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13 Aug 2022 06:10 - 14 Aug 2022 06:59 #45859 by Terry Cockerell
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The brochure I posted the pages of dates from the time of Dallas Winslow which was after the Auburn Company closed down.
I think the original cut out was a fabricated Y piece with a flap valve to change the direction of the gas flow. Henry Portz had one on his cabriolet. Henry's Cord had the foot control.
The accessory cut out listed in the Cord Service Manual Item No 4A, July 9, 1936 ..............
mentions the most desirable location for the cut out is in front of the resonator and the control is mounted in the floor.

I found the picture of Moonshadow's cut out, however it is located behind the resonator as there is insufficent room between the front of the resonator and the "Y" piece. This is probably because the original system had been replaced.
Interestingly the lower part of the sill or rocker panel has been painted black.



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12 Aug 2022 13:49 #45853 by rg171352
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The brochure makes it sound much fancier with "a positive dash control". Are there any photos of the control and the cutout?

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10 Aug 2022 01:28 #45846 by JIM.OBRIEN
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The actuator for the exhaust cut out was very crude. It was a wire that came up thru the floor board, bent in an "L" . you rotated it 90 degrees to open the cut out.

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08 Aug 2022 21:28 - 09 Aug 2022 09:18 #45827 by Terry Cockerell
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Josh Malks's Moonshadow has an exhaust cut out fitted.
I think the control was foot operated on the floor but not certain.
Henry Portz's cabriolet also had a cut out with the control definitely on the floor.

I thought I had a picture of Moonshadow's cut out but can't find it.
Attached are pages from a CORD accessory catalogue, probably put out by Dallas Winslow.


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08 Aug 2022 15:16 #45824 by 1748 S
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This " yellow" pictured supercharged Cord has the wrong fog lights along with the wrong fog light brackets. There is also something fastened to the towel bars I do not believe is correct. I have seen the forward top hood ornament at Randy Ema's collection. In all honesty it looks like the broken end of an airplane. I suppose Mr Cord created this because he owned the Stimson airplane company


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08 Aug 2022 14:11 #45823 by balinwire
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the factory hood accessory mascot display
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25 Jul 2008 12:45 #10833 by alsancle
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I found one with the chromed hood strip and ornament plus the crest. I'm not sure about those fog lights though.

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25 Jul 2008 12:40 #10832 by alsancle
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I've seen cars with the chrome strip down the hood, but I don't know if I've ever seen the hood ornament. My dad has the crest on the front of the hood which you see once in a while.

I've got to see if I can dig out the exhaust cut-out, it's a Y pipe with a flapper and a cable that went to the dash. I don't know if I've ever seen on installed in a car.

Here is a picture of a car with the crest and fog lights:

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25 Jul 2008 00:24 #10827 by Chris Summers
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Factory-installed luggage rack on an 812 Supercharged Phaeton.


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25 Jul 2008 00:15 #10826 by Chris Summers
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The ones I recall seeing on a black Phaeton in an auction catalog--CLAIMED to have been installed by Derham--were wing-shaped, with sorta scalloped edges.

Do the "nostrils" really help ventilation when installed, or were they more for show?

Once more, a list with photographs of dealer accessories for Cords would be a handy addition to the Restoration Manual...

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24 Jul 2008 23:44 #10825 by E L
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The "JK" Cabriolet has the hood lock, heater, sun visors, and the compass.

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24 Jul 2008 23:01 #10824 by alsancle
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Here are the screens. According to my dad, the bigger ones were in the hood and the smaller ones were in the transmission cover.

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24 Jul 2008 13:54 #10816 by Josh Malks
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There were dealer-installed grilles for the front of the hood. None for the tranny cover, to my knowledge. I'd love to be corrected.

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24 Jul 2008 13:08 #10815 by alsancle
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Ethan started a thread looking for a compass:


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which made me think of the other factory approved accessories. In the 1950s my dad had a 812 Beverly that had just about every accessory you could find in the catalog. Fog lights, exhaust cutout, hood lock, etc. My question is what accessories do you have or have you seen?

From that Beverly I still have the grills that cut into the front of the hood and transmission cover for extra cooling. I swear I saw these in an accessories catalog or factory advertisement but I can't find it. I'll post some pictures when I get home. Anyone else ever seen these?

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