To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' Arizona
event, 17 - 18 January 2019.
Estimate:
$130,000 - $160,000
- Well-preserved, three-owner, highly original car
- Includes a set of side curtains and period canvas seat dust
covers
- One of just 1,647 vehicles produced by Pierce-Arrow in
1916
- Now recognized by the CCCA and eligible for all club
events
Please note that this lot is titled as a 1917.
For more than three decades, the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company of
Buffalo, New York, was among the most respected and renowned
automakers in America. Hard to believe the company responsible for
producing the grandest of luxury cars began by building bird cages
and household products, then bicycles, prior to automobiles.
The Model 38 gets its name from the corresponding horsepower
produced by its inline six-cylinder engine. It is one of just 1,647
cars produced by Pierce-Arrow in 1916, due in part to the fact that
it cost $4,300 when new, compared to a Ford Model T Touring, which
was just $360 in 1916!
According to the consignor, this car was purchased new in Long
Beach, California, by Frank B. Cox. He sold the Pierce to Richard
Squires of Hughson, California, who became short on money. Squires
sold the car to Edmund Gibes of Wisconsin. When Squires' finances
improved, he bought the car back from Gibes who then kept it for
the next 65 years. Gibes transferred ownership to Robert Schertle
who sold it to the consignor in 2015. It is a well-preserved,
mostly original car with an equally lovely patina. Finished in
maroon with black fenders and beltline, the black leather interior
is fitted with period canvas dust covers, successfully preserving
much of the originality of the car.
It is equipped with dual side-mount spare tires, a full set of side
curtains, Westinghouse shocks, a Boyce Moto Meter, trunk rack,
tilt-out windshield, wood steering wheel, painted artillery wheels,
and other wonderful period features. A 1964 AACA First Prize Winner
badge is prominently displayed, indicative of its earlier
history.
Now recognized by the CCCA, it will be eligible for all club
CARavans and events. The notable build quality and durability of
early Pierce-Arrows make them ideal tour vehicles for today's
collectors.
To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction,
please visit the RM website at rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/az19.