classiclines Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Not Mine... 1.5 days to go in auction... Current Bid: $20,789 https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1927-pierce-arrow-series-80-runabout/ I'm curious what this will sell for... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billety Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Yuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 (edited) Nice Pierce-Arrow...but time for a refinish in correct period colors... The fenders and splash aprons look like metallic magenta. Edited October 25, 2022 by 58L-Y8 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 I can't speak to the correctness of this color scheme, but cars of the 1920's were often available in a wider color selection than forum members must think. Sometimes, manufacturers would paint them in a customer's school colors. And there are plenty of examples in old catalogues of unusual color schemes. Not all cars were black, maroon, or navy blue. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 I doubt those are the original colors. But I have seen a lot worse on here. The first guy that did maroon and silver should be locked up. Wait a minute, I think it was my dad... 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bloom Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 I posted this a few days ago down in the Pierce arrow section. Thanks for posting it here, it will get a lot more visibility. let me see if it sells and what the hammer price is. Then I’ll tell you whether or not I like the color. at 20k.......the color looks fabulous...... 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63RedBrier Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Hopefully Ed will weigh in with his thoughts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 2 hours ago, 63RedBrier said: Hopefully Ed will weigh in with his thoughts... Or automotive writer Walt Gosden. I believe he has, among his wealth of historical items, actual paint color chips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, 63RedBrier said: Hopefully Ed will weigh in with his thoughts... What my mother said applies............if you can't say something nice........ It's possible it could be a fun car, but my Pierce Arrow eyes give me pause on this car unless the number is low......like in the submarine service. Just add time and money; time & money; and finally lots more time & money. Edited October 25, 2022 by edinmass (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 From any practical standpoint, metallic colors were not used on automobiles before the very early 1930s. And even then, only on a very few cars. So I can accept the red on the body, but that color on the fenders and etcetera is no way correct for this car. Almost ten hours to go, the bid is currently just over 25K. The upholstery to me looks like an over-stuffed imitation leather couch I saw sitting on a curb with a "FREE" sign on it. But that is just my opinion. (I didn't see any good pictures of the front upholstery?) If it is mechanically sound? At that price it could still be worthwhile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classiclines Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 Auction ended - Reserve Not Met - high bid of $40,123 not sufficient to win it - wonder what the reserve was... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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