John Bloom

I am a fan of the independent/orphan makes and as a Hoosier, I like the Marmon brand. just for clarification, this car is substantially different from the larger grand Marmons people may think of when they consider this brand. This is a small car. It is shorter and has a smaller displacement than the smallest Buick of this year. It is only marginally larger than a Chevrolet in 1931 with a 112 in WB and 211 cu in straight 8 (the Chevrolet had a 109 in WB and 194 cu in 6. And was a 535 dollar car. ) this isn’t a criticism of the car, I like it. But if people are picturing the Big 8 Marmon of these years with a 136 in WB and a 315 cu in straight 8, they might be surprised by the smaller nature of this 70 series. all that is just background I’d have fun driving this Marmon coupe around.

27 Buick roadsters are handsome cars. The sellers comment that the car is “darn near complete” made me smile. who doesn’t like to hang out with optimistic/ positive people?

This Brougham is also offered at Hershey. https://www.prewarcar.com/595107-1931-cord-l-29-brougham-rm-sotheby-s-hershey

This looks interesting and I thought I’d link it to this thread on the L29 https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/hf24/lots/r0079-1930-cord-l29-convertible-phaeton-sedan/

Cool. Hope it finds an excited next owner.

I had a 52 Super that I really liked. Love that 52 Buick look. What a great value entry for someone to jump into not the hobby.

Hello Marty, we can talk via PM, but here is another example of his work. Greg Copeland released serialized framed copies of his work. Here is a similar example with Rolls Royce from Robert Bidner’s work. and let me say “congratulations” on your find at Goodwill. Someone didn’t know what they had. "Rolls Royce", Automobile Chromograph by Robert D. H. Bidner $6,000 Request additional images or videos from the seller Request additional images or videos from the seller 1 / 5 Robert D.H. Bidner "Rolls Royce", Automobile Chromograph by Robert D. H. Bidner 1978 $6,000 $7,50020% Off Frame Included

Good advice, and I’d throw in “ be nice and respectful to the seller, no matter what”. Many sellers have been treated so poorly by potential buyers, trashing the price, trashing the car, not showing up when they said they’d be there, they often just want to sell to someone who was reasonable. I have bought cars for half of the (reasonable) asking price because the seller was disgusted with almost every other potential buyer. i’ve had them stop me as I was pulling off their property pulling their car away on a trailer so that they could last minute throw in a sign or other fabulous memorabilia they thought should go with the next owner. be nice, it rarely hurts.

Joel, an absolutely stunning way to accomplish the “Trifecta “!!! please share details when you have a chance to slow down and really get to know her.

David, you nailed it and clearly you speak from a lot of experience with them. I’ve said once was enough for me and I wouldn’t do it again, but there really is nothing that good looking at that price (IMHO). You just have to understand all of the realities that you clearly articulate in your post.

I had one for several years. I still think that visually they are a top tier car with looks to rival cars 10 times their price. they made a ton with a high survival rate….a microcosm of the 65-67 mustang production/survival/value chart. if they came from Germany or Italy, with some technologically advanced 6 cyl engine and only made 600 a year, they’d be 250K dollar cars…..the nuances of the hobby… I know some long-term owners of these cars that love them, but I was pretty ambivalent about my experience. Owning one once in my life was enough. maybe my judgment is too harsh and leans too much on the experience I had with mine. the thread mentioned example above is handsome and seems to be in line with where I see the market for them. Everything looks good in Black if the body is straight.

Interesting, thanks for posting. Several of those looked interesting at the hammer price. I like that early Packard touring.

Great photo Matt.

Excited to follow you with this new adventure! Grateful for your commitment to keeping the Cole marque alive and educating us about these fabulous cars!

I love Cords. The Hoosier in me wants one. The shift mechanism does scare me and give me pause, and Electrical things are my weakest skill. getting really good at this and being “the guy” to fly in and fix the problems with your shift mechanism could be a great retirement gig for you and keep cord owners from throwing up their hands and jumping off a bridge.