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When automotive magazines list the top ten historically influential cars, they inevitably include the 1936/1937 Cord, and for good reason. This second-generation Cord with its front-wheel drive was considerably more drivable than its predecessor and handled switchbacks like a track car. Powered by the supercharged Lycoming V8 engine, the Cord 812 Sportsman featured a futuristic electric pre-select shifter on the steering column, facilitating gear shifting and underscoring power with control. The styling by Gordon Buhrig was simple and elegant, with all the features of a modern-day car - it was aerodynamic, compact, devoid of grandiose embellishment, but packing power. The elegant Cord 812 Sportsman was a legend in its time and remains so today.
2019 Mecum : Monterey
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $275,000-USD $350,000
Sale Price :
USD $258,500
1937 Cord 812 Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Cord 812
(Data based on Model Year 1937 sales)
| 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton Chassis#: 1546H Sold for USD$190,400 2025 Broad Arrow Auction : Amelia Island |   |
| 1937 Cord 812 Supercharged 'Sportsman' Cabriolet Chassis#: 1128 Sold for USD$489,000 2025 RM Sothebys : The Arizona Auction | |
| 1937 CORD 812 SUPERCHARGED PHAETON Chassis#: 31545H Sold for USD$231,000 2025 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale | |
| 1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Phaeton Chassis#: FC 2633 Sold for USD$159,500 2024 RM Sothebys : Hershey | |
| 1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Cabriolet Chassis#: 812 2036 F Sold for USD$61,600 2024 RM Sothebys : Hershey | |
| 1937 Cord 812 Custom Beverly Chassis#: 9180 Sold for USD$59,400 2024 RM Sothebys : Hershey | |
| 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton Chassis#: 2173H Sold for USD$100,800 2024 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | |
| 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton Chassis#: 1494h Sold for USD$121,000 2024 Mecum : Glendale | |
| 1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Cabriolet Chassis#: 1507 Sold for USD$151,200 2024 RM Sothebys : ModaMiami |   |
| 1937 Cord 812 Custom Beverly Chassis#: 310242 S Sold for USD$74,250 2023 RM Sothebys : Hershey |   |
| 1937 Cord 812 SC 'Sportsman' Cabriolet Sold for USD$395,500 2023 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Auburn Auction | |
| 1937 Cord 812 Supercharged 'Sportsman' Cabriolet Chassis#: 812 31655 F Sold for USD$168,000 2023 Broad Arrow : Monterey Jet Center | |
| 1937 CORD 812 WESTCHESTER SEDAN Chassis#: FB1855 Sold for USD$28,600 2023 Barrett-Jackson : Palm Beach | |
| 1937 CORD WESTCHESTER Chassis#: 1743A Sold for USD$82,500 2023 Barrett-Jackson : Palm Beach | |
| 1937 CORD 812 S/C CABRIOLET 'SPORTSMAN' Chassis#: 31950 F Sold for USD$412,000 2023 Gooding & Company : Amelia Island Auction |   |
| 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton Chassis#: 8121930 Sold for USD$98,000 2022 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Auburn Auction | |
| 1937 Cord 812 SC Phaeton Chassis#: 31613H Sold for USD$257,600 2022 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Auburn Auction | |
| 1937 CORD 812 S/C CABRIOLET 'SPORTSMAN' Chassis#: 31867F Sold for USD$467,000 2022 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach |   |
| 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton Sold for USD$80,300 2022 Mecum Indy | |
| 1937 Cord 812 'Sportsman' Convertible Coupe Chassis#: FB1459 Sold for USD$192,950 2022 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Enthusiast Auction |
Cord 812s That Failed To Sell At Auction
1937 Cord 812's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
| Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 Cord 812 SC Sportsman Cabriolet | 32485F | 2025 Worldwide Auctioneers : Enthusiast Auction | |||
| 1937 Cord 812 SC Phaeton | 32194H | 2024 Worldwide Auctioneers : Auburn Auction | |||
| 1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Sportsman Convertible Coupe | 32317f | 2023 Mecum : 2023 Monterey | $140,000 | $250,000 | $325,000 |
| 1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Sportsman Convertible Coupe | 32317f | 2023 Mecum : Indy | $200,000 | $200,000 | $300,000 |
| 1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Sportsman Convertible Coupe | 32317F | 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee | $250,000 | ||
| 1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Sportsman Convertible Coupe | 32317F | 2022 Mecum : Monterey | $240,000 | ||
| 1937 Cord 812 SC Phaeton | 31613H | 2022 Worldwide Auctioneers : Scottsdale Arizona | |||
| 1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Sportsman Convertible Coupe | 32317F | 2022 Mecum : Kissimmee | |||
| 1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Phaeton | 812 31918 H | 2021 RM Sothebys : Hershey | $170,000 | $190,000 | |
| 1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Sportsman Convertible Coupe | 32317F | 2021 Mecum : Monterey | $250,000 | $275,000 | $325,000 |
| 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton | 1155H | 2020 RM Sothebys : Palm Beach Online | $140,000 | $150,000 | |
| 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton | 633 | 2020 Bonhams : Scottsdale Arizona | $160,000 | $200,000 | |
| 1937 CORD 812 SPORTSMAN CONVERTIBLE COUPE | 812 1256 F | 2019 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Auburn Auction | |||
| 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton | 2019 RM Auctions : Auburn Fall | ||||
| 1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Phaeton | 812 31415 H | 2019 Bonhams : Quail Lodge Auction | $125,000 | $150,000 | |
| 1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Phaeton | 812 32269 H | 2018 RM Sothebys : The Petersen Automotive Museum | $220,000 | $260,000 | |
| 1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Phaeton | 1194 | 2018 RM Auctions : Auburn Fall | |||
| 1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Sportsman | 31631F | 2018 Bonhams : Scottsdale | $175,000 | $250,000 | |
| 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton | 2017 GAA : November | $110,000 | |||
| 1937 Cord 812 Beverly Sedan | 2017 Collector Car Toronto Fall Classic | $65,000 | |||
| 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton | 812 1155 H | 2017 Auctions America : Auburn Fall | $165,000 | $185,000 | |
| 1937 Cord 812 Westchester Sedan | 1471A | 2017 Mecum : Monterey | $55,000 | ||
| 1937 Cord 812 Beverly 4dr Sedan | 1704A | 2017 Motostalgia : Amelia Island | $65,000 | $90,000 | |
| 1937 Cord 812 Convertible Phaeton | FB1997 | 2017 Motostalgia : Amelia Island | $165,000 | $200,000 | |
| 1937 Cord 812 SC Sportsman Convertible Coupe | 8121163F | 2017 Worldwide Auctioneers : Scottsdale, AZ | $175,000 | $225,000 | |
| 1937 Cord 812 Sportsman | 8121163F | 2016 Mecum : Monterey | $120,000 | ||
| 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton | 1339H | 2016 The Finest : Aspen | $120,000 | $140,000 | |
| 1937 CORD 812 SUPERCHARGED SPORTSMAN | 31631F | 2015 Bonhams : The Frederiksen Auction | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 | |
| 1937 Cord 812 Sportsman Convertible Coupe | 2015 Auctions America Auburn Fall | $140,000 | |||
| 1937 Cord 812 Custom Beverly Sedan | 2015 Auctions America Auburn Fall | $75,000 |
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