To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' The Guyton
Collection event, 4 - 5 May 2019.
Estimate:
$45,000 - $60,000
- Desirable, rare early model with 'armchair' interior
- Older professional restoration by marque specialists
- Not publicly shown for over two decades
- Auburn Cord Duesenberg (ACD) Club Certified Category 1
- Classic Car Club of America (CCCA) Full Classic
The groundbreaking Cord 810 was offered in two sedan models, the
Westchester and the upmarket Beverly, differentiated by their
interiors; the Westchester had flat broadcloth seats, while the
Beverly used pleated cloth. Very early production Beverlys also
featured a unique 'armchair' interior arrangement, with fixed
armrests for the front and rear seat. While several later Beverlys
has been restored with this desirable and sporting interior, very
few survive that have had this arrangement since new.
Offered here is a rare original 'armchair' Beverly that has had its
ownership history traced back to 1959, when it was acquired from a
dealer in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, by Paul Von Till of
Plainfield, New Jersey. Von Till sold the car in 1960 to Robert Dee
of Philadelphia, who maintained it until 1984, when it was sold to
David Schultz of Massillon, Ohio. By this time the car had been
fitted with its current, correct 810 engine, no. FB 1748, and had
been restored by noted marque specialist Stan Gilliland of
Auburn/Cord Parts in Wellington, Kansas, in the rare factory color
of Clay Rust.
Mr. Schultz, a longtime member of the Classic Car Club of America,
well-known automotive historian, and frequent concours judge,
maintained the car for several years, driving it occasionally from
Ohio to Auburn, Indiana, for the ACD Club National Reunion. It was
at the Reunion in 1984 that the car was given Certification no.
C-111 verifying it as a Category 1 Original Car by the Club, with
notation in the file that it was indeed an original 'armchair'
Beverly.
The car was sold by Mr. Schultz in 1988 to Steve Lang of Clayton,
Missouri, from whom Fred F. Guyton acquired it in 1996. Maintained
in the Guyton collection since, this Beverly is believed to have
not been shown in public during Mr. Guyton's ownership. Thus this
is a chance for a new owner to freshen the car and enjoy both
driving and displaying this rare Classic well into the future,
armchairs and all!To view this car and others currently consigned
to this auction, please visit the RM website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/gc19.
