AACA Forums - Pierce-Arrow http://forums.aaca.org/ en Sat, 18 May 2013 09:25:35 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forums.aaca.org/images/misc/rss.png AACA Forums - Pierce-Arrow http://forums.aaca.org/ 1929 Pierce Arrow Eight Cylinder Convertible Coupe For Sale http://forums.aaca.org/f149/1929-pierce-arrow-eight-cylinder-convertible-351134.html Tue, 14 May 2013 08:30:31 GMT 1929 Pierce Arrow Eight Cylinder Convertible Coupe on the long 143" wheelbase with rumble seat. Fabulous rare classic Pierce! Grecian Bronze and Chocolate. Runs and drives as good as it looks. PRICE REDUCED! For details and more photos, contact Jim Brodes520-298-2273, cell 520-237-9553 e-mail jimbrodes@cox.net OR Howard Schaevitz 609-386-3466. Car situated in New Jersey.

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]]> Pierce-Arrow jimbrodes@cox.net http://forums.aaca.org/f149/1929-pierce-arrow-eight-cylinder-convertible-351134.html <![CDATA[BOB MARSH'S 1937 PIERCE-ARROW V12 CLUB SEDAN]]> http://forums.aaca.org/f149/bob-marshs-1937-pierce-arrow-v12-350983.html Sun, 12 May 2013 01:32:56 GMT Bob Marsh, one of the loveliest old car people I've known, died about two years ago. I haven't been active in the local hobby for a long time but I reconnected with his son, Lon, at a coffee shop recently. Lon's got a sweet '52 Chev Bel Air but he's also taking care of his dad's 1937 Pierce-Arrow V12 Club Sedan. About 30 years ago Bob lovingly restored the car, which originated in southern Alberta. He and his wife June (also long gone) were delightful people, whose drive-anywhere collection included a Ford Model T Coupe, a '37 Lincoln-Zephyr, and June's stunning original Studebaker Avanti.

Lon told me that, as Bob's health was failing, he sold all the old cars except the Pierce. Lon has been starting it up regularly but hasn't taken it out of the garage in over a year. I'm encouraging him to take it for a spin sometime soon, so that I can finally get a ride in it. That's a pleasure I'd somehow missed when Bob, June, and I were avid hobbyists together, in the 1980s. I'm just realizing now how much I miss them.

This magnificent car was very well-sorted but it always suffered, and still does, what Lon understands to be a common problem with this enormous engine. It's somewhat prone to overheating and, when it does so, it absolutely refuses to start again until it has cooled right down. This foible is one of the reasons Lon is reluctant to drive the car. That, and that it's just so incredibly big.

My new/old friend is not interested in the internet, so I'm asking on his behalf: what can be done about this problem, which could allow him to get out and enjoy his dad's old Pierce and maybe even get used to its Titanic proportions? is there a quick fix that's known to other Pierce-Arrow owners?

Thanks for your advice and maybe for getting me that long-awaited drive.



I Googled "1937 P-A Club Sedan" and was going to say the photo below is just like Bob's old car. Then I realized, this looks like Bob and June's old house, too. I think it really is their car, now Lon's.
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