I would choose the 1931 Cord over any of the other cars shown here. Even better yet, the 1937 Cord. That car had features that set it apart from anything else on the road. I also think it was the first car to have concealed headlights.
I absolutely love the cord 810 812.. and believe it or not I've seen a couple come up for sale in the $30-$50,000 range.. naturally aspirated four-door cars, of course, but still that's a hell of a price for that car great price that you could have a baby Duesenberg for around 30 to 50 grand..
All of them is still a choice. I'm happy to dig this episode. I was a little bit bummed out I didn't get to do the dash that was my fault. But figure probably going to do at least one cord when I go to Auburn at the end of the month
Thanks for featuring the L-29, low slung and beautiful blue. Looks even better with Woodlite headlights, there is a video of the owner of a black L-29 driving at night and the Woodlite headlights on his L-29 put out a lot of light First pick 31 Cord L-29, second 1931 31 Peerless.
Awesome choices. Thank you so much for watching. It won't be the only one I was kind of bummed that I didn't do the button switches and knobs I wasn't feeling that well that day and it was 100° I couldn't hear anything out of my ears are so plugged up, that was absolutely epic though
Great video again, Jay! Your information on the L29 is spot-on! The front suspension is a version of a DeDion axle. There was a perfect opportunity to go to full independent suspension there, with the double jointed half shafts, but that bar across the front acts as a beam to act like a solid axle. The 810/812 did have independent front suspension. Also, the L29 spawned the idea that "FWD cars can't climb hills". Having that long straight 8, and the trans between the diff and engine meant that on an uphill climb, most of the weight transferred to the rear wheels, resulting in low traction in front. Cord fixed that with the 810. WYR= I'd take any of them, but look how much lower the Cord is! I also appreciate you mentioning the Christie being the first FWD. Thanks, Jay!
I really kind of sort of want a cord 810/812 one day they are affordable I'm going to make a video on 10 affordable 30s cars that you wouldn't think would be affordable but I guess a better title would be 10 epic 30s cars that are under 50 grand.. yes, you can buy a four-door cord for 50 grand or under and I'm talking four-door style but nonetheless still a cord
The 32 Packard and The 31 Cord with the Cadillac right in there. BTW there wasn't a more iconic woman at the time than Jane Addams! Her efforts were so extraordinary and profound That she was known the world over. Thanks again Jay!
Hi Jay! Somehow I forgot to comment on this one! The Club will never forgive me! The L-29 is such a sleek and classic looking car, with the low-slung looks made possible by the front drive chassis. Alexis DeSakhnoffsky designed a gorgeous coupe body for the L-29 that won awards back in the day. The second gentleman shown at the beginning with the drafting tools is in fact a YOUNG Gordon Buerhig in the design department of the Auburn/Cord headquarters building (Now the ACD Museum), They have this sort of preserved in the museum and is pretty interesting! Might want to take that in when your are in Auburn! WYR. . .Gotta go with the Packard in the first one, but will pick the pretty L-29 on the second,
I totally agree. I've been looking for one. Evidently there's one at the Auburn Cord Dusenberg Museum. I'm gonna ask if there's anyway I could do that...
How beautiful. What a perfect car. If I owned this I'd be afraid to touch it. I love the low look and the long hood. The colors on this normally wouldn't be my favorite but they look awesome on this car and really make it stand out. The WYR is tough but I would take the Cord in both scenarios. Probably...
Jay, you're killing me! I love Packard's and now you're making me choose between a Packard and a Cord? That's inhumane. I really want to pick the cord but I'm going with the Packard just because I think if you owned it it would be a lot easier to maintain than a Cord. 31 Cadillac Just because again easier to operate than a Cord. That said. That blue Cord is one of the most beautiful automobiles I've ever seen. Absolutely gorgeous.
I totally agree I was wondering what would be easier to maintain l29 cord or cord 810/812 1934 packard 12 Dietrich rumble seat coupe is the car I want when I make it lol
E L Cord made a big deal about upping the game on Auburn finishes and colors when he took over control of the company. Obviously, that carried over to the Cord automobiles also, as seen on the stunning paint scheme of these cars. Seen "in the flesh", it's amazing how low-slung these cars look compared to their contemporaries. Great choice on the song.
Absolute stunner, hard to pass up, but I really like the Packard and the Cadillac also. Great tune also , Heart is one of my all-time favorite bands! 😎
Heart is the best female rock group of all time in my opinion there are other girl bands they are great as well but as far as female rockers doesn't get any better than heart This car was incredible
Back then id probably build my own car. Atleast using a car as the base. But id probably drive a truck. Mount two transmissions the auxiliary transmission in reverse to give overdrives, so i can split gears i a 3speed making it a 6speed, plus,the additional overdrives and gears probably not useful. build a engine , cast a block to allow 4.5" bores with a 4.5" stroke with room to grow for both. Upto 4.75" bore and 6" stroke. Ina 4cyl and 6cyl versions each having a Stromberg carb per cylinder, still using a intake manifold it a 4" cube plenum wit a 6" runner per cylinder. Each joined by a 1.5" tube. The 1.5" tube having a 5/8" tube with hot water runing through. And a pad on the bottom of the plenum for a exhaust heater. The head being overhead cam , possibly going to 4 valve/cylinder crossflow design, similar to a Bugatti. Using a gear drive that also drive the water pump. And distributor. With only the generator and fan running off the crank. Use a 5&7 main crank with pressurized oiling. Full counter weighted crank , oil passages in rods. With a oil filter , a sinning disc with walls that only allows oil to escape. anything heavier is trapped to be cleaned during the oil change. Just remove wash with gas, wipe clean and dry. Then relace, and close lid. A device that looks similar to a distributor with two 1" oil lines insted of plug wires. A screw on cap or clip on cap. With the inlet on the caps center. With a low pressure pum filling the filter in cold start. The engine oil pump ulls from the filter. And a oil pressure swith kills ignition if oil pressure is lost. Bypassed while starting. With a tank of 50-60% ethanol and water about two gallons, for the injection system. To hopefully allow a 8:1 compression ratio. Or possibly go to methanol water mix, using a valve controlled by the throttle. And the air flow through the carburator Venturi pulling in the water methanol mix. The engine revving to around 4,000 rpm. And should nearly set records on hp to displacement. Sorry to ramble! Have an awesome day,🎉
Beautiful Cord! WYR's?? I can't!! Shocking to me that E.L. Cord was a year younger than my grandmother! Yikes! Jay, I'm hoping to make it over to Auburn on the 31st, it's only an hour from home, but not sure it will work out. If so, I will definitely hunt you down Dude!!
Shoot me an email What_its_like@yahoo.com Yeah, I made the would you rather segment kinda hard for today… with my wife and I tell her if we ever make it in this life, we are buying a 1934 Packard Dietrich 2 door V12… what a car I saw one at Hershey last year and I really wanted to cover it but he was selling it. It wasn’t quite a Dietrich body. It was a 34… Victoria I think it had a formal top… it wasn’t asking the moon in the stars for it, but it was one of those things it was parked next to a bunch of other cars. It was super hot and I have a hard time asking people sometimes
