Driving Dad’s Car ! 1936 Cord 810 Phaeton in Black & Ride on My Car Story with Lou Costabile 

A Cord! What a treat!!!

My god! what a beauty CORD 810...pure art

Nice segment Lou. The car is a real beauty. Great backstory about Ted and his Dad. Nice to see that the car is in the right hands to keep the legacy going strong.

I had no idea these cars were a front wheel drive. I must agree with Ted. The most beautiful car in the world. Cheers guys.

I love these 36 Cords . They are beautiful and did introduce so many breakthrough innovations. The son did an excellent job of telling the car's story. I especially liked that an explanation and demonstration of shifting gears was covered.

One of the best looking cars ever...

Thank you Lou for sharing this story with us. I learned more about these Cords in this video than I ever did. I didn’t know they were front wheel drive and I never knew how you shifted gears in them until now. I learned a lot about them in this video. These have always been the most beautiful cars ever built in my opinion and so far advanced technology for the time period. Have a great day Lou. 👍👍

Beautiful Example of the Masterpiece of Automotive Engineering ! Thanks for posting Lou !

Wow! Such an elegant car! Beautiful Art Deco styling looks like it is always in motion. A real highpoint of American automotive design and engineering. Thanks for the ride.

Ted and His Late Dad have a true piece of an engineering masterpiece. Thanks Lou

What a classy and gorgeous car inside and out! And what an interesting tidbit about the antenna location. A car this grand is always worth another look. Thanks, Lou!

Wow, fabulous Cord! The black paint, chrome, hideaway lights, - everything is just perfect! Great job thanks Lou!

Hey Lou. Nice story. We took up a small Cessna years ago out here over Long Island and it had an old reliable Lyncoming engine,If they use them up there, they gotta' be pretty reliable down here.Thanks for more good content.

Great Cord and Car Story. Thanks Lou and Ted (and Terry). This is a real classic and very well presented.

Lou, such a beautiful peice of art deco and engineering prowess. Gr8 feature. Thanks so much for taking us for a ride in that early American supercar.

Chords was a very unusual car, especially in its day well engineered

One of your better shows Lou. The best thing for me about these beautiful vintage cars are the stories. And this one is tops my list.

Man that has a deep growl...what a cool car with classic styling! Father to son, you just have to love that story. Thanks for sharing this with us!

This 1936 Cord 810 Phaeton in black is simply beautiful! Apart from its elegant and attractive lines, it has very interesting details such as those retractable headlights operated by an internal crank, or the recessed lights in the trunk. A quite comfortable interior with that spectacular instrument panel similar to that of a fighter plane, and without forgetting that curious transmission activated with just one finger. I agree with Ted's philosophy that people have their own opinion of what the most beautiful car in the world is. But, for him, the most beautiful car is the one that was right in front of you! What's more, if it weren't for the fact that the Lamborghini Countach is the most beautiful car, for me, this Cord Phaeton could be among the first to consider. Finally, I loved the walk at the end with those rural landscapes as a backdrop, and even with grazing cows included! He he. This video is a nice tribute to Ted's late father! Best regards, Lou!

Hi, If you like this video, please click on SUPER THANKS ❤ with the $ in the middle which is the SUPER THANKS button under the video. Thank you! Lou

My late father (born 1928) loved the 810 Cord. He owned two 1969 Mercury Marquis because the front end styling reminded him of that 810 Cord.

Wow! That has to be the first running Cord I have seen so far. What an interesting piece of engineering that car is. This was the first front wheel drive production car before WW II. It wouldn't be until 1966 when Oldsmobile introduced the Toronado with front wheel drive. The cord was a car ahead of its time with the hide-away headlights, and a radio. The instrument cluster looks awesome with the turned metal backing. The engine sounded healthy as well. The 1936 Cord was a sight to behold!

very nice car great trestoration on that car thanks for showing it

Another first on the 1936 Cord 810, was that it was the first car to have GREEN instrument panel lighting - something that the original owners loved and could not wait until night time, so that they could turn the lights on to see the beautiful green glow.

First time a came across a Cord I was a kid. I think it could have been a Matchbox toy car, perhaps a Dinky car or maybe a model? I forget. But as soon as I showed my father who was born in 1920 it stirred up a childhood memory for him. An uncle had come to visit from wherever he lived in the States and he had driven his Cord up to Ontario. Probably the first one and maybe the only one my father had ever seen. This car was far advanced for its years in production and I imagine very expensive. Cheers🍻

What a beautiful car. I only seen one cord in my life and that was in the mid 1970s . Haven't seen another one in 47 year's. Very rare cars. Thanks for showing this beautiful car guys.

