Winged Goddess Cunningham Mascot
1929 Cunningham Limo All Weather Cabriolet, Best of Show Winner 1984 Pebble Beach Concours, imaged at the BlackHawk Museum in Danville Ca.
The Cunningham automobile (not connected with the Cunningham Steam Wagon or Briggs Cunningham's cars) was a pioneering American production automobile, one of the earliest vehicles in the advent of the automotive age. It was produced from 1896 to 1931 in Rochester, New York by James Cunningham, Son and Company. Producing one of the very first commercial V8 engines in 1916, They are among the earliest V8 engines built in the USA, after the Cadillac V8 model which was introduced in 1914.
One of the great cars of the Classic Era, the Cunningham was the most expensive car built in the United States in the late 1920’s. The marque’s heyday was the Roaring Twenties when movie stars such as Hoot Gibson and Mary Pickford drove them as well as businessmen, William Randolph Hearst, who kept a touring car at San Simeon, CA.
Owned and restored by Ken Vaughn, known for his quality restorations, he spent six years meticulously restoring his Cunningham. The accessories are exquisite French Baccarat Crystal or sterling silver. The woodwork is all hand-inlaid walnut in pattern and fantastically beautiful.
James Cunningham & Son, of Rochester, New York (no relation to Briggs Cunningham of Le Mans and sports car fame) built both bodies and chassis, an impressive feat for a maker of only a few hundred cars per year. The firm’s commercial secret was sharing overhead with its hearse and ambulance business. Cunningham showrooms sold both.
Cunningham model identification might seem confusing: That letter “V” is a reminder that the marque had one of the earliest V8 engines, while the number “7” is the model number. The V-7, produced in 1928 and 1929, had a 422-cid cast-iron V8 with four aluminum heads rated at 106 hp. It was mounted on a long 142-inch wheelbase. The hand-hammered aluminum body kept the car’s weight to 4900 pounds.
In 1920, the TownCar and the Cabriolet BEGAN at $8100 and went up from there, and for 1922, Cunningham no longer listed prices, only stating "Prices Upon Application" Now no cutting line to get yours.......
Winged Goddess Cunningham Mascot
1929 Cunningham Limo All Weather Cabriolet, Best of Show Winner 1984 Pebble Beach Concours, imaged at the BlackHawk Museum in Danville Ca.
The Cunningham automobile (not connected with the Cunningham Steam Wagon or Briggs Cunningham's cars) was a pioneering American production automobile, one of the earliest vehicles in the advent of the automotive age. It was produced from 1896 to 1931 in Rochester, New York by James Cunningham, Son and Company. Producing one of the very first commercial V8 engines in 1916, They are among the earliest V8 engines built in the USA, after the Cadillac V8 model which was introduced in 1914.
One of the great cars of the Classic Era, the Cunningham was the most expensive car built in the United States in the late 1920’s. The marque’s heyday was the Roaring Twenties when movie stars such as Hoot Gibson and Mary Pickford drove them as well as businessmen, William Randolph Hearst, who kept a touring car at San Simeon, CA.
Owned and restored by Ken Vaughn, known for his quality restorations, he spent six years meticulously restoring his Cunningham. The accessories are exquisite French Baccarat Crystal or sterling silver. The woodwork is all hand-inlaid walnut in pattern and fantastically beautiful.
James Cunningham & Son, of Rochester, New York (no relation to Briggs Cunningham of Le Mans and sports car fame) built both bodies and chassis, an impressive feat for a maker of only a few hundred cars per year. The firm’s commercial secret was sharing overhead with its hearse and ambulance business. Cunningham showrooms sold both.
Cunningham model identification might seem confusing: That letter “V” is a reminder that the marque had one of the earliest V8 engines, while the number “7” is the model number. The V-7, produced in 1928 and 1929, had a 422-cid cast-iron V8 with four aluminum heads rated at 106 hp. It was mounted on a long 142-inch wheelbase. The hand-hammered aluminum body kept the car’s weight to 4900 pounds.
In 1920, the TownCar and the Cabriolet BEGAN at $8100 and went up from there, and for 1922, Cunningham no longer listed prices, only stating "Prices Upon Application" Now no cutting line to get yours.......