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a Cord 812 roadster... huh. You never can predict what you'll see at the LA Roadster Show!

rare one of 2 1936 Cord 810 has been made suede and chrome

Style, beauty, elegance, grace and design... photos from the 2013 LaJolla Concours

above: 53 Corvette

above: great auxiliary lights

not often you can find 2 Cords or two cars with flex tube exhaust pipes next to each other

A Cord on El Mirage in the 1950's, hot rodded and racing the clock

Barnfind L29 Cord... still has the WW2 gas rations sticker on the windshield

the story of the car, stored and not touched since 1952, all 60 years of sitting there were because some kids vandalized it and broke the heart of the guy who had just bought it, and galleries of photos at http://www.l-29cord.com/html/perry1.html

Tom Mix, famous Hollywood cowboy actor and car collector, personalized his cars with a Western USA theme, here is his '38 Cord 812 SC Phaeton

Of the 196 cars made similar to it, only 3 were built with the rare options like the external spare tire. The other 2 were also owned by celebs, Al Jolson who went through a lot of impressive cars, and Barbara Stanwick owned the other

What are the IMIXIH in the center of the steering wheel representing I wonder. Of course, it's more likely that the straight lines are just decorating between the letters MXH

That pistol handle, might be a parking brake handle, a prop gun, or anything you might imagine

I think this might be the first time I've seen a leather decoration on the outside of a car

Tom was driving this car at age 60, across Arizona, and missed reading the sign about Bridge Under Construction and swerved to avoid the barriers and construction, and flipped the car, and died. http://fan.tcm.com/_Tom-Mix-and-His-1937-Cord-812-Phaeton-/photo/16303893/66470.html

Tom did his own stunts, and made 348 movies between 1915 and 1935