Vehicle Description
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION at Auctions America's Auburn Fall event,
August 31-3, 2017.
Chassis No.
A4308
Estimate:
$120,000 - $140,000 US
Pierce-Arrow customers were known to be of excellent taste with an
affinity for fineness. The manufacturer had a long-built reputation
for exquisite handcrafted detail in coachwork, and hand-tooled
precision for its engine building.
The Model 126, as well as the Model 125 on a shorter 133-inch
chassis, introduced an all-new straight, eight-cylinder, L-head
engine that replaced Pierce's earlier sixes. Although it was
introduced years after rivals' eights, the new engine offered
higher performance and more power than any other American eight,
except Duesenberg. Nine main bearings ensured smooth,
vibration-free operation at any speed. The Model 126 demonstrated
that Pierce still had the engineering, styling, and refinements
needed to thrive going into the Golden Age of American Classics in
the 1930s.
This Classic Car Club of America Full Classic, Model 126
Convertible Coupe with the 143-inch wheelbase exhibits a very
well-maintained older restoration of a significant Pierce-Arrow
model, and it remains highly desirable for CCCA and Pierce-Arrow
Society events and tours. The convertible coupe with rumble seat
was one of the most rare body styles offered for the Model 126, as
only 205 examples were originally constructed. Very few of those
are known to survive today.
This example underwent a correct and thorough restoration in the
mid-1980s by Frank Reitz, of Florissant, Missouri, which included
work on the engine, transmission, and other running gear; the brake
system, front end, and suspension; the steering box; and other
components. The very sound original body was refinished in elegant
Grecian Bronze over Rodgers deep brown fenders and trimmed in brown
leather. All brightwork was re-plated, and a new tan canvas top was
fitted.
Among the desirable period features found on this sporty, yet
elegant Classic is a tilt-out windshield, dual side-mounted spares
with attached mirrors, trunk rack with trunk, "Archer" radiator
mascot, wire wheels, whitewall tires, landau irons, and running
board step plates. Its long, low-swung beauty portrays ease of
operation and mighty period power.
The car has been used little since restoration and has been
maintained throughout, making it ready to be enjoyed.
