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John, my wonderful old car, now belongs to Tony C, heres a photo. There are 5 known 32 Coupes, I have seen them all in person over the years, including the one in Hawaii. Great cars, lots of fun, after all its a Pierce!
John Cislak was in the process of making new 1932 tail light brackets. I think the castings are done. Give him a call. 413-543-9017
They make nice stuff. I have used them on Packards.
Most of the bearings are available over the counter and not very expensive, so I would change them out. You can machine the rear output shaft cover for a modern seal to prevent leaks. Also, I would use sealer on the drain and filler plugs…….they leak even with sealer. The front input shaft doesn’t lend itself to adapt a modern seal, but the felt that was used when new seems to be fine on the few I have played around with.
They are simple and straightforward, several cars used them, so if you see one don’t assume it’s for a Pierce.
I was intrested in ththe car and had two different very experienced car friends look at it. I made my own opinion as to condition and value, and decided to pass on it. It needed much more work than the auction as implied. As to its true value, I won’t comment as I am sure the new owner will be a member, and I would like him to feel welcomed and to enjoy his new car.
Try Cislak in Mass, he had one about a year ago. Ed
I think the motor was for sale last year, so it’s probably a hot rod by now…….only a guess.
If memory serves me it 10 gauge.
12, thanks.
Depends on the series……..41 & 42 are polished. Cislak sells new fan blades.
Bill…..that is a great find!
It’s getting so bad shipping things today. Even if you insure it, they will claim you didn’t package it right and refuse to pay. Twice in the past five years I went through the issue. Long story short, photograph the packing, box, and shipping label. We went head to head with UPS on a 10k item, and because we had photos of the wooden crate we made……..we proved their people were at fault. It took some time, but we got paid. It’s a pain to do the additional photos, but it always pays off in the end. Also, be aware, USPS uses non post office carriers to move packages. We had video of a package insured for 20k showing the shipper tossing the item in the “lost and found” bin because they were to lazy to handle the large, heavy, irregular shaped package that had to me sorted by hand. The postal inspector got involved, and head were rolled, but that still doesn’t get you your impossible to find parts back. We now only use fedex on the very expensive items, as we can track every person and location that handles it in real time. If it gets lost it is much easier to deal with fedex. Ed
The Emperor’s Pierce Arrow wasn’t his. It belonged to a wealthy family that loaned it to the Imperial household when requested. The car survives, well worn and hasn’t run in years last I knew, still in the same family. Info was current five to seven years ago.
Works great!ðŸ‘
Interesting, it has a family crest of some type on it……..wonder if it’s real or fake. There was another Pavalli PA, BUT IT WAS A 29 Touring.
Missing all of you……….see you next year. Ed
Robert……you have great taste! And a good eye for fantastic cars! Are you ready for number three?
Thats a BIG range…………75 to 150. And I have market sales in the last two years at these numbers…..for very good cars. Ed
Who said the car was in “excellent condition”, of course, I have not seen it in person either before or after assembly, but I certainly have an opinion on the car. Not knowing who the current owner is, or may be in the future, I rater keep my comments in generic terms. I think many club members pages get to dumping on cars, and I do NOT wish to do that in this or any other case. Lets put it this way, 70 percent of all Pierce cars we see have problems to one degree or another, including mine. That said, NEVER buy a car without having an expert look at it. I can see more in detailed photos to determine if I want to go look at a car for myself, or a customer.(When I use to do that.) I only recommended people buy a car at the rate of one in ten…..or less.
