Jun 11 (edited)
More Patina!!! 1931 Pierce Arrow.
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· Jun 11
1931 PIERCE-ARROW
MODEL 41 LIMOUSINE Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company - Buffalo, NY
Custom Coach Work by Willoughby Auto Body Works - Utica, NY ENGINE
8-Cylinder
HORSEPOWER 132 hp
WEIGHT 6,000 lbs
WHEELBASE 147"
PRODUCTION 2
FACTORY PRICE$9,500.00
Unrestored chauffeur-driven originalThis very unusual limousine was custom-built for Fred Beebe of Cape Cod, MA. Beebe, an eighty-year-old eccentric multi-millionaire and life-long bachelor who lived with his brother and sister at their vast family estate, actually ordered two nearly identical vehicles; one in blue and one in red.Original order documents indicate that Mr. Beebe wanted this car to be just like his 1913 Pierce-Arrow, both in appearance and appointments, and he specified very detailed measurements and requirements. This car was not to have Pierce-Arrow’s most recognizable feature—headlights which flare into the fenders—but was to have traditional headlights. It was also to include brass hardware throughout, carriage lamps, a roof rack, foot warmer, ceiling netting to accommodate top hats, and two passenger-to-chauffeur telephones. Also note the unique windshield wipers that run from side to side.This car was purchased directly from Mr. Beebe’s family and had always been chauffeur-driven and maintained, and remains in its unrestored, original condition today.(Loaned to the PIERCE-ARROW MUSEUM by John Gambs - Lafayette, IN)
MODEL 41 LIMOUSINE Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company - Buffalo, NY
Custom Coach Work by Willoughby Auto Body Works - Utica, NY ENGINE
8-Cylinder
HORSEPOWER 132 hp
WEIGHT 6,000 lbs
WHEELBASE 147"
PRODUCTION 2
FACTORY PRICE$9,500.00
Unrestored chauffeur-driven originalThis very unusual limousine was custom-built for Fred Beebe of Cape Cod, MA. Beebe, an eighty-year-old eccentric multi-millionaire and life-long bachelor who lived with his brother and sister at their vast family estate, actually ordered two nearly identical vehicles; one in blue and one in red.Original order documents indicate that Mr. Beebe wanted this car to be just like his 1913 Pierce-Arrow, both in appearance and appointments, and he specified very detailed measurements and requirements. This car was not to have Pierce-Arrow’s most recognizable feature—headlights which flare into the fenders—but was to have traditional headlights. It was also to include brass hardware throughout, carriage lamps, a roof rack, foot warmer, ceiling netting to accommodate top hats, and two passenger-to-chauffeur telephones. Also note the unique windshield wipers that run from side to side.This car was purchased directly from Mr. Beebe’s family and had always been chauffeur-driven and maintained, and remains in its unrestored, original condition today.(Loaned to the PIERCE-ARROW MUSEUM by John Gambs - Lafayette, IN)
· Jun 11
I saw that car in person at an Indiana Grand Classic in French Lick back in the mid 1990s. I had wondered where it went. Does the blue one exist?