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Here are two Pierce-Arrows with bodies made by Hojer in Denmark. The Hojer shop was not far from the boarder of Germany. It is said to be 1930-31 models. Notice the bracket type of front lamps. Also the trunks must have been made spesially for the cars.

Oivind in Norway

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Hi Robert Sands, I have seen a lot of photos of Pierce-Arrows in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. This one I have never seen. Both in Stockholm and Copenhagen there were body builders making Pierce bodies. They looked all very similar to the original once.

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Also I have bought a Phil Hill 3.54 gear and pinion some years ago for my 1930 model B. I tried to install the gear myseelf but could not get it in. I heard that I had to make a modification to get them installed (differential housing?). Could anybody please tell me what to do?

Oivind in Norway.

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Paul,

I do not know anything about languages on manuals etc. for export models of Pierce-Arrow. In fact I have seen (copies) of some norwegian and swedish advertising. The one enclosed is from a norwegian motor magazine of 1917.

Oivind

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Whilliam,

I am no expert on lamps. It was told from elderly people that the car did have CAV-lamps, they were later used on a entrance post at the farm. They could of cause have been changed from original in Europe. Enclosed is an enlarged photo of the cars front/lamps.

Oivind

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Thank you for all the responce. This was very interesting. I can add that the chassis no. was 36048 on the model 38-C-3. The car, as I have told, was brought to Norway and received norwegian plates F-1072 allready in 1919-20 (reg. unsure). The car did have CAV-lamps. In 1947 a farmer “demolished” the car and constructed a “potatos-picker”. The frame dissapeared, most likely used for somthing else. The last norwegian owner received a large batch of parts from Australia. Correctly as William is telling he also got a frame from USA. I myself picked up a front axel at Hershey. Unfortuneatly he gave up and sold the project to Denmark.

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Leo,

The car has 12 spokes both in front and rear. Does that mean it should be a 48-B?

Enclose another photo of the 1915 model.

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William,

Thank you for the information, very interesting. Yes we didd have a C-3 too. The Pierce was a stab car during WW-1 in France (I suppose for the american forces?). After the war the car was among many other cars and trucks sold by auctions. A norwegian Halstein Torstein Salebakke bought this one and drove all the way hom to Norway. He used it as a “taxi” and also as a postoffice car, bringing mails out into the countryside.

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