Dilemma, Advice, and/or Help Request

Wow. that is a cool replacement. Will be interesting to see what you find in that blower. Good luck!

To All,

I now have that replacement restoration project. It is a late 1937 Cord 812 Berline, superchanged. It is a very complete and original car. More to follow.

Cheers to all,

John

To John Meredith #0960 @ Greenville, N.C.:
Long time ACD Club member Bob Neer lives in St. Louis, MO. He is very knowledgeable about CORD and many other marques. Due to extreme health issues he entrusts his business contacts to fellow Missourian and ACD Club member Bill Bicknell who in his own right is an accomplished Cord /Auburn and Duesenberg restorer in Rolla, MO. Contact Mr. Bicknell at his cell telephone Area Code 970 / 218 - 1352 to discuss your needs, Your plan to return your presently owned non-restored 1937 Beverly to the original family is admirable. Good luck with this effort and your search for another Cord sedan for your restoration effort. There are a considerable number of these vehicles available with the determinate being their condition and what you are willing to spend for a good restoration. Best Regards, Jack Richards #1080 at Chesterfield, Missouri.

John - I sent you a private message about a possible replacement project for you.

I assume you are called Al?
I see from the Directory you live next door to Worcester MA. My Cord was driven to Worcester from Acton, Ontario in 1936 as the owners were visiting relatives. I am still in contact with a lady who remembers seeing the sparkling new Cord owned by hear aunt Cordelia and uncle Amos, when they came to visit in 1936. She was six years old at the time.
The attached picture was taken in Worcester during the visit. Aunt Cordelia is seated in the deck chair.
I would like to correspond with you directly.
My email adress is ............... [email protected]

Terry Cockerell wrote: I agree with the life time commitment for us ordinary people. I can't help thinking from time to time about the individuals who designed, manufactured and put our cars together. They were just trying to survie while making a living.
"alsancle" my name is Terry Cockerell, I live in Australia 60 miles northe of Sydney. What is your name and where do you live?

I like the suit! I'm A.J. SanClemente, and second generation car guy. My dad bought our 812 in 1959. Live outside of Boston.

John Meredith wrote: My plan is to sell it back to the family. It is where it belongs. I just would like to find a replacement restoration project.

Take your time and work the club guys. There are more projects than guys that can do them. Personally, I would advise an older restoration needs sorting. That could keep you busy for years.

My plan is to sell it back to the family. It is where it belongs. I just would like to find a replacement restoration project.

I agree with the life time commitment for us ordinary people. I can't help thinking from time to time about the individuals who designed, manufactured and put our cars together. They were just trying to survie while making a living.
"alsancle" my name is Terry Cockerell, I live in Australia 60 miles northe of Sydney. What is your name and where do you live?

Restoring a car these days is a life time commitment. I would lean heavily towards selling it back to the original family. It is a nice story, but ultimately a better idea for you to let it go.

Just rememmber the most expensive old car to buy is the cheap one!
CORDially Mike

This 36 Westchester looks more like a 37 car. Without actually laying hands on or seeing the really car serial number tag I would not venture a guess. It does have a lot going for it. But its very difficult to say if its all steel or maybe fiberglass fenders and other sheet metal. Without going thru the boxes its impossible to know if all the parts are actually there. The listing describes the engine n trans might be rebuilt...


Gary Parsons

www.ebay.com/b/Cord-Cars-Trucks/6001/bn_24014968

Didn't work. Check cords for sale in the cars and truck section of Ebay Motors

No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationThere is what appears to be a Westchester on Ebay. Copy the address below and it should take you to the listing.




Mitch

Hi Gary,

Thanks for the information. Do you have any contact information for Bob Neer? You can contact me off forum at [email protected]. Thank you ery much!

John Meredith

Very nice idea returning the car to the family. Bob Neer in Missouri has "some Cords n parts". He has a Berline from what I have been told. I wanted to visit with him after Auburn this year but medical issues he has been having kept us apart.


Gary Parsons

Hi John, I completely agree with your kind and considerate thoughts. It would be wonderful for the car to go back to the descendants of the original owner.
Stan Gilliland tells me he has a few customers who own family Cords that have been passed down through the generations.
There will be other unrestored or cars needing more attention out there. Good luck with your quest.
Have a look in Google under Cord Cars for Sale. Hemmings list numerous Cord including a pale yellow Westchester that needs re-restoring.

I own a 1937 unrestored Cord Beverly Sedan that I now have acquired a collection of hard to find parts to help with the restoration. It has an 810 engine, the supercharged 812 has long since been replaced, but I know where the original engine block is located. When I first got the car, I found a speeding ticket in it from 1948. That ticket allowed me to track down the original family that owned the car and in fact bought it new. I was able to get quite a bit of family history regarding the Cord.

Recently I was contacted by the great-grand son of the original owner who would like to purchase this Cord and restore it with the help of his young son. I am very sympathetic to this idea. Though, I was about to start a restoration of it myself having recently retired. I would like to see the Cord back into the original family and I complete understand the father-son restoration project idea.

Here is my dilemma: I still want to be able to restore an 810 or 812 sedan (Beverly or Berline or Westchester). I would like to see the Cord 812 in question go back to the family and this young man who is interested in restoring it. Keeping this particular Cord sedan within that family would also bring one or two new members into our club. But, I would like to hold onto many of the harder to find parts and find a replacement Cord sedan project. I have just retired and was beginning to start on the restoration of the Cord in question when I was contact about selling it back to the family.

I am looking for some advise and opinions or help. Anyone know of a 810 or 812 sedan that is in need or restoration or is an older restoration that needs to be redone? Please let me know your thoughts! Any help is appreciated.

Cordially,

John T. Meredith