1930 Cord L-29 Sedan

The Cord L-29 was not inexpensive - the sedan and brougham were priced at $3,095, and the cabriolet and phaeton were priced at $3,295. Prices were lowered for 1931 but the luxury car market was beginning to disappear, thanks, in part, to the stock market crash. By late 1931 L-29 production ended with just over 5,000 cars having been built.

The Cord L-29 was one of two front-wheel drive cars introduced in 1929 and is certainly the best remembered. The other - Ruxton - was short-lived.

The Cord L29 was built by entrepreneur E.L. Cord's Auburn Automobile Company. Cord also owned Duesenberg, Inc. It was positioned between the popularly-priced Auburn and the very expensive Duesenberg. The Cord L-29 was powered by a 298.6 cubic-inch, inline eight-cylinder motor by Lycoming Motors (another Cord-controlled company) that developed 125 horsepower.

Four body styles were available in 1930: a brougham, convertible coupe, convertible sedan and sedan. The base price of the sedan was $3,295. While it was - and remains - one of the finest designs of the 1930s, sales were low, partly due to the Wall Street Crash of 1929. L-29 production ended in 1932.