The Cord 810/812 is one of my favorite pre-war cars. This sleek car had many features not common until 50+ years later including front wheel drive & hideaway headlights. It’s elegant body lines uninterrupted by headlight nacels had many streamlined influences and was a blending of automotive and aircraft styling of the time.
Trivia:
- Cords were made in Indiana by the Auburn Car Company.The 810 used a
- Lycoming inline 8 (of aircraft heritage
- The 810 had indipendant front suspension and a semi-automatic transmission
- Dash-plates on the cords gave the owner a factory speed test (up to 130mph)
