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OK, first, welcome to the club, and continue your search for a fine Pierce Arrow. They are great cars. I am going to go out on a limb here, as people these days seem hesitant to discuss values of cars. 1933 Model 836, in good condition. If it is a production car, in that condition, and your stated price (80,000) is in American dollars, it is overpriced by a factor of 3 or 4.
That said, if it is a custom body with an interesting history, or a woodie, in that condtion, it is only overpriced by a factor of 2 or less. I don’t believe any factory 836 models were open cars, so that option is left out of this discussion.
You should be able to buy a decent closed Pierce in the United States for 20K to 35K, American dollars, and get it shipped to Europe for a few thousand give or take, depending on how close the car is to a US port, and you to a European port. This won’t buy you a show car, but an excellent driver. There is a 1930 Model B sedan on the internet now, in very nice conditon, for $25,000 USD.
Shipping seems to be a no-brainer these days, I recently sold a Mercedes 230SL to Germany, buyer stated he could buy them in US and ship back cheaper than buying in Germany, of course Euro value can influence this. best David Coco

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Hi- would love to see the shot, please email to me at [email protected] thanks David

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Hi Bill- that sounds like fun! If this had been a couple of day shoot close to home, I would have done it; but they were looking for the "main" car, they needed it 5 weeks or more, and I could not take off work that long. I have done movies before; was in one in New Orleans a long time ago (1983), with a ’10 Hupp and a ’09 Sears Autobuggy. The best shot in the movie, to me, was me driving the Sears, in period costume, as the St. Charles streetcar went past on the median. Same as you, got paid for cars and got paid to be an extra. Jack Warden was in the movie, we started talking, asked him if the movie business was always "hurry up and wait", film a scene then sit around for 3 hours. He stated that it was sometimes boring, but "had it’s moments". I also remember the catered meals were great! best dc

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Hi Ralph- I think you make soem good points. If I could spend five weeks being with the car, I probably would have done it, but since it is one of my "babies" in my collection, just could not see sending it down there with no one to watch over it. I am aware of the movie car collection, see that some of them are being auctioned, I was not aware that he had 1000 cars, that is incredible! thanks, Happy Pierce Motoring! David

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Hi- I agree, and that is one reason I decided not to let this car out of my sight. One question they asked is "can we attach a camera mount to the frame", and when I questioned the how he said "oh, I don’t think they drill any holes, they have special clamps". Hmmmm…. Also, I called the company where my antique cars are insured (J.C. Taylor), and they said as soon as you accept the first dollar for the services of your car, your policy is void; it is then a business and not a pleasure vehicle. So, as enticing as the money might be….. I just wanted to put the offer out there, I am not necessarily recommending it. They do want a Pierce for the job. best dc

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Hi- Merlin- all right, yes, great news! I’m so glad someone finally decided to "rescue" this car. I went and looked at it in Atlanta a few years ago, even made an offer which he rejected, and only a couple of months ago had the guy offer it to me again.

My understanding is that the engine was in a shop that caught fire. I hope you can find it!

If you don’t have any luck finding an engine, I do have an extra Model 43 engine that I’ve been keeping as a spare, really don’t need it though. I also may have a few other items, I know I have pieces of an original wiring harness (that had conduit and junction boxes).

Great to hear you bought the car! It was a complete car at one time, is pictured in some earlier (60’s and 70’s) Pierce publications when it was toured and shown. The guy who had it down south sure did some serious disassembly, hope you found all the pieces!

Best David Coco

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Hi- That would be a fun car! If it happens to be the car that is advertised through a broker recently, be a little careful of what you pay for the car if you buy it. I was discussing a custom bodied Franklin with an owner who had this broker advertising the car, and the owner stated that the car could be bought for significantly less than what the broker was stating. Just a thought. Happy (Pierce!) motoring! dc

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