£217.8k
1930 Cord L-29 Cabriolet
RM Sotheby's • US • 11 Oct 2019
Market Position:
Highest 20% of Past Sales
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£217,836
1930 Cord L-29 Cabriolet
US • 11 Oct 2019
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AI Listing Summary
This 1930 Cord L-29 Cabriolet, offered from the Jack Dunning collection, is a well-maintained, older concours restoration with original chassis, engine, and body. It has a superb provenance, with a history of awards and recognition from prestigious clubs such as the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club and the Classic Car Club of America, making it a highly desirable example of this classic front-wheel-drive car.
Condition
9
The car description states that this cabriolet has been around the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club and Classic Car Club of America for decades and, as a result, boasts a superb provenance. The car was restored to its original condition and has achieved Senior Emeritus status by 2011. It has also been very successful in CCCA National judging, achieving no less than three perfect 100-point scores, and also holds a Senior badge from that organization. Mr. Dunning is justifiably quite proud of the car and its results in competition. Still a beautiful automobile down to the last detail, well preserved in the Dunning Collection, this is among the most striking L-29 cabriolets available—with excellent purity of its components and a high-quality restoration, awarded the greatest of laurels in the Cord world. It would be welcomed back to ACD Club and CCCA events, as well as to any number of concours d’elegance.
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2928415
1930
Auction
LHD
United States
£217.8k
1930 Cord L-29 Cabriolet
RM Sotheby's • US • 11 Oct 2019
Market Position:
Highest 20% of Past Sales
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Description
At its debut, the Cord Front-Drive (L-29) was the first major American production car with front-wheel drive.
The lack of a driveshaft tunnel allowed for the bodies to be mounted low on the frame, with the result being that the Cord was no taller than a person of average height.
Their interiors boasted flat floors, allowing for comfortable, spacious seating.
Sadly, the L-29 had the bad luck to have been born at the worst possible moment.
It was offered to market just as the Great Depression’s crushing weight came down on the automobile industry, and production of the car faded away in late 1931.
Fortunately, the L-29’s innovative engineering and attractive styling have long made it memorable to collectors, especially the most desirable cabriolet body style, which has become increasingly popular with Full Classic collectors in recent years.
This particular cabriolet has been around the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club and Classic Car Club of America for decades and, as a result, boasts...
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