Extremely rare and beautiful 😍😍😍😍😍 Thanks Lou!

Hola Lou.. Te sigo desde México. .. Es fantástico ver que todavía existe alguien que le da el valor que merecen estos autos. Felicitaciones por el trabajo que haces y felicitaciones al propietario del auto por conservarlo en tan buenas condiciones. Saludos desde México.

More varied content! You just never know what will appear. Beautiful car to feature, Lou!

I agree with him 💯 most beautiful car made is this 36 , fantastic style, thanks Lou for sharing this Classic.

I built Monogram's model of this car as a kid back in the 70's. And 50 years later, I had the opportunity to turn wrenches on the supercharged version of the Lycoming V-8 from the real thing. I was helping out friend and antique engine guru Dave Tatum when his health didn't allow him to do the heavy work at his shop any longer The Lycoming V-8 was 288 cubic inches, if I recall correctly, and had many innovations including a roller camshaft. Thanks for showing me one of my early dream cars from my youth.

Wow! Love this car! Designed by Gordon Beuhrig in 1935, this was the most advanced car on the road in the 1930s. Absolutely beautiful styling and design inspired by the Art Deco Streamline Moderne school of design. Inspired GM stylists Bill Mitchell and David North in the mid-1960s Buick Riviera and Oldsmobile Toronado. Great car!

Just brilliant Lou! What a piece of American motor history! Thx again Lou!!

🙋‍♂️ THANKS LOU TED 🤗 FOR SHARING MY FAVORITE CAR 🤩 FROM CHILDHOOD ,AND A GREAT BACKGROUND STORY 😎💚💚💚

It's nice to see one run I've only seen one a museum and may Terry rest in peace and son is still taking care of it nicely and lots of firsts came out with them

You don’t see man of these cars Lou. Thanks for sharing this with me❤️

Spectacular car! So beautiful and unique, I love it. Something to be proud of.

Gorgeous car, Lou👍 The Cord 810 has long been a favorite of mine, thanks to the 1966 Olds Toronado that eight year old me fell in love with. Two of the greatest American car designs in my opinion. I also happened to have hands-on experience ...building plastic model kits of both. That's about as close as I ever got to those classics. Thanks Lou, and thanks Ted!

Gorgeous car, I've always found these cars intriguing. Those covered headlight give it a really unique look from other cars from the time period. Definitely was an innovative car at the time. Great video Lou!

One of the best stories you've ever presented, Lou. Well done!

Oh Look! I was first again!! Lou I’m central time zone too! ❤ I’m first often! A Cord is always a treat imagine in the Auburn Cord Duesenberg family of cats Cord was th❤e lesser expensive! Mr Cord was a genius! Semi automatic transmission was used later in the 48 Tuckers! You change the gear then when you wanna shift step on the clutch! Not at the same time!

Before he developed his own automatic transmission, Preston Tucker relied on this technology to shift gears on his early production 1948 Tucker Torpedoes.

The engine is a 288.6 (289) CID unit. It was rated at 125 HP in advertising, but it actually put out 117 HP according to factory tests. This was a decent number for the time. For comparison, the new for 1936 Cadillac Series 60 was also rated at 125 horsepower. This is a beautiful car that had many innovations for its time.

Thanks!

One of the first model cars I built as an 8-9 year old kid in the early ‘60’s was a maroon Cord convertible like this one. The body was maroon plastic, which was good because my spray painting skills weren’t well developed yet. The kit (I think it was by Monogram) had a brief description of the Cord and noted it was unique due to its front wheel drive. But until your video, Lou, I never knew it had the transmission in front of the engine and how you had to shift. Although, it seems like it may be over-engineered since it was so tricky to use! (Moral: “Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.” I say this every time I’m in a rental car without physical buttons for HVAC and other basic operations!! 🤬) Great vid, Lou!! I love your presentation style.

Great car, great story, great cows; thanks to you both. See "Cows Around" by Corb Lund

Quality car, no idea what it cost back then. To restore today, mega bucks.

Outstanding! 👍

That transmission was complicated especially back then. He said you hope and pray that it selects the right gear LoL.

Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg Museum is well worth the time visiting.

Lou, Another great one! Nice to see you reconnect with this Cord 810. I have always been a fan of this 810, there is one at the Nethercutt Collection in Sylmar Ca. that I visit frequently. I hope Mr. Peshia fixes the brake lights, make me nervous knowing this beauty is vulnerable..

