What is your favourite US luxury make of the 1930's?

[Guest Graham Clayton]

What is your favourite US luxury make of the 1930's?

1. Packard

2. Pierce-Arrow

3. Peerless

4. Cadillac

5. Lincoln

6. Duesenberg

7. Du Pont

8. Cunningham

9. Stutz

10. Springfield Rolls-Royce

[Dave Henderson]

Whoa! You left Cord out.

[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

...and Lincoln, Auburn, Buick 90 Series.................................

[sambarn]

Marmon

[Mark Gregory]

Reo Royale

[Guest my3buicks]

Chrysler Imperial

[Steve Braverman]

Franklin

[Guest my3buicks]

LaSalle

[sambarn]

Mr. Clayton, I think you may find that this is a tough crowd.

[alsancle]

I said Mercedes Benz before realizing you had limited to U.S..

Stutz or Duesenberg.

I don't consider Cord a luxury brand as it was upper mid market.

[DavidAU]

I cant believe that I am the only one that thinks a V16 Caddy belongs in that list

[Green37]

Lincoln

Most rich men buy their sons a fancy car. Henry Ford bought his son Edsel a fancy car Company. He proceeded to commission the best coachbuilders to adorn chassis that were built to the highest standards. The Greyhound on the radiator was cast in brass by the Gorham Silver Company. Story is that they lost money on each car. Only the Fords could afford to do that, since they were the only stockholders. Richest men in the world at the time.

Edited September 30, 2013 by Green37 (see edit history)

[Dave Henderson]

Sorry, I'm hanging tight that Cord must be in that list. The cost of the least expensive Cord far exceeded that of some Cadillacs, of which none are being singled out for exclusion. Cords were favorites of the Hollywood crowd and other celebrities of all stripes, virtually all of whom were financially well off and could indulge in whatever motor car they desired. Very pricey custom versions of the L29 Cord were produced by notable custom body builders of the era. Dave.

[jeff_a]

Yeah, what Dave Henderson said! Cord was a Luxury Car, not to mention a Classic whose styling influence far exceeded its sales.

[jeff_a]

Great to see PEERLESS number one on a list!!

[Guest my3buicks]

I am not sure how you can have that short list, when really any CCCA classic would have been a luxury car in it's day. There are many Brand on the CCCA list that are not on the poll.

[K8096]

If the poll were for most advanced engineered car, Duesenberg, Stutz, and Cord would be at the top of the list, with everything else quite distant.

[1937hd45]

I just love to looks of the Duesenberg Mudd Coupe, when American Classic Car is mentioned that is what fills my head. Bob

[Dave Mellor NJ]

When I try to click on the Mudd coupe picture it returns me to the home page so I brought a better one up.

[Guest lordairgtar]

I picked the DuPont. I just liked that grille.