Vehicle Description
Super rare, and incredibly solid Pierce Arrow Twelve-55 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! Pierce Arrow Twelve-55
Background: 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. Pierce Arrow Twelve-55
Info: We are very proud to 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 Pierce Arrow Twelve-55 comes 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!