even factory “standard” colors aren’t written in stone..my ’31 phaeton was originally dark green body, light brown fenders and mouldings..I have a picture taken in 1959 of the car in original paint and that was it….one thing is fairly constant, I would think, for Pierce colors, they were tasteful and usually subdued..if someone requested a garish paint job, I believe that Pierce management would have tried to talk them out of it….but of course, money talked just as loud then as it does now..

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Here’s the picture of the badges, real or repop?

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The Lorraine spotlight on my 1931 phaeton has no badge, but rather is engraved…see picture…I’ll also post pictures of badges in my collection, I believe they’re repop, showing Pierce…I’m fairly positive my spotlight is original to my car…any thoughts on the badges?

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I agree, guess sometimes a dealer with money ready to go is more tempting than marketing it to hobbyists. I do miss the old days when there were less dealers, and most of them even then were trying to save cars, not make a living or killing off them. This seems like a nice car, bet it was a good buy at the price paid by dealer!

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OK, thanks for info!

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Very cool, think he took drawing lessons from Picasso!!

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I’m not interested in the car, and agree wouldn’t buy from such a dealer without a personal inspection. Was just curious about the manifolds and/or engine itself.

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Still has to be a rare piece of paper, Walt….I have a fairly good collection of Pierce internal paper forms, and have never heard of this one…..

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Has anyone on this forum ever actually received a set of these? I talked to this guy two years ago, and it was the same story then, “sold out, send me deposit and I’ll deliver in a few months when production resumes”….I’d buy a set in a heartbeat if I knew I’d get them…

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Greg, you need to find me a Yard Expander, my back yard isn’t big enough!

I am going to be working on a new Region for this (and surrounding) area, so a meet could be a possibility! I do know of some interesting places that could be visited in the surrounding area, filling up touring days would be no problem!

Your PAl, David Coco

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I’m going to miss the meet, too…hope y’all have a great time, but know you will!

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I used a Narragansett wiring harness set on my 1937 Cord, excellent quality and fit.

I ordered on phone while looking at website, and when it came the invoice was well over the prices listed on the website. I settled with them, but make sure if you use these guys to ask about price updates.

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Very nice presentation by Chris, and as mentioned what a great resource, so glad that Bernie and the Society kept this together and in a place where it will be saved and used……bravo!

I have some files of correspondence between Pierce and a local (Buffalo) machine shop, discussing tools and parts to be made, or made, this would be a good home for those files also, after my estate sale!

I would urge anyone with out of the ordinary Pierce literature to consider this option also….

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Nice! There’s almost a car there…..

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Here is the fabric picture that I thought was going to post in the previous post….

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Attached is a picture when I was trying to match original Pantasote material….what you see on the right side of the photograph is original Pantasote. This material was made by laying a water resistant coating on fabric. The random pattern you see is partly the fabric showing through, partly the uneven coating, and partly age, although the top material of that particular top was very well preserved. If Eric can duplicate the look of that material, I would be very interested, as it’s correct for so many early tops and top inserts. I worked with Eric to make a replicated Pantasote with a whipcord backing, but his guys were still not able to really get the true look of the original. He took some grained top material, and “melted” and restamped the surface with a smoother pattern; a happy circumstance was that in the right light some of the original grain could be seen, which was similar to the fabric grain you’d see on original material. The second picture shows the two early tops I did with this material.

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