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Club Sedan
Designer: LeBaron

In 1865 the company bearing his name was founded by George N. Pierce in Buffalo, NY. The company's first automobile, the Pierce Motorette, was produced in 1901 for the Pan-American Exposition. A new modern factory was completed in 1906 and the name changed to the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company.

Like many of his contemporaries in the early years, George N Pierce built bicycles. That was after an earlier stint making wire bird cages. Although the bicycle business was profitable, Pierce recognized that profits would increase directly with the number of wheels employed. Early efforts included six steam vehicles, under license from Overman. The steamers ran poorly and were quickly abandoned. In 1901, Pierce entered the internal combustion business.

Known for its uncompromising quality, reliability and powerful motors, Pierce was one of America's finest motor cars. Pierce pioneered many innovations, one of which was integrating the headlights into the fenders.

LeBaron worked with Pierce in the design of several different body styles in the early 1930's. The 1933 Club Sedan was a LeBaron body design and was the beginning of the 'sport sedan,' to be owner driven vs. chauffeur driven.

This Model 836 Club Sedan was built for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. It features a full leather interior, Stewart Warner mechanical power brakes, Startix automatic starting, and an automatic choke. It was restored by its current owner and completed in 2006. Chalk notifications under the body reinforcement plate indicate that the car was produced for a major automobile show, and with no trunk rack.

There was evident the car left the factory with an all-leather interior. Removal of the door plate established the original color to be satin silver. The darker color is Chateau Gray with Eulan Gray striping. This was the first year Pierce used tinted glass.

It is the first car to have hydraulic valve lifters, full flow oil filtration and oil temperature control. It also sports ball bearing spring shackles and a five-foot-long muffler, ensuring near silent operation. The owner restored the car, completing it in January, 2006.

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Club Coupe

The Pierce Silver Arrow was an immediate hit when it was introduced at the 1933 New York Automobile Show and later at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. With a streamlined design created by Phillip Wright, the Silver Arrows were radical designs and received rave reviews. Lost, to some degree however, were the other cars in the Pierce line. Pierce, in fact, had begun producing cars around the turn of the century.

The Pierce was a status symbol - owned by movie stars and other notable individuals. Their advertisements were notably understated and different. While the company declared insolvency in the late 1930s, it was these early cars as well as the Silver Arrow that put Pierce on a perch equal to and above many of the other manufacturers of the day.

Pierce-Arrow was out of business by May, 1938, but many of the innovations on the Arrow were standard styling features by 1940 on many of its competitors.

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1933 Pierce Arrow 836
Year	1933
Make	Pierce Arrow
Model	836
Engine Location	Front
Drive Type	Rear Wheel
Weight	4660 lbs \| 2113.8 kg

Engine
Engine Configuration	S
Cylinders	8
Aspiration/Induction	Normal
Displacement	366.00 CU IN. \| 5998.7 cc. \| 6 L.
Horsepower	135.00 BHP (99.4 KW) @ 3400.00 RPM
HP to Weight Ratio	34.5 LB / HP (Vehicles with similar ratio)
HP / Liter	22.5 BHP / Liter
Compression Ratio	5.50:1
Fuel Type	Gasoline - Petrol
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1933 Pierce Arrow 836