Skip to main content

Cord 810/812 dashboard ashtray

  • Slate
  • Visitor
  • Guest
14 Nov 2009 16:05 #15035 by Slate
Replied by Slate on topic Cord 810/812 dashboard ashtray
The ashtray that Bob pictured above is the ashtray in the Cord I have but the ashtray is in the dash where the steering wheel shaft would go if the car was RHD (in the lower right corner of the turned dash panel would be if the panel was square). Anyone seen this placement before? I can't find a pic of it at the moment.


Mike, that's great! Looking forward to the electronic versions of the newsletter.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • mikespeed35
  • Offline
  • ACD Club Life Member
  • Registered
More
05 Nov 2009 06:18 #14866 by mikespeed35
Replied by mikespeed35 on topic Cord 810/812 dashboard ashtray
Look for the complete set of Newsletters on DVD soon. For those who said they would buy them get your money ready!
CORDially MIke
Mike Huffman

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • oldbanger71
  • Topic Author
  • Offline
  • Moderator
  • Registered
More
02 Nov 2009 20:20 #14839 by oldbanger71
Replied by oldbanger71 on topic Cord 810/812 dashboard ashtray
Thank you Bob, for supplying a good pic of ashtray in question. :D
The more i know, the more i realize that i don't know enough.
812 310 121 S

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • R Coleman
  • Offline
  • Moderator
  • Registered
More
02 Nov 2009 15:29 #14838 by R Coleman
Replied by R Coleman on topic Cord 810/812 dashboard ashtray
This photo might be of help:
[img
,
Bob
810 2350H
812 31649S

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • Chris Summers
  • Offline
  • ACD Club Life Member
  • Registered
More
02 Nov 2009 01:01 #14834 by Chris Summers
Replied by Chris Summers on topic Cord 810/812 dashboard ashtray
I like the options. They add character to a car. The ashtray in particular speaks well to its era, one in which a good smoke while at the wheel was more important than having a radio!
Chris Summers
ACD Club
CCCA
H.H. Franklin Club

So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • Josh Malks
  • Offline
  • ACD Club Past President
  • Registered
More
02 Nov 2009 00:38 #14830 by Josh Malks
Replied by Josh Malks on topic Cord 810/812 dashboard ashtray
That's indeed a good topic for Restoration Guidelines. (I kinda think, tho, that nearly every "concours-restored" Cord will boast a radio, not an ashtray.)

In the meantime, there's a description and photo of the radio head-replacing ashtray in "Cord Complete". <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt=":wink:" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->
Josh B. Malks
810 2087A
ACD Club Life Member
ACD Newsletter editor
Past president
www.automaven.com

Check out CORD COMPLETE at www.cordcomplete.com

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • oldbanger71
  • Topic Author
  • Offline
  • Moderator
  • Registered
More
01 Nov 2009 22:01 #14829 by oldbanger71
Replied by oldbanger71 on topic Cord 810/812 dashboard ashtray
The ashtray-options could well be a subject of restauration guide-lines and would be nice to see all factory or dealer ashtrays for Cord 810/812 with good pic's on one or two pages, as this questions might be interesting to anyone who want's he's car perfectley restored. <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt=":wink:" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->
The more i know, the more i realize that i don't know enough.
812 310 121 S

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • Josh Malks
  • Offline
  • ACD Club Past President
  • Registered
More
01 Nov 2009 16:59 #14825 by Josh Malks
Replied by Josh Malks on topic Cord 810/812 dashboard ashtray
The radio was an option in 1936. It could be installed at the factory or by the dealer. There WAS a factory-provided round ashtray that fit in the vacant radio head hole.
Josh B. Malks
810 2087A
ACD Club Life Member
ACD Newsletter editor
Past president
www.automaven.com

Check out CORD COMPLETE at www.cordcomplete.com

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • Ric Simpson
  • Offline
  • Moderator
  • Registered
More
01 Nov 2009 15:55 #14824 by Ric Simpson
Replied by Ric Simpson on topic ash tray
Hi! I don't have one but I have seen more than one that fit into the hole where the radio head usually goes. I have no official history of why, but it sure looked like i was an original piece, on each of the several cars. This was back in the late '50s, so I don't think it was an aftermarket addition. Ric.
Ric Simpson,
2001 Niagara Parkway,
Fort Erie, Ontario,
Canada. L2A 5M4

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • MICHAEL S SMITH
  • Offline
  • ACD Club Life Member
  • Registered
More
31 Oct 2009 20:33 #14818 by MICHAEL S SMITH
Replied by MICHAEL S SMITH on topic cord ashtray
Sorry car is at my other house and I don't have any good pics.
MICHAEL S SMITH ACD LIFE MEMBER #40
851 auburn phaeton
851 auburn sedan
810 cord westchester
812 cord phaeton(ex Tressler Swiss)
812 cord custom s/c beverly
812 cord s/c cabriolet
812 cord s/c beverly
80 866 speedster (pray factory built)

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • oldbanger71
  • Topic Author
  • Offline
  • Moderator
  • Registered
More
31 Oct 2009 16:54 #14815 by oldbanger71
Replied by oldbanger71 on topic Cord 810/812 dashboard ashtray
Hi Michael, would you mind posting a detail picture on this thread, please ?
The more i know, the more i realize that i don't know enough.
812 310 121 S

