1936 Cord restoration project - Page 2

trimacar · November 19th, 2009

That's my garage, by the way. The light cream Packard is a 1938 super 8, restored in 1975, and a CCCA first place winner then. It's still nice, but has been driven and far from perfect. The 37 Cord is unrestored, bad paint job, mostly original interior, everything on it is correct and complete. It runs great, shifting was good up until a few years ago, I need to install wiring harness and do some vacuum work. I put the top on John's Buick touring, so we've become buddies. best David C.

Seldenguy · November 24th, 2009

Many years ago there was a side mounted Cord pheaton here in western New York. It was owned by Clarence Stanbury of Bath NY.It came here from Ontario, Canada to be upholstered by a very meticulous trimmer near Bath. He complained to Clarence about the trimmers slowness, Clarence replied " Why don't you sell it to me? Retort, "Okay I will" I am sure when it was seen in Auburn in'77 it was owned by Clarence. A side note, one day a friend of mine wanted to see Clarences collection, I made the arrangments and took my friend, we entered the car storage and a house cat was walking around on the Cord hood and in and around the side mounts. My friend said to Clarence do you let that cat walk on your cars? Clarence said "that cat can do anything it wants to in this house there are nights when I get home late and he's the only friend I have!" Upon Clarences passing a few years ago I understood the car had gone to his daughter in Pennsylvania. Where it is now I don't know. ---Bob

sunroofcord · November 30th, 2009

Heres' some pics of the Stanbury Cord Phaeton with sidemounts

1. New
2. Before restoration
3. After Restoration

keiser31 · November 30th, 2009

Thanks for posting the photos of the sidemounted Cords. I love it when I learn here.

alsancle · November 30th, 2009

The field pic is great!

sunroofcord · December 1st, 2009

Thanks to Jim Brockman and his wife who donated there ACD picture collection to the ACD Club and Mike Huffman who did a FANTASTIC job scanning them to the ACD website Home, you can find a couple GREAT pictures of the Cord Phaeton with sidemounts top down here;

http://www.cordhaven.com/acd/brockma...12/JBA1019.jpg