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1930 Cord L-29 Phaeton

The L-29 Cord, named for E.L. Cord, Chairman of the Cord Corporation that owned the Auburn Automobile Company, was introduced in 1929 to great acclaim. America's first production front-wheel drive vehicle, featured engineering by Harry Miller and C.W. Van Ranst and body design by the brilliant Alan Leamy. With its extraordinarily long front end and low top profile, the car was a styling sensation that changed automobile design forever. In the words of L-29 Cord owner Frank Lloyd Wright, who owned one from 1929 until his death in 1959, the L-29 was 'Heroic.'

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1930 Cord L-29 Auction Sales

Recent Sales of the Cord L-29

(Data based on Model Year 1930 sales)

1930 Cord L-29 Cabriolet Sold for USD$88,000 2023 RM Sothebys : Hershey
1930 CORD L-29 CABRIOLET Chassis#: 2929384 Sold for USD$173,600 2021 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction
1930 CORD L29 BROUGHAM Chassis#: FDA1785 Sold for USD$55,000 2020 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, AZ
1930 Cord L-29 Cabriolet Chassis#: 2928415 Sold for USD$275,000 2019 RM Sothebys : Hershey
1930 Cord L-29 Brougham Chassis#: 2927601 Sold for USD$103,400 2019 RM Sothebys : Hershey
1930 Cord L29 Cabriolet Chassis#: FD4121 Sold for USD$75,900 2019 Mecum : Monterey
1930 Cord L-29 Convertible Phaeton Sedan Chassis#: 2927299 Sold for USD$157,300 2019 Auburn Spring : RM Auctions
1930 Cord 1930 Cord L-29 Cabriolet Chassis#: FD3577A Sold for USD$95,200 2019 Bonhams : Tupelo Auction
1930 Cord L-29 Convertible Sedan Chassis#: 2927299 Sold for USD$156,800 2019 Bonhams : Amelia Island
1930 Cord L-29 Cabriolet Sold for USD$203,500 2018 Mecum : Las Vegas
1930 Cord L-29 Convertible Phaeton Sedan Chassis#: FDA3007 Sold for USD$173,250 2018 RM Auctions : Auburn Fall
1930 Cord L-29 Cabriolet Chassis#: FD3161BA Sold for USD$165,000 2018 RM Auctions : Auburn Fall
1930 CORD L29 SPORT PHAETON Chassis#: 2925858 Sold for USD$253,000 2018 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale
1930 CORD L29 CONVERTIBLE SEDAN Chassis#: FD3007A Sold for USD$137,500 2017 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale
1930 CORD L29 4-DOOR BROUGHAM Chassis#: FDA1785 Sold for USD$300,000 2017 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale
1930 Cord L-29 Cabriolet Chassis#: 2927648 Sold for USD$187,000 2016 RM Sotheby's : Motor City
1930 Cord L-29 Cabriolet Chassis#: 2928140 Sold for USD$203,500 2016 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island
1930 Cord L-29 Cabriolet Chassis#: 2928423 Sold for USD$137,500 2016 RM Sothebys : Arizona
1930 Cord L-29 Convertible Phaeton Sedan Sold for USD$137,500 2015 Auctions America - Auburn Fall
1930 CORD MODEL L-29 TOWN CAR Chassis#: 2926823 Sold for USD$1,760,000 2015 Bonhams Amelia Island Auction

Cord L-29s That Failed To Sell At Auction

1930 Cord L-29's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.

Vehicle	Chassis	Event	High Bid	Est. Low	Est. High
1930 Cord L-29 Cabriolet	2926853	2019 Mecum : Monterey
1930 Cord L-29 Convertible Sedan	FDA3007	2018 Bonhams : Greenwich Concours		$160,000	$200,000
1930 Cord L-29	2926853	2016 Motostalgia : Amelia Island Auction		$425,000	$550,000
1930 Cord L-29 Roadster		2013 Auctions America Fall Carlisle	$60,000
1930 Cord L29 Cabriolet		2012 Leake Auctions Tulsa	$140,000
1930 CORD L29 CABRIOLET	2927033	2011 Worldwide Auctions The Auburn Auction		$175,000	$200,000
1930 CORD L29 CABRIOLET	2927033	2011 Worldwide Auctions The Auburn Auction		$175,000	$200,000
1930 Cord L-29 Phaeton Convertible		2009 Carlisle Auction 09 Fall Carlisle Collector Car Auction
1930 CORD SEDAN FOUR DOOR		2001 Kruse Auction Auburn, IN	$74,000

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