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • MICHAEL S SMITH
  • Offline
  • ACD Club Life Member
  • Registered
More
31 Oct 2009 16:44 #14814 by MICHAEL S SMITH
Replied by MICHAEL S SMITH on topic radio ashtray
My 37 812 Phaeton has an ashtray in place of the radio head, I was told many years ago that they were made as a project by a club member in the 60's, to my knowledge there was NEVER a factory ash tray to replace the radio head. The one I have is flat, fills the opening and is engine turned to match the dash.
MICHAEL S SMITH ACD LIFE MEMBER #40
851 auburn phaeton
851 auburn sedan
810 cord westchester
812 cord phaeton(ex Tressler Swiss)
812 cord custom s/c beverly
812 cord s/c cabriolet
812 cord s/c beverly
80 866 speedster (pray factory built)

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • oldbanger71
  • Topic Author
  • Offline
  • Moderator
  • Registered
More
31 Oct 2009 10:35 #14813 by oldbanger71
Replied by oldbanger71 on topic Cord 810/812 dashboard ashtray
This is the correct STANDARD ashtray which manny cords had but the ashtray in question is replacing the Radioface and buttons, thanks anyway. <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt=":wink:" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->
The more i know, the more i realize that i don't know enough.
812 310 121 S

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

More
31 Oct 2009 00:40 #14810 by hsalmon
Replied by hsalmon on topic Cord 810/812 dashboard ashtray
This should be the correct ash tray:
[url:1czn49og]http&#58;//lh5&#46;ggpht&#46;com/_2_SpAgNdcoQ/SuuG-kfzLPI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/x2aKBWeHvTg/s640/DSC00108&#46;JPG[/url:1czn49og]

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • Tom Georgeson
  • Offline
  • Moderator
  • Registered
More
30 Oct 2009 19:32 #14803 by Tom Georgeson
Replied by Tom Georgeson on topic ash tray
You can order back isuues of the Newsletter. Just look in the Sell and Swap section of the Newsletter. Bill Osterhoudt has them for $3 a copy with liberal discount for large quantities. Back issues are a valuable source of information.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • oldbanger71
  • Topic Author
  • Offline
  • Moderator
  • Registered
More
30 Oct 2009 11:32 #14798 by oldbanger71
Replied by oldbanger71 on topic Cord 810/812 dashboard ashtray
For those who have no access to the particular artikel it would be very helpful if somebodey could post a pic of the correct ashtray to this thread please <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt=":wink:" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->
The more i know, the more i realize that i don't know enough.
812 310 121 S

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • ETHAN ALLEN TURNER
  • Offline
  • ACD Club Past President
  • Registered
More
29 Oct 2009 14:58 #14788 by ETHAN ALLEN TURNER
Replied by ETHAN ALLEN TURNER on topic ash tray
I do agree with your statement. It is the correct one.
LIFE MEMBER #25 Man of the Year 2011 WHAT EVER WE DO FOR OURSELF DIES WITH US
WHAT EVER WE DO FOR THE WORLD STAYS
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • Tom Georgeson
  • Offline
  • Moderator
  • Registered
More
29 Oct 2009 03:39 #14783 by Tom Georgeson
Replied by Tom Georgeson on topic Cord ash tray
If you go to page 8 of the No. 5 issue of the Newsletter for 2003 you will see a picture of the ash tray which was furnished by Gail Shaw. This is the one that replaced the radio.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • ETHAN ALLEN TURNER
  • Offline
  • ACD Club Past President
  • Registered
More
27 Oct 2009 20:35 #14769 by ETHAN ALLEN TURNER
Replied by ETHAN ALLEN TURNER on topic ash tray
Both are incorrect, I had a supercharged phaeton in 1980 that had the correct ash tray, hopefully I can get it posted here.
LIFE MEMBER #25 Man of the Year 2011 WHAT EVER WE DO FOR OURSELF DIES WITH US
WHAT EVER WE DO FOR THE WORLD STAYS
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • Bill Hummel
  • Offline
  • ACD Club Past President
  • Registered
More
25 Oct 2009 22:58 #14753 by Bill Hummel
Replied by Bill Hummel on topic Ashtray
When I got my Cord 810 Cabriolet, I had an ashtray where the radio head should be.

Not all Cords had radios. Here is what my dash looked like when I bought the car. You can see that I have come a long way!

The faceplate of your ashtray is not correct.


[img

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • oldbanger71
  • Topic Author
  • Offline
  • Moderator
  • Registered
More
25 Oct 2009 12:51 #14751 by oldbanger71
Cord 810/812 dashboard ashtray was created by oldbanger71
Is this realy a genuine factory Cord 810/812 ashtray, fitted to the dashboard instead of the standard radio dial and controlbuttons ?
Or is it a accessory ashtray that somebodey has fitted later?

Has somebodey ever seen such a ashtray in a other Cord ?
I'm wondering if somebodey has informations about this ashtray.
I'm willing to learn.........<!-- s:?: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_question.gif" alt=":?:" title="Question" /><!-- s:?: -->

[img
The more i know, the more i realize that i don't know enough.
812 310 121 S

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Powered by Kunena Forum