The 1936 Cord was a very beautiful car. The interior was beautiful with its very unique dashboard and instruments. However from videos I watched the I heard that this car was intended to be a baby Duesenberg. It is too bad that Cord was close to going out of business when they made this unique car. There are two other videos of the 1936 Cord on RU-vid. One of the videos was by Tom Laferriere, where he explains and demonstrates the Cord's preselector transmission. The other video was from Jay Leno's garage where Jay Leno gives a detailed explanation about the 1936 Cord.

Lou, Fantastic video and fantastic car. As a kid, I had a set of trading cards on antique cars. These were similar to baseball cards with a picture on the front side and stats on the back side. One of those was a Cord. my dad was big on the Cord. Prior to this video back in the seventies, I saw a movie, The Reincarnation of Peter Proud, that featured a cord, probably a different model. These cars were quite the car. A trip to the Auburn, Cord, Duesenburg Museum is on my bucket list. I have driven past Auburn, Indiana, so many times traveling between Indianapolis and Toledo it is surprising that I haven't been to the museum yet. That gear shifting is very interesting. Beautiful car loved the video. I wish you had pointed out each of the instruments and controls. I will have to watch again and pause several times to figure it all out. Thanks again for a great video.

Thanks!

Класне авто! Стільки в ньому нових рішень! Дякую за відео!

This is an older MCS but I had to make a comment. This is one beautiful car, You probably covered this when you featrued it with his Father but I would love to know where his father found this car, what shape it was in and what he had to do to get it in this immaculate shape. It's nice to see his son continuing to care for this rare and classic beauty.

Such a beautiful car! If I ever won the lottery it would be the first thing I would probably splurge on.

💕👍 real class

Lou con tus vídeos vuelvo a ser niño ,Si recuerdo un Cord de un amigo de papá Me llamo la atención a mis 13 años su diseño sus faros escamoteables su tablero ,más parecido a un avión que un auto y su diseño art Deco El motor Lycoming se asemejaba mucho al Ford 59 a b con una mezcla de Packard ! El que estaba en casa tenía trasmisión manual saluda a su dueño por esta Maravilla

i have been a professional Transmission rebuilder and shop owner for the last 45 years, i just retired. in my life i have built a lot of old transmissions but never had the opportunity to build a cord. a nice ride for sure. also, the Oldsmobile tornado was a FWD, the transmission was a 425 thm and basically a turbo 400 in a FWD case, i have built many of them the old 1960s Renault had a transmission that worked the same way with a vacuum electric powered servo that shifted for you,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Nice vintage.

my favorite car in the game mafia

So slick. I knew the car was innovative, but thought it was mostly because of the fwd. I had no idea that it was first production car for the lights, front and back, and the top apthough I was aware of how different it was for those things when compares to other cars of it's time

That's probably the sexiest car I've ever seen. That dashboard with those ebony/ivory guages are a work of art, unfortunately never revived. Only Citroen and maybe Audi's predecessor (Auto Union) had that mid-engined layout, back then. Was that transmission even synchronized?

The Car is so shinny.. you can literally see the dust landing on it

beautiful car Lou!.... i recently visited the nethercutt museum in sylmar ca... one of these on display.... i reccomend to your viewers in the area check out this place 👍🏻

Fantastic looking car👍

I've learned things I didn't know about the Cord from this video. Knew it was fwd but didn't know about the transmission location. Didn't know it was 200 cubic inch. Knew about the headlight door crank, but didn't know there were two cranks. So you can crank one open and make it padiddle. 😊 Didn't know about the antenna. Is the water pump about to go? Sounds like a belt driven accessory losing a bearing.

289 cid V-8 giving 117-125 hp according to sources on the web.

Wondering if the Cord could be considered to have the 1st synchro-transmission? * Very heart warming video, thanks guys. . . :>/

No brake lights? Can't have everything ... Cars in the late 1920s were just beginning to have brake lights. Some still didn't, and the ones that did might have them operated by a separate button the driver pressed and not actuated by the brakes themselves. My quick search for brake lights on the 1936 Cord 810 came up with no hits at all. So it's hard to know if that car was supposed to have brake lights actuated by depressing the pedal, although with the many advanced features for its time in 1936 I would guess that it did have brake lights of some sort. Also, a search on the 1936 Cord will come up with hits from NAPA and Rock Auto, which is good for a chuckle.

The automobiles I 💕😘 love anything from the earlier days...I have worked on hundreds but never owned anything from 60 back....my taste is too 🤑💰 rich.... RPM is not detrimental too that engine... So Rev it...a little. She's really beautiful 😍❤️

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What modifications are necessary to run it on modern pump gas without harming it?

One of the most beautiful cars ever made. For the last 50 years the cars are fat like the average American.