1928 Pierce-Arrow Model 81 Rumbleseat Roadster

This 1928 Pierce-Arrow Model 81 is painted in light yellow with a black beltline and green inserts, offset by black fenders, green wire wheels, and a black folding top. It is well equipped with whitewall tires, dual side-mounted spare tires on wire wheels, dual chrome-plated rear view mirrors, wind wings, a rumble seat, a golf bag door, and a black trunk on a rear-mounted trunk rack. Other options on this vehicle include Bausch & Lomb 'Star' headlights, dual Trippe safety lights, small accessory headlights, and an electric windshield wiper.

The interior and rumble seats are both brown leather upholstery and the floors are covered in brown carpeting. The engine is a 288.5 cubic-inch six-cylinder unit that promises 75 horsepower which is sent to the rear wheels via a four-speed manual gearbox. There are four-wheel vacuum-powered brakes for this 130-inches wheelbase vehicle. It is a former AACA Senior National First Prize Award winner.

In 2008 this 1928 Pierce-Arrow Model 81 Rumbleseat Roadster was brought to RM Auctions 'Vintage Motor Cars of Meadow Brook' where it was estimated to sell for $90,000-$110,000. As bidding came to a close, the lot had been sold for $82,500 including the buyer's premium.

By Daniel Vaughan | Mar 2009