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£243,668

1934 Pierce-Arrow Model 840 A Convertible Sedan

United States • 8 Oct 2021 • Lot Lot 266

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This 1934 Pierce-Arrow Model 840A Convertible Sedan is a meticulously restored, one-off example with a well-known history. Having undergone a complete restoration by Al Prueitt and Sons, it boasts numerous awards and accolades from prestigious Concours d'Elegance events.

Condition

9

The car underwent a complete nut-and-bolt, frame-off restoration. It has won multiple Best of Show awards and has received high scores in CCCA National Grand Classics. The car appeared at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in 2016.

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Transmission:

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Chassis No:

2080338

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RHD/LHD:

LHD

Any Pierce-Arrow automobile from the company’s later years is a wonderful rarity—but especially so are the genuinely one-off examples.

Counted among these is this 1934 model built on the 840A Deluxe Eight chassis, with handsome four-passenger convertible sedan bodywork.

Similar to a factory-catalogued design that had been offered by Pierce-Arrow in 1932 and 1933, this is believed to have been a unique creation for 1934.

The car’s history is traced in Pierce-Arrow Society records back to original owner Alexander Peacock, whose grandfather and namesake had amassed a $15 million fortune working as an executive in the steel industry for Andrew Carnegie.

Mr.

Peacock received the Pierce as a graduation gift from his mother, the former Jean Rolston, and retained it until 1949.

It has continuously been in the care of PAS members since the early 1960s, with only a handful of owners.

Among the most prominent was Ted Case, in whose ownership the car was originally restored by Ed McGrath of...