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Personal Introduction and the Family 812
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Also the car is in a dark colour. In your most recent pictures the firewall looks to be either dark blue or dark green.
The steering wheel is green. To the best of my knowledge Cool Orchard Green was a fairly light colour. My best guess is the car was originally Geneva Blue with a dark blue woollen broadcloth interior. Some more investigation will probably confirm this.
Overall the body looks to be in reasonable condition ............................ I hope that proves to be the case.
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CORDS???
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I'm outside Allentown PA (an hour north of Philly. I have 4 Cords here right now (5 if I get mine back) in various states if you want to take a detour on your trip.
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Gary - Jeremy's Cord is not supercharged, just external exhaust - look at the block.
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I would love to attend some meets! I'm currently in Utah, but that may change as I look for a new job and transition out of the military. I might wind up staying here or moving as far as Hawaii. It all depends on where the opportunities line up at this juncture. If you know any local Utah Cord owners I think it would be great to meet up! I will absolutely message you when I'm ready for parts, or if you're located on the way between UT and NC, I could stop by. Thank you very much.
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Welcome to the Club. You should attend some of the Club meets. There you get to talk with the people that know the Cords. The big reunion is Labor day weekend in Auburn In. But there are lots of smaller meets around the country. Where are you located (or planning on settling down and hopefully we can hook you up with some local Cord owners.
Also, when teh time comes let me know what parts you need, I have lots of extra parts.
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My great grandfather bought the car new, to my knowledge. There is no previous ownership. However, it sounds like it was on quite a journey since my grandfather sold it. Dr. Meredith was telling me the car was involved in a shootout among other things, so it will be interesting learning more about the car as time goes on.
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Future Cord owner.
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Restoring a Cord is a challenge especially oustide the US. I live in Australia. Thank God for the ACD Club and the Internet.
You mentioned the car was a gift upon the safe return of your grandfather from WW2. Is there any know history of ownership prior to then?
Three significant places to visit or contact would be The ACD factory in Oklahoma, Auburn Cord Parts in Kansas and Bill Bicknell in Missouri who is a specialist rebuilding Cord engines and gearboxes.
What is you email address ?
I'm almost at the end of completely restoring my 810 Westchester. It has taken eight years .................. which is about three times as long as I intended.
Perseverence is rewarded in the end with a wonderful driving car that still turns heads and stops the traffic.
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A little background on me: I'm originally a Californian, but I've lived in about 13 states now, spending a majority of the time in the Midwest. I enlisted in the military almost 10 years ago after a string of random jobs like construction, personal training, audio/visual production, and building track-focused BMWs. In the military, I work on the F-35 stealth fighter jet, but wear many hats. Currently, I've been put in charge of the unit's security and physical fitness programs, among other things. I'll be looking to transition to the civilian sector soon. I very much enjoy automotive culture and have always loved pre-war cars, *especially* the Cord 812. It's legendary within my family. I also have a two year-old son who is absolutely enthralled with cars. I think it would be wonderful to bond over the family car with him. It's long been an aspiration of mine to find, restore, and go for a drive with my grandmother in the Cord that I've heard so much about growing up. I know I don't have much time to make that a reality.
Earlier this year, I reached out to Dr. Meredith in response to him contacting my grandmother about his recent purchase. To my understanding he was looking for background information on the vehicle and actually found an old unpaid Chicago parking ticket in the glovebox my grandfather received in the 50s. He found my grandmother from that ticket and coincidentally a little later, I was having a similar conversation with her. I remembered hearing several stories about my grandfather and his Cord, so when the subject came up, she gave me Dr. Meredith's contact information. Ironically, I also had an unpaid parking ticket from Chicago at the time I spoke with him. I guess it runs in the family!
Many members of my family talked about the Cord and how my grandfather would take them to the local club meets so they could see and hear the car that was such a significant part of his life. You see, that Cord was a gift from his father for coming back from the second world war in one piece. There should be a photo of that below. My great-grandfather immigrated to America as an 8 year old, by himself. He met up with relatives in Chicago and later established himself in real estate. To my knowledge he quickly became successful and diversified into the automotive market, becoming a large shareholder of Auburn/Cord. Although he sold the majority of his assets throughout the aftermath of the Great Depression, he was still fairly wealthy until his early passing at 40.
My grandfather was a highly decorated combat medic in World War II. After his service, he attended college for electrical engineering where he met my grandmother. On their first date, she refused to get into the car at first. It was too low, too sporty, too flamboyant; all the things that make it such an iconic vehicle. She had a similar sentiment to my car (a low-slung flamboyant BMW roadster) comparing me to my grandpa the last time I saw her. Eventually they honeymooned in northern Wisconsin, taking the Cord the whole way. My grandmother recalled, at nearly every stoplight, someone would be revving their engine in challenge. I am grateful that this car has turned up in my life, as it's rekindled a fond relationship with my grandmother which I had been neglecting over the years. For instance, I had no idea she enjoyed fishing until we discussed her many trips up north in the Cord to go camping. I don't want to bore you all with stories, but she did recall that selling the Cord was the only time she remembered seeing my grandfather cry. They spent a decade together and started their family with that car, but it was more than that. It was also my grandfather's connection to his father. Many years later when they retired, my grandmother offered to get him another Cord; however, he refused. It wouldn't have been the same. Now I have the opportunity to return it to my family. I might not be able to speak to my grandfather anymore, but through his Cord I'll at least have that connection. I'm looking forward to giving it the attention it deserves with a faithful restoration and seeing you all on the road in the near future.
It is currently in a miserable state of disrepair and was stripped mid-2016, based on the account of Dr. Meredith and the old advertisement I found on bring-a-trailer.com. I know it will be a long journey, but I would ideally like to put the 812 motor back into my Cord and restore the original upholstery. Hopefully, I can track down some of the interior parts that were stripped because those are the ones my great-grandparents physically touched. I would like to honor their memory when I drive the car and relive their experience as close as possible, right down to using the same gear selector lever and radio dial they used. Thank you for reading this far! I'm excited to begin the journey. If you have any questions for me, I'll be happy to answer them.
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