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1930 Cord L-29 Cabriolet Convertible | Ardell Brown Classic
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was the brand name of an American automobile company from
Connersville, Indiana, manufactured by the Auburn Automobile
Company from 1929 to 1932 and again in 1936 and 1937.The Cord
Corporation was founded and run by E. L. Cord as a holding company
for his many transportation interests, including Auburn. Cord was
noted for its innovative technology and streamlined designs. Cord
had a philosophy to build truly different, innovative cars,
believing they would also sell well and turn a profit.This did not
always work well in practice.This was the first American
front-wheel drive car to be offered to the public, beating the
Ruxton automobile by several months, in 1929. The brainchild of
former Miller engineer Carl Van Ranst, its drive system borrowed
from the Indianapolis 500-dominating racers, using the same de Dion
layout and inboard brakes. This allowed it to be much lower than
competing cars. Both stock cars and special bodies built on the
Cord chassis by American and European coachbuilders won prizes in
contests worldwide. The L-29 came with full instrumentation,
including a temperature gauge, oil pressure gauge, and speedometer
on the left with a gas gauge, oil level gauge, and Ammeter on the
right of the steering wheel.It was powered by Auburn's 301 cu in
(4.9L) 125 hp L-head Lycoming inline 8 from the Auburn 120, with
the crankshaft pushed out through the front of the block and the
flywheel mounted there, driving a three-speed transmission.