Vehicle Description
To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' Auburn Fall event, 30
August - 2 September 2018.
Estimate:
$40,000 - $50,000
Offered from the James and Margaret Beale CollectionOwned by the
Beales since 1968The rarest L-29 body style; one of only 13 known
survivorsOriginal engine, chassis, and body as delivered in
1931125-hp, 298-cu. in. inline eight-cylinder engine, three-speed
manual transmission, and front-wheel drivePersonally restored by
the Beale Family to original conditionDriven extensively to Auburn
Cord Duesenberg (ACD) Club meetsACD Club Certified Category One
(CL-089)
The rarest Cord Front Drive or L-29 body style is the brougham, an
elegant sedan with blind rear quarters. Only 13 examples are known
to have survived, and one of the best known is the car offered
here, which has been enjoyed by longtime ACD Club members James and
Margaret Beale since 1968. The Beale family completed the car's
restoration, with almost all work performed by family members, in
the late 1990s, and have enjoyed using it ever since in ACD Club
activities; it has seldom been on a trailer, the Beales preferring
to drive it to its destination, and has racked up several thousand
miles all over North America. Still running well, it would be a
superb addition to any Cord collection, and a wonderful tour car
for a dedicated new owner who intends to use E.L. Cord's original
namesake as its manufacturer intended.To view this car and others
currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/AF18.
