1930 Pierce-Arrow Model B Roadster

It was not until 1930 that Pierce made an eight-cylinder car. Pierce-Arrow was generally viewed as a conservative luxury vehicle and while this roadster is certainly a much more racy open model its restoration in a conservative single-tone paint and unadorned black tires is most fitting for a sport version of this marque. Powered by Pierce's 366 cubic-inch straight-8, the Model B accounted for a big share of the 6,795 Pierce-Arrows delivered in 1930.

This car is the only true roadster (side curtains and a raked fold-down windshield) offered by Pierce-Arrow in 1930. They produced convertible coupes, with upright fixed windshields and roll-up windows, in both the Model A (144-inch wheelbase) and Model B (134-inch wheelbase). Approximately 106 Model B Sports Roadsters were built and six examples are known by the Pierce-Arrow Society to have survived.

The roadster's restoration in a subtle two-tone paint scheme and with unadorned black tires is most fitting for a sport version of this conservative, luxury marque.

Model B open cars rode on a 134-inch wheelbase and were equipped with a 366 cubic-inch L-head straight eight and Clark four-speed transmission. The current owner is the president of the Pierce-Arrow Society.