Vehicle Description
Super rare, and incredibly solid Pierce-Arrow Limousine located out
of Southern California with the same former owners of 38 years!
Remarkably kept older restoration from along time Pierce Arrow
Society member and participant! CCCA National First Place Award
winner! Don't miss this opportunity! Deliberately designed to
target the affluent and wealthy, Pierce-Arrow become a symbol of
luxury, which landed vehicles into garages of rich and famous
throughout the world! The Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company
successfully built its brand from 1908 until bankruptcy in 1938.
Over these three decades, some of the highest quality vehicles left
the Buffalo, New York assembly plant with beautiful hand-crafted
detail! A powerful, highly refined twelve cylinder engine was
introduced in 1932, and incrementally improved year to year for
extra power. Displacing 462ci for 1933-1935, power output was an
incredible 175 horsepower delivered through twin Stromberg
carburetors, 3-speed synchromesh transmissions with free-wheeling
feature, and 4.21:1 rear axle ratio! This meant a Pierce-Arrow was
good for at least a 90+ mph top speed, and still deliver
outstanding day-to-day reliably! You will find the Latin quote
DIXIT ET FECIT placed discretely on the Pierce-Arrow badging
honoring the founder, George N. Pierce, for his commitment to
building the most luxurious vehicle he could. It loosely translates
to He Said, and He Did. We are very proud to have for offer this
early production 1935 Pierce-Arrow Twelve-55 Limousine sitting atop
their largest 147 wheelbase with factory appointed Pierce body
work. Just 875 vehicles of various body varieties would leave the
factory in 1935, making them outstandingly rare and highly
collectible today! This brilliantly optioned limousine it
showcasing dual side-mounted spares with hard covers, rear luggage
rack, Archer hood ornament, artillery style wheels wrapped in
Denman 7.50-17 6-ply wide whitewall tires, dual front chrome horns,
driving lights, and rear chrome exhaust tip! Inside, you will be
largely overwhelmed with appointments and features! The entire
driver compartment is dripping in Black Leather from the headliner,
folding sun visors, seating upholstery, and door panels for added
durability! A gorgeous machine-turned dash houses all factory
instrumentation with Pierce clock, along with faux-wood painted
dash trim and window surrounds throughout. For the rear seated
passengers, a glass partition divider glass window adds privacy,
aided with an optional curtain. All rear windows possess this
luxury privacy feature with pull down curtains of their own! Two
foldable jump seats with a collapsible high back rest allow for
additional full size occupants. A partition grab bar and door
assist handles permit easy entry and exiting. Once settled inside,
dual rear vanity sets are fitted with cigarette holders/lighters,
as well as courtesy lamps for nighttime illumination. Should
directions be changed, or special requests be in order, a cabin
intercom system is available to communicate to the driver up front.
Should you lose track of time motoring down the road, a factory
Pierce Jeweled clock tucked high above the divider glass reminds
you of the time so you arent late for the Saturday night Broadway
show! A status symbol in the 1930s, and arguably even more so
today, owners lucky enough to have one in their collection should
be very proud! A proper Pierce-Arrow Limousine does not find its
way to market often, so finding one that has been tucked away in
dry, sunny Southern California with the same, enthusiast collector
for 38 years, creates quite an opportunity! Further provenance of
this special example come by way of its 3rd place win at the 1983
Pierce-Arrow Society annual California meet for the 1933-1938
Class. It would later join the National CCCA Far West Grand Classic
taking a 1st Place win in primary class (badge #1251) gaining
Senior status going forward! All the driveline equipment remains
original to this car with a late 1934 date-coded casted block, and
stamped heads. Included with the car will be all California
registration receipts from 1985-2015, as well as tire changing
tools with auxiliary engine crank. It is currently equipped with a
remote operated, electric fuel pump to aid in starting after times
of inactivity, but continues to remain very original throughout.
Please feel free to call with questions or submit your offer
anytime. Wise pre-war collectors should act quickly on this one!