£156.8k
1931 Cord L-29 Cabriolet
RM Sotheby's • UK • 9 Sept 2013
Market Position:
Highest 30% of Past Sales
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£156,800
1931 Cord L-29 Cabriolet
UK • 9 Sept 2013
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1931 Cord L-29 Cabriolet, Chassis No. 2929244, was sold in London in 2013 for £156,800 GBP. The car features innovative front-wheel drive and a Lycoming straight-eight engine. Restored nearly two decades ago, this classic has been shown at Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este and is finished in Blue Boy Blue and Gainsborough Blue.
Condition
7
While the car was restored and displayed at a prestigious event, the restoration was done nearly two decades ago and has been maintained since, suggesting some wear and tear. The description mentions it being well-kept and presented, but without explicit mention of recent refurbishment, it's unlikely to be in pristine or outstanding condition.
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Manual
LHD
United Kingdom
2929244
1931
Auction
£156.8k
1931 Cord L-29 Cabriolet
RM Sotheby's • UK • 9 Sept 2013
Market Position:
Highest 30% of Past Sales
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Description
125 bhp, 298 cu. in. side-valve inline eight-cylinder engine, front-wheel drive, three-speed transmission, quarter-elliptic front leaf springs at the front with rear semi-elliptic leaf springs, and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes.
Wheelbase: 3,480 mm Few American automobiles of the late 1920s entranced European buyers as much as the Cord Front Drive did.
It should have been no surprise, as its innovative front-wheel drive arrangement was new to American buyers as well.
Such layouts had been pioneered by French manufacturer Tracta since 1927, two years before the Cord debuted.
The Cord’s front-wheel drive system, which was inspired by Harry Miller’s Indy
Cars and developed by Cornelius van Ranst, employed a Lycoming straight-eight that was reversed in the chassis so that the transmission was at the extreme front.
For simplicity, the drum brakes were mounted to the inboard ends of the drive axles and a long shifter rod travelled up and over the engine, passing through the firewall...
Price Analysis vs Other L-29s
£69,956
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£140,966
Median Price (Since 2020)
£318,795
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