1931 Cord L-29 Rumble Seat Cabriolet

The Cord L-29 was considered the most technically advanced and beautiful car of its day. The L-29 Cord was the first U.S. commercial vehicle to have front-wheel drive. The Cord was designed around the famous Harry Miller front-wheel-drive race car patents. Harry A. Miller was synonymous in the public's mind with front-wheel-drive cars. Cornelius W. Van Raust and Herbert Snow also played key engineering roles and held patents on certain designs. Alan Leamy was credited with the body design and held certain patents. Cord was the 1931 Indianapolis pace car. Cord was produced in the Auburn factory in Auburn, Indiana. Production began in June 1929 and ended on December 31, 1931. This car was the 4724th built.

ACD certified as authentic. It is the 8th of 49 L-29s built in July of 1931 and one of 20 Cabriolets. The late series FFA Lycoming straight-eight L-head engine in this car has 322.1 cubic inches with 132 h.p. The L29 Cord has a 137.5-inch wheelbase, 18-inch wheels, and weighs 4,320 lbs. The Cord L29 Cord became a celebrity vehicle owned by John Barrymore, Tom Mix, Delores Del Rio, Paul Whiteman, Edgar Rice Burroughs, the Max Brothers and Jean Harlow, among others. Kansas City's Coon Sanders 'nighthawks' Orchestra traveled throughout the country in a fleet of cream-colored L29 Cords.