1937 Cord 812

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SC Phaeton Chassis Num: 32339H Engine Num: FC3079   Sold for $121,000 at 2009 Gooding & Company. The Cord automobile was launched in 1929 by Erret Lobban Cord, who gave the U.S.A. its first front-wheel drive car in reasonable numbers. The Cord Model 812, succeeded the Model 810 in 1937. The 1937 Cord cars are powered by super-charged Lycoming V8 engines. Cord ceased production of automobiles in 1936-1937. It is believed that only 2,320 units of the 810/812 model were ever built. This 1937 Cord 812 SC Phaeton was once part of the Ron VanKregten Collection. It has a supercharged V-8 engine and a vacuum-operated transmission, Miller-influenced front-wheel drive and a four-speed Preselector gearbox. This car has an Antique Automobile Club of America National First Prize winner badge dated 1976 on its bodywork. It wears a thirty-year old restoration and finished in maroon over red leather and has matching wheels wearing classic Denman whitewalls. In 2009, this 812 SC Phaeton was offered for sale at the Gooding & Company auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. The car was estimated to sell for $150,000 - $175,000 and offered without reserve. The lot was sold for a high bid of $121,000, including buyer's premium. By Daniel Vaughan | Apr 2009

Auction Sales Information
Auction	The Scottsdale Auction : Gooding & Company
Estimated Value:	$150,000-$175,000
Sale Price	$121,000

Event	Group
The Scottsdale Auction : Gooding & Company	1936-1953