* 525-cid T-head six-cylinder * Four-speed manual transmission * Rare, attractive special open coachwork * Only F.R.

Wood-bodied Pierce known to exist * Relatively recent engine rebuild * An important early American motorcar Pierce-Arrow is considered to be one of the highest quality motorcar manufacturers of its time.

Since the company's inception, Pierce was uncompromising in its quest to produce the finest cars available, and, from 1909 to 1920, Pierce experienced what is now referred to by car enthusiasts as their 'golden age' of products.

All of the cars built during this time, the 38 (36 initially), the 48, and the 66, were based around a similar design.

The models were all identical in terms of quality, but differed in size.

The largest model, the 66, bore the distinction of having the largest engine ever to equip a production motorcar at 825-cid.

This mammoth 66 meant that the mid-size 48 was as large as the biggest offering of its main competitors.

The 48 was powered by...