1931 Cord L-29 Rumble Seat Cabriolet

This 1931 Cord L-29 Cabriolet is powered by an L-head, 298.6 cubic-inch eight-cylinder engine produced by Lycoming. It produced an advertised 125 horsepower and was paired with a three-speed transmission. It is well-equipped with full instrumentation that includes a temperature gauge, oil pressure gauge, speedometer, fuel gauge, oil-level gauge, an ammeter, and a center-mounted Waltham clock. It has a Gainsborough Blue exterior with gleaming brightwork and contrasting Blue Boy Blue details throughout.

Assembled in January of 1930, this L-29 Cabriolet was owned in the late 1990s by Mr. Blair Hilborn of Bishop, California, who is believed to have performed the complete ground-up restoration (more correctly, his restoration shop - Hilborn Restorations). This Cord was displayed at several West Coast Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club meets before it was eventually sold to the McMullen collection in Texas. It remained in the collection for nearly a decade before it was acquired by the Academy of Art University Collection around 2008.

This Cord is a former CCCA National First Prize winner and has been certified Category 1 by the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club.

By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2023