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This car is located in Mass but I don’t recall ever seeing it. Has it been to a meet? It’s hard to tell from the photos but it looks like a decent car.

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For sure that’s a factory tag. HH is a new one on me. Can we have some photos of the car please?

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No.

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It’s sad cars that look good but have huge issues get purchased by ne people in the hobby, and they get burned and get out as fast as they got in. I was told this car “sold” on eBay and the new owner refused to finish the purchase when they saw the car in person. It’s a hard call…….no one wants to dump on a car, but I also don’t want to see a current or future member get stuck with a car they don’t understand. I agree with Gregs comments. Ed.

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If I am not mistaken, the valve cover is on upside down and backwards…….the one with the breather tube. I think it goes towards the back of the engine. Do you have the flame arrestor?

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I have seen this car, and to be conservative and not damage its reputation, I agree with the assessment of Greg Long, but value the car much lower than he did, or the high bid at the above auction. The car has been through several dealers that I am aware of. Ed.

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The car up for auction is the most important historical example of the three remaining cars. It is also the most incorrect. It needs a total restoration, as the early restoration was a scuff and paint with new upholstery. The engine and chassis are basically original. If someone would drop the three mill it’s going to sell for I would be happy to help out on the restoration!

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I sure would like to take one apart to find out!

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I sent them that photo!

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The three Silver Arrows are well known and their current garage spaces are tracked by a handful of people. The car for sale is the Austin Clark car, with history known from new. The Car at the art school is also well known. The one out of the current spotlight is the car that toured the northeast in 1933. All the cars could use fresh restorations and improvements to bring them back to factory condition.

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Do you know what the hi bid was? I have never seen this car in person, it looks very nice…..great body style.

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The car was purchased and is going over to Europe. I have had a chance to inspect the car, it’s just as it was when parked as a good used car in the 50’s. They are going to keep it as a preservation class car. It is a car that was not in the known roster of cars, so this makes another open Pierce to come out of the barn in the last few years. They are still out there…..KEEP LOOKING.

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We drive them like we stole them……. And as the Sammy Hagar song goes……I can’t drive 55!

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Tony, don’t you remember Watkens Glen?

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My 1933 1247 was 6340 with a half tank of fuel. Add a decent trailer and your at 12,000 with no extras.

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Nothing is available as far as I know. Take your time, don’t force anything. Call me if you need help. Good luck, Ed.

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Using a weight distributing hitch is a must. Loss of a rear tire on the tow vehicle can cause loss of control. This has happened to one of our members, with loss of life and severe injury in the past 10 years. That’s why I always run a dually truck.

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It’s Pierce related. And it’s important that members understand trailers and the safety issues related to them. You car is much more likely to be damaged going in and out of a trailer than driving it down the road.

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My lady Peg says, 1 You can never be thin enough, 2 You can never be rich enough, and Ed adds number 3 You can never have a heavy enough tow vehicle or trailer when hauling a Pierce Arrow. Safety for life and limb is number one, safety of our cars is next. As cars and trucks become manufactured with modern methods the total towing capacity has been dropping. Sane safe procedures require good, heavy equipment. There is very little margin for error today. Take a Pierce 12 on a 147 inch chassis, your looking at 6400 pounds with just the car. Add the trailer and you will always be over weight with a 10,000 unit. Add extra parts, clothes, tools, and four people in the Crew cab truck and you are over by a lot. One other thing to consider, a 7,000 or 8,000 pound axle on a trailer are the same, it is the brakes on the axle that give it the higher rating. This, when replacing brakes, always go to the 8,000 set up. They fit right on, no modifications, and they stop much better than the 7,000 units.

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Sorry for the above paragraph my spellcheck changed things around on me .

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