1934 Packard Twelve Convertible Coupe

Pierce-Arrow catered to the social and economic elite of the day. Special colors not available to others were kept on hand for important families; seats, carpets, trunks, and luggage were all custom fitted. Outstanding engineering gave the cars exceptional reliability, smoothness, and sophistication. Quality of construction gave long life; many early owners had their chassis re-bodied multiple times.

The new twelve was a clean sheet design, introduced in 1932. The early history of this particular 1934 Pierce-Arrow is not known, however, at some point during the 1950's it joined the Harrah's Automobile Collection in Reno, Nevada.

In the mid-1980s, this car was purchased by a California Collector. The process of restoration began in the 1990s with a variety of well-respected artisans participating in the project. During the chassis restoration, a set of high-speed gears were fitted in order to permit relaxed cruising at today's highway speeds. The car is well equipped, including dual side-mounted spares with metal covers, rumble seats, and of course, the famed Pierce-Arrow archer mascot.

Pierce Arrow club records indicate that just four of these remarkable 12-cylinder convertible coupes remain.