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Pierce-Arrow built a prominent reputation and was one of the most recognized and respected names in the automobile industry. Their name became synonymous with opulence and luxury to the point of being a status symbol among the elite of society. Their cars were the preferred choice of Hollywood movie stars, celebrities, royalty, and tycoons. Academy Award-winning actor Sessue Hayakawa famously drove a custom-ordered gold-plated Pierce-Arrow as a statement of the car's prestige.
In 1909, two Pierce-Arrows were ordered by President Howard Taft, who was the first president to use an automobile for official state occasions. This tradition would continue all the way through 1935 and the President Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, when the last Pierce-Arrows, 1935 models, were ordered by the White House solidifying Pierce-Arrow's reputation as the premier automobile manufacturer of its day.
The Pierce-Arrows were given the highest degree of technological sophistication. The company pioneered the use of aluminum, hydraulic tappets, and power brakes, and its engine was a marvel of engineering in its day with its unique multi-valve configuration. Their most enduring styling hallmark was the placement of the headlamps.
Beginning in 1914, the headlights were incorporated into the front fenders in flared housings. Pierce-Arrow later patented the design and it was a novel change from the traditional placement on the sides of the radiator. This styling feature would continue through the end of production.
The Series 33 was introduced in 1921 and would be the company's flagship throughout most of the Roaring Twenties. It rode on a 138-inch wheelbase chassis and offered ten different body styles available from the factory. The bodies were formed from aluminum over northern white ash frames along with steel fenders and hoods. Power was from a Dual-Valve Six, T-Head six-cylinder engine displacing 414 cubic inches. It had four valves and two spark plugs per cylinder. The two camshafts were located in the aluminum crankcase and were gear-driven off the crankshaft, while the Delco dual-ignition system used two coils mounted on the firewall and a single dual-distributor unit with two distributor caps to fire the spark plugs. The three-speed transmission used a dry-plate clutch.
This particular Model 33 7-Passenger Tonneau Sedan has black leather for the chauffeur while the rear compartment is trimmed in striped beige broadcloth and appointed with jump seats, a folding footrest, smoker's kit, and vanity compartments, fine wood moldings, bud vases and pulldown shades on all five windows.
The integrated fender-mounted headlights were not chosen, instead being the conventional drum style. It has been restored with a light grey body and black fenders. Turn signals have been added for safer driving. It rides on body color wood spoke wheels and whitewall tires.By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2017
In 1909, two Pierce-Arrows were ordered by President Howard Taft, who was the first president to use an automobile for official state occasions. This tradition would continue all the way through 1935 and the President Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, when the last Pierce-Arrows, 1935 models, were ordered by the White House solidifying Pierce-Arrow's reputation as the premier automobile manufacturer of its day.
The Pierce-Arrows were given the highest degree of technological sophistication. The company pioneered the use of aluminum, hydraulic tappets, and power brakes, and its engine was a marvel of engineering in its day with its unique multi-valve configuration. Their most enduring styling hallmark was the placement of the headlamps.
Beginning in 1914, the headlights were incorporated into the front fenders in flared housings. Pierce-Arrow later patented the design and it was a novel change from the traditional placement on the sides of the radiator. This styling feature would continue through the end of production.
The Series 33 was introduced in 1921 and would be the company's flagship throughout most of the Roaring Twenties. It rode on a 138-inch wheelbase chassis and offered ten different body styles available from the factory. The bodies were formed from aluminum over northern white ash frames along with steel fenders and hoods. Power was from a Dual-Valve Six, T-Head six-cylinder engine displacing 414 cubic inches. It had four valves and two spark plugs per cylinder. The two camshafts were located in the aluminum crankcase and were gear-driven off the crankshaft, while the Delco dual-ignition system used two coils mounted on the firewall and a single dual-distributor unit with two distributor caps to fire the spark plugs. The three-speed transmission used a dry-plate clutch.
This particular Model 33 7-Passenger Tonneau Sedan has black leather for the chauffeur while the rear compartment is trimmed in striped beige broadcloth and appointed with jump seats, a folding footrest, smoker's kit, and vanity compartments, fine wood moldings, bud vases and pulldown shades on all five windows.
The integrated fender-mounted headlights were not chosen, instead being the conventional drum style. It has been restored with a light grey body and black fenders. Turn signals have been added for safer driving. It rides on body color wood spoke wheels and whitewall tires.By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2017
2017 Bonhams : Quail Lodge
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $50,000-USD $70,000
Sale Price :
USD $107,800
1923 Pierce-Arrow Model 33 Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Pierce-Arrow Model 33
(Data based on Model Year 1923 sales)
1923 Pierce-Arrow Model 33 7-Passenger Sedan Chassis#: 337585 Sold for USD$107,800 2017 Bonhams : Quail Lodge | |
1923 Pierce-Arrow Model 33 Limousine Chassis#: 338533 Sold for USD$43,105 2017 Worldwide Auctioneers : Scottsdale, AZ | |
1923 Pierce-Arrow Model 33 Five-Passenger Sedan Chassis#: 332 109 Sold for USD$1,380 2004 Bonhams - MOTOR CARS | |
1923 PIERCE ARROW 7 PASSENGER FORMAL 4 DOOR SEDAN Sold for USD$43,000 2003 Kruse Auction - Tulsa, OK |
Pierce-Arrow Model 33s That Failed To Sell At Auction
1923 Pierce-Arrow Model 33's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
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