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It doesn’t belong there…….it’s a stencil of what went on the valve covers. Keep it if you like it……
Richard, in the old days it was metal…….I didn’t realize they had switched to plastic. Finding straight style trim strips isn’t too hard, finding something you can bend to the radius you need will be difficult. Possibly a casting, but that wouldn’t be easy to accomplish. I have never seen an original set for sale in forty years……..and I don’t remember anyone making them or installing them in the last twenty. Best of luck, Ed
Neatsfoot oil…………now you have to go out and kill a neat and cut off it’s feet to properly service your car. ðŸ‘
They are not correct for your car, but most people use a moulding sold by plumbing supply houses…….not sure what the application is, but it is available. I think Max Merit has it on his Packard web site also.
If you don’t want to cut up the original driveshaft, Cislak has a bunch of them in the shop. You may even be able to get a shaft from a 147 inch car, just cut it down and weld it, and still be all Pierce Arrow…….just a thought. PS if you do upgrade yours, use a one ton truck joint, with USA made parts, not china junk. Ed
Cislak makes U joints, not sure what year they start. They are direct fit.
That big sucking noise you here is your life savings going into the restoration shop’s account. Very, very cool bus, that will cost five times the cost of restoring a car for a return of five percent on your dollar. I know the hobby shouldn’t be based on dollars and cents all the time,………but in this case it’s going to take a special person to tackle the project. It should be done…….the question is will it? I hope so.
Price change from 1930 to 1935 was similar to the PC computer era early on, in 1930 units could run 200 dollars, by 1935 they were much better in reception and operation and down to less than thirty dollars. I have an ad for a 1924 Rolls Royce Springfield Ghost, with radio………the size of the entire car trunk, on the real luggage rack, and it was only an additional 1200 dollars! Guess the 18,000.00 price tag on the car was not enough to scare off the purchasers.
The Majestic Twin Six was being advertised in June of 1933 for 45.00, identicle “airplane†reading head, but the main box looked a little newer. It common to have “mixed Year†heads and receivers. I have several complete 1930 and 1931 Philco sets, but have purchased the later 1938 and 1939 receivers and speakers, as they work with the earlier head, but are ten times better at reception and sound. Almost no one can tell the difference as the boxes are virtually Identicle. Several people have installed new modern radios in the boxes along with a rechargeable battery that will run the unit for hours. Works great, you get am or fm, and the sound is perfect. Some also have them connect to their Apple phone and play music through them. Factory radios are the only accessories that I like to put on my cars, otherwise I like the “factory showroom stock lookâ€. I’m restoring a car now that had a very early dealer installed unit, and it is 24 volt in 1930. So in addition to the head, box, and speaker, there is another box with batteries that attaches to the under side of the car that bolts to the frame. You have to change out the dry cell batteries for a power source. This set up was large, bulky around the feet, and used up the batteries fast, not to mention the unit was just plain difficult to tune. Such is the joy of trying to keep a car stock and period correct.
Paul, I haven’t seen that catalog. The first dated factory bulletin I have come across was dated 10/30. Did it list a price? Must have been from 75 to 125 dollars.
I have recently inspected the 1929 and V-12 car while at his location. If anyone is interested let me know, and I will let you know a little bit about them. Ed
Pierce Arrow did not have radios in 1929. First radio option for Pierce was late 1930. The Philco Tranzitone was the “authorized†unit for Pierce with a locking key that had Pierce as part of thr key blank. Studebaker also used the same unit, at the same time. I have several early radios, but am down south so I can’t post photos. Please post photos of your new purchase. The site doesn’t show the car when ai do a search for it. Good luck with your new car, Best, Ed.
I think the biggest issue is that the shape of the 35 lenses both headlight and parking light give such a diffrent look and perspective to the car that they actually add value to the car because of better styling……..I know lots of people will chime in and disagree…….but I have owned every year Pierce from 29 to 37, and I think the 1935 is the best overall styling……..my case in point, 1935 open cars will bring more than the 32 to 34 cars……..my judgment is it’s a ten to thirty percent difference depending on the year and body style……apples to apples. So now the 1935 owners will agree with me and all the others won’t. And, for the record, I like them all………..in th event of me passing in a untimely fashion, first person to my garage can have the set of 1935 headlight and parking light lenses in th box above my toolbox. They are clearly marked 1935 Pierce Arrow glass lenses, and NOT FOR SALE………..I’m always looking for thr next car………and having the wrong glass would drive me crazier than I already am.
Peter that was much less than ten cents on the dollar for each…………you forgot to offer them to me! But that’s OK , as I already had my spares.
AND…..there are several eights that have had their top removed also…….be careful!
Bob, thanks for clearing up my memory of the number sequence. One problem with your math, there are SEVERAL fake and repowered cars, yup………and I know which ones they are, not all of them are 1935’s, but in the world of open V-12 Pierce cars one MUST assume a car is made up until proven authentic. Sad but true………
On a positive note, it’s fantastic that such great cars are still coming out of the barn/warehouse/garage.
To be honest on price……it will be shocking. Unless you find a sympathetic person who is trying to help you out. I have bought every one I have EVER seen for sale……and over the last thirty years, the total is three.
Headlight lenses arn’t hard to find…….just impossible. That said it’s a great running and driving car, having put several thousand miles on an identicle car. In fact, in my humble opinion I think it’s one of thr best pre war cars ever built reguardless of make…..and I have driven them all, extensively. The fender spear is missing, no big deal, as they are available, and zi may have a extra set. Parking light lenses are also very difficult. A few other small differences from 1934 but basically the same as the year before. Not very many were made, and 22 for the body number probably means the started 1935 with body number 20 for both eights and twelves. Robert Brown has the last one made in 1935, but I can’t remember the number. I’m sure he will chime in.
Great car. That’s the third 1935 V-12 Roadster to come out of a barn/garage in the last five years. The color it is trying to be is a factory color called canary yellow. It’s too “dark†but several of thr cars, including the New York and Chicago Show cars were in Canery Yellow. Good luck with the sale, it’s a fantastic car and a great driver.
Karl……this one scares me because they have a car, and can send speciality photos ,ect. Today even a title can be fake. It just doesn’t end. I think the issue is people pay in cash or bank checks for old cars, so there aren’t the normal safeguards one gets with buying a modern car or truck. The crooks have figured this out…….. I think ANY old car purchase needs to be looked at very hard if it’s not from someone you have been long acquainted with. Ed
