Vehicle Description
1937 Cord 812 Supercharged - 289ci Supercharged V8 - 4 Speed Manual
Transmission - 74k Miles - Silver Over Blue Interior (Please note:
If you happen to be viewing this 1937 Cord 812 Supercharged on a
website other than our Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that
you've only seen some of our many photographs of the car due to
third-party website limitations. To be sure you access all the more
than 115 photographs, as well as a short start-up and walk-around
video, please go to our main website: GKM.com) Cord's cars are
among the most influential American cars ever built, and while not
common or found for sale very often, offer a unique alternative to
the more traditional classics built by the Big Three and the other
independent manufacturers. �€" Hemmings Motor News, November 2005
The Simeon Car Museum noted: In 1937 the supercharged Cord was just
about the only stock performance car one could purchase. Auburn had
already gone out of business and the other car manufacturers were
making rather staid conventional models for general use. In this
milieu, the dramatic Gordon Buehrig design stood out as a symbol of
sport and style. To capitalize on that power and to set stock car
records, which it could do with its increased horsepower and modern
features, a supercharged Cord sedan went to the Bonneville Salt
Flats to compete in the American Automobile Association Unlimited
Class Official Stock Car Speed Records. Offered here is a
museum-quality 1937 Cord 812 Supercharged in metallic silver over
navy. Showing 74,262 miles currently, the car has traveled fewer
than 900 miles per-year on average since new. The car's condition
is, in a word, stunning. A first-prize winner at the Classic Car
Club of America's National Competition, it is certain to be the
star of any collection. The exterior silver paint is in excellent
condition, free of noteworthy wear and retaining excellent gloss
across the Cord's beautifully curvaceous body panels. Rear-hinged
front doors (and front-hinged rear doors), split windshield (with
top-mounted wipers) and rear window, teardrop fenders, and hidden
headlights are all part of the classic Cord good looks. (To best
assess the quality of the paint and trim finishes, please be sure
to view the close-up photographs of the car in the accompanying
gallery.) Chrome bumpers, bespoke front grille, body and glass
trim, twin side mirrors and door handles, and not least, the curved
exhaust tubes exiting the sides of the hood, all show extremely
well. Badging includes the front, 3-heart, Cord family crest in
colorful porcelain. Cabin glass and all lighting lenses are clear
and uncracked. Navy-blue steel wheels with chrome, 12-hole wheel
covers are mounted with period-correct wide-whitewall tires. Like
the exterior, every aspect of the Cord's interior is noteworthy for
its beautiful design and exceptional current condition. The blue
dashboard with turned-metal trim, unique switchgear (including
turn-cranks to operate the hidden headlights), gated,
column-mounted 4-speed manual shifter, blue 3-spoke steering wheel
(with Cord's Y-design center), and analog instruments (each one a
work of automotive art) make quite an impression. Soft navy-blue
fabric in a classic vertically pleated design covers the seats and
door panels; blue carpeting covers the floors; and a blue headliner
with white piping adds a special touch. (Please view the close-up
photography in the gallery to assess the remarkable and original
condition of the Cord's various interior surfaces.) Under the hood,
the 289-cubic-inch supercharged V8 engine is clean, original, and
complete. All components are properly in place, including the twin
air horns. Viewed from below, the chassis is clean, complete, and
undamaged. The routing of the stock exhaust system and the
front-wheel-drive system are visual focal points. (To best evaluate
the condition of undercarriage surfaces, please review the gallery
photos shot from below.) The car's
