During the run of the Cord 812 in 1937, the original pair of Cord sedans were joined by two Custom models, built on a wheelbase extended seven inches for a total span of 132 inches.

All the additional length went into the rear compartment, much improving passenger legroom.

Body sheet metal was adjusted appropriately, with the lines raised slightly to balance out the equal length, including deeper body sills, a shallower rear door fender cut, and an eighth louver added to the nose.

Cord sales had already begun to wane by the time of the 1937 model’s introduction, and so the expensive Custom series sold in particularly small numbers.

The Custom Beverly offered here has had its ownership history traced back to 1968, when it was acquired by longtime collector Edmund Burchman of Los Alamitos, California.

Mr. Burchman retained the car for over a quarter of a century.

It was later acquired by Jerald Good, an Indiana-based hotelier remembered for his operation of the Auburn Inn, the eleg...