Mark Wetherbee Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 A good friend of mine bought the 1932 Pierce Arrow coupe from the Owls Head Auction and asked me if I knew anyone who could restore its Radiator Mascot. As you can see, it needs a bow and arrow replacement... Does anyone know a reputable company that does that sort of work? Thank you in advance, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Cool car. Could you have him join the forum and posts pictures in the Pierce Arrow forum or the Pierce thread under CCCA? Not sure who can help with Mascot, but someone will chime in soon I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHuDWah Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 (edited) American Arrow (Don Sommer) reproduces the mascot. I've never dealt with him and dunno if he does restoration, but it might be worth contacting him. http://americanarrowcorp.com/product/pierce-arrow-1931-32-bare-headed-archer/ Edited August 24, 2018 by CHuDWah (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHuDWah Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 1 hour ago, alsancle said: Cool car. Could you have him join the forum and posts pictures in the Pierce Arrow forum or the Pierce thread under CCCA? Not sure who can help with Mascot, but someone will chime in soon I'm sure. Here's the link to the auction listing with pix - looks like a nice car. http://owlshead.org/auctions/detail/1932-pierce-arrow-54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Not Don Sommer, but Dan Sommer (Don's son): American Arrow. As mentioned, they reproduce mascots, but Dan restored one for me. Since he is a hobbyist, I suspect he'd probably fix you up like he did for me. 248-435-6115 or 248-435-4670 dsommer@tc3net.com americanarrowcorp.com 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 The bow and arrow are available from Blonder/Murray reproduction parts. Make sure your friend joins the Pierce Arrow Society, he can then go to the Society website, there's an entire section on parts availability and who sells and services Pierce parts. What's the condition of the rest of the car? I heard that it needed some attention, can you post some shots of interior too please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wetherbee Posted August 25, 2018 Author Share Posted August 25, 2018 I will forward this thread to John and see if he can add more pictures. I now live a thousand miles away or I would have been bidding against him... Timing really is everything! Thank you for all your replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer09 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 or you can just go on ebay and buy an original in good shape for around 600. they come up fairly frequently. then sell yours for a couple of hundred............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46 woodie Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 What is the original made from, is it cast brass or pot metal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Not pot metal, it's a quality casting....the bow and arrow were soldered in place and are fairly easy to replace, a lot of people replace the solder with epoxy glue... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimy Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Sorry I'm late to this party. I agree completely with David (Trimacar) that the bow and arrow are available from Blonder-Murray in Gig Harbor, WA, and that they can be soldered or epoxied in place (use a jig to hold the archer firmly). This archer seems to be in pretty decent condition, so I'd probably just replace the bow and arrow. I caution against having an archer replated, however, as the grinding process invariably causes loss of a significant amount of detail. In one's archer has bad plating, I recommend purchasing one of American Arrow's excellent quality stainless reproductions. For my 1930, the quite-decent original archer (a different, helmeted archer used 1928-30) and cap are in my display case as their condition is not consistent with that of the restored car, and the car sports an American Arrow reproduction archer and cap. And by all means, the new owner should join the Pierce-Arrow Society for superb technical support, excellent publications, wonderful activities, AND a free download of the Operation & Care (Owner's) Manual. If he waits to join until September 1, one year's dues will get him membership for the balance of 2018 and all of 2019. www.pierce-arrow.org There's enough on the public (non-members) side of the site to keep him amused for a couple of hours, and much more on the members-only side of the site accessible by username and password once he joins. The tech support is especially important for this orphan marque, as Pierce never produced a shop manual for any of its cars. Unfortunately, the last Owners Manual with any mechanical care info is 1929, but since the 1929 and 1932 8-cylinder engines are almost identical, he should also download (free) a 1929 Operation & Care (owner's) Manual once he joins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46 woodie Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 If it's a brass casting and the bow and arrow are available I wouldn't hesitate on trying to do the repair myself. Low temperature solder or as Trim suggests, epoxy or J-B Weld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curti Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Be very cautious with SS reproduction mascots mentioned above. The unplated American Austin rooster is NOS. Check out the loss of detail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 I would be tempted to leave it like that and bring along my dog. An obvious flaw is a great diversion from any other minor flaws. Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Make sure he has some appropriate rain gear, like my guy! Ignore the caption, it was for a presentation I gave once.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wetherbee Posted August 27, 2018 Author Share Posted August 27, 2018 I love the rain slicker! Living along the coast I tend to have favorite mascots for my Model T, I’m the guy who has a different one for each day on a tour, and this Mermaid is one I use frequently. She usually draws some comments and there have been many times I have been tempted to get her a bikini top as a joke... It appears that I am not the first to think of such an idea. Thank you again for your suggestions, I passed the link to this thread along to John and I hope he will chime in at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHuDWah Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 I think the fad has died down some but you used to see a lot of Ford greyhounds wearing a knit sweater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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