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1936 Cord 810 Phaeton Supercharged 1937 Cord 812 Sedan 1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Sportsman. The styling of the Cord 810 was the work of designer Gordon M. Buehrig and his team of stylists, which included young Vince Gardner and Alex Tremulis. While the first American front-wheel-drive car with independent front suspension, it had an archaic ...
Cord was a brand of American luxury automobile manufactured by the Auburn Automobile Company of Connersville, Indiana, from 1929 to 1932 and again in 1936 and 1937.. Auburn was wholly owned by the Cord Corporation, founded and run by E. L. Cord as a holding company for his many transportation interests (which included the Lycoming engines, Stinson aircraft, and Checker Motors).
Buehrig and a design team were then assigned to E.L. Cord's so-called "Baby Duesenberg" to build a smaller, more affordable car. Designed by Buehrig in 1933, it became the acclaimed 1936/37 Cord 810/ 812 Cords, a hit at the November 1935 annual New York Automobile Show—acclaimed for advanced engineering as well as revolutionary styling.
Cord 810/812 (1936-1937) Lincoln Zephyr (1936 ... Chrysler Imperial Parade Phaeton (1952) DeSoto ... Dodge Coronet R/T 426 Hemi Convertible (1967) Dodge Coronet ...
1932 Duesenberg SJ Dual-Cowl Phaeton; 1935 Packard Model 1208, Convertible Sedan; ... 1937 Cord Model 812 Phaeton; Celebrity cars. 1940 Cadillac Limousine V-16, owned ...
LeBaron's last projects for Chrysler were the Chrysler Newport Phaeton, a super-streamlined dual cowl phaeton with an aluminum body, and the remarkable 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt, a sleek roadster with concealed headlights (like the 1936 Cord 810/812) and a retractable metal hardtop styled by Alex Tremulis, who would later style the legendary ...
He also designed the distinctive Cord 810/812, the latter recognized for its originality by the Museum of Modern Art in 1951. At the end of World War II, he worked with Studebaker and his design ideas led to their 1947 models.
Prices ranged from US$1,495 ($29,952 in 2023 dollars [3]) for the two-door Sport Roadster to US$1,970 ($39,469 in 2023 dollars [3]) for the four-door Dual Cowl Phaeton. [1] A stripped-down Chrysler Eight Series CD Sport Roadster was entered along with an Imperial roadster in the 1931 24 Hours of Le Mans but did not finish due to radiator issues.