1932 Pierce-Arrow
This beautiful 1932 Pierce-Arrow Model 54 Club Brougham, in silver and dark green, was one of the cars seen at the Greenfield Village Old Car Festival, which Ruth Ann and I attended September 11 with Flickr friend Steve Brown (sjb4photos). I think this a very classy car, a favorite at the show. I also like the year-later model, seen at the Gilmore Car Museum, but I think I prefer this one. Really best in light box.
The Model 54 rode a 137-inch wheelbase and was powered by a 366-cid straight-8 engine that produced 125 brake horsepower (39.2 "rated" horsepower). When new, the Club Brougham was priced at $2,385, which is equal to about $39,400 in 2011. This Pierce-Arrow (along with all produced between 1925 and the end of production in 1938, and a few earlier models) is designated a Full Classic by the Classic Car Club of America.
Pierce-Arrow, a highly-respected American luxury automobile in the early decades of the last century, was one of several such makes that went out of business during the Great Depression. The company was bought by Studebaker in 1928 for $5.7 million and was sold in 1933 for $1 million; 1938 was the last year for Pierce-Arrow. Pierce-Arrow was first to integrate the headlights into the fenders, starting in 1913; at first, the old-style headlights remained a no-cost option, but most customers chose the more modern style, and they became a Pierce-Arrow trademark. Other makes generally did not integrate headlights into the fenders until about 25 years later, but typically did so more fully, or smoothly, once they got around to it.
1932 Pierce-Arrow
This beautiful 1932 Pierce-Arrow Model 54 Club Brougham, in silver and dark green, was one of the cars seen at the Greenfield Village Old Car Festival, which Ruth Ann and I attended September 11 with Flickr friend Steve Brown (sjb4photos). I think this a very classy car, a favorite at the show. I also like the year-later model, seen at the Gilmore Car Museum, but I think I prefer this one. Really best in light box.
The Model 54 rode a 137-inch wheelbase and was powered by a 366-cid straight-8 engine that produced 125 brake horsepower (39.2 "rated" horsepower). When new, the Club Brougham was priced at $2,385, which is equal to about $39,400 in 2011. This Pierce-Arrow (along with all produced between 1925 and the end of production in 1938, and a few earlier models) is designated a Full Classic by the Classic Car Club of America.
Pierce-Arrow, a highly-respected American luxury automobile in the early decades of the last century, was one of several such makes that went out of business during the Great Depression. The company was bought by Studebaker in 1928 for $5.7 million and was sold in 1933 for $1 million; 1938 was the last year for Pierce-Arrow. Pierce-Arrow was first to integrate the headlights into the fenders, starting in 1913; at first, the old-style headlights remained a no-cost option, but most customers chose the more modern style, and they became a Pierce-Arrow trademark. Other makes generally did not integrate headlights into the fenders until about 25 years later, but typically did so more fully, or smoothly, once they got around to it.