Cars - Eric H. Johnson

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1936 Cord 810 Phaeton at 2010 Concours d'Elegance in Kirkland, WA.

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1936 Cord 810 Phaeton at 2010 Concours d'Elegance in Kirkland, WA.

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1936 Cord 810 Phaeton at 2010 Concours d'Elegance in Kirkland, WA.

1937 Cord 810 Westchester, Supercharged. By late 1936 the 812 was offered with an optional supercharger and it became the ultimate Cord before the company closed indefinitely the same year. Central to the Supercharged Cord was a Schiwitzer-Cummins centrifugal supercharger that was attached to the L-head Lycoming V-8 engine. With 6 psi boost, it produced roughly 185 to 195hp. This was good enough to propel Abe Jenkins at an average speed of 101.72 mph for 24 hours on the Bonneville Salt Flats. Only 51 supercharged Westchester Sedans were produced; this car is among the last eight produced. This Cord had just been driven round-trip (5,560 miles) performing flawlessly from Seattle to the National Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Meet in Auburn, Indiana, where the car was manufactured. The ACD club celebrated the 75th anniversary of the 810/812 Cord.

1937 Cord S12 Beverly The "coffin-nosed" 812 Cord of 1937 was a styling and engineering marvel decades ahead of its time. Although development was done somewhat hastily, and on a strict, Depression-era budget, the shape was very advanced for the era. lts streamlined styling, pontoon fenders without running boards, pop-up headlights, chiseled Crocodile like hood, and verv advanced Lycoming-built, 288.6 cubic-inch V8 making 125 horsepower, fed through a four-speed transaxle made it a standout among virtually every other car on the road.

1934 Packard 1108, 12, Sport Phaeton, LeBaron at 2010 Concours d'Elegance in Kirkland, WA. Most of the 1108 series Packards were given factory produced bodies. Only a handful received custom coachwork by such greats as shown here. The Sport Phaeton, a dual-cowl model that sold for $7,065, was more than enough to buy a fine home. Despite the size and the 5,130-pound heft, the LeBaron phaeton lived up to the “Sport” part of its name via a long hood and body, low roof, streamlined fenders and rear deack. Only 960 Twelves of all types were built for 1934, making the LeBaron Sport Phaeton very rare.

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1934 Packard 1108, 12, Sport Phaeton, LeBaron at 2010 Concours d'Elegance in Kirkland, WA. Most of the 1108 series Packards were given factory produced bodies. Only a handful received custom coachwork by such greats as shown here. The Sport Phaeton, a dual-cowl model that sold for $7,065, was more than enough to buy a fine home. Despite the size and the 5,130-pound heft, the LeBaron phaeton lived up to the “Sport” part of its name via a long hood and body, low roof, streamlined fenders and rear deack. Only 960 Twelves of all types were built for 1934, making the LeBaron Sport Phaeton very rare.

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1934 Packard 1108, 12, Sport Phaeton, LeBaron at 2010 Concours d'Elegance in Kirkland, WA. Most of the 1108 series Packards were given factory produced bodies. Only a handful received custom coachwork by such greats as shown here. The Sport Phaeton, a dual-cowl model that sold for $7,065, was more than enough to buy a fine home. Despite the size and the 5,130-pound heft, the LeBaron phaeton lived up to the “Sport” part of its name via a long hood and body, low roof, streamlined fenders and rear deack. Only 960 Twelves of all types were built for 1934, making the LeBaron Sport Phaeton very rare.

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Barefoot photographer captures a 1937 Packard 120 Convertible Coupe at 2010 Concours d'Elegance in Kirkland, WA.

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1934 Packard 1107 Town Car at 2010 Concours d'Elegance in Kirkland, WA.

1932 Packard 900 Convertible Coupe. The series 900 Packard was an attempt to deal with the depression yet it sold for nearly $1,800, an enormous amount in 1932. Although according for nearly half that year's Packard sales, it proved unprofitable due to design and manufacturing costs. Unique, and for Packard, racy in design, the 900 introduced many improvements that were carried forward. The beautiful lines of the car, alas, were dropped in 1933, making it unique and rare, even if one of the most beautiful factory bodies Packard produced.

1939 Bugatti Type 57C by Vanvooren. Original owner Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the Prince of Persia and future Shah of Iran, received this striking supercharged Bugatti as a gift from the French government on the occasion of his first wedding. The dramatic body was constructed by Vanvooren of Paris in the style of Figoni & Falaschi, one of the most progressive coachbuilders of the day. Advanced features include fully skirted fenders, a top that conceals beneath a metal panel when down, and a windshield that can be lowered into the cowl by means of a hand crank mounted under the dashboard. The car received a complete restoration in 1983. Owner: Petersen Museum, Los Angeles, CA. At the 2012 Kirkland Concours d'Elegance, LeMayCarMuseum, Tacoma, Washington.

1939 Bugatti Type 57C by Vanvooren. Original owner Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the Prince of Persia and future Shah of Iran, received this striking supercharged Bugatti as a gift from the French government on the occasion of his first wedding. The dramatic body was constructed by Vanvooren of Paris in the style of Figoni & Falaschi, one of the most progressive coachbuilders of the day. Advanced features include fully skirted fenders, a top that conceals beneath a metal panel when down, and a windshield that can be lowered into the cowl by means of a hand crank mounted under the dashboard. The car received a complete restoration in 1983. Owner: Petersen Museum, Los Angeles, CA. At the 2012 Kirkland Concours d'Elegance, LeMayCarMuseum, Tacoma, Washington.

1939 Bugatti Type 57C by Vanvooren. Original owner Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the Prince of Persia and future Shah of Iran, received this striking supercharged Bugatti as a gift from the French government on the occasion of his first wedding. The dramatic body was constructed by Vanvooren of Paris in the style of Figoni & Falaschi, one of the most progressive coachbuilders of the day. Advanced features include fully skirted fenders, a top that conceals beneath a metal panel when down, and a windshield that can be lowered into the cowl by means of a hand crank mounted under the dashboard. The car received a complete restoration in 1983. Owner: Petersen Museum, Los Angeles, CA. At the 2012 Kirkland Concours d'Elegance, LeMayCarMuseum, Tacoma, Washington.

1939 Bugatti Type 57C by Vanvooren. Original owner Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the Prince of Persia and future Shah of Iran, received this striking supercharged Bugatti as a gift from the French government on the occasion of his first wedding. The dramatic body was constructed by Vanvooren of Paris in the style of Figoni & Falaschi, one of the most progressive coachbuilders of the day. Advanced features include fully skirted fenders, a top that conceals beneath a metal panel when down, and a windshield that can be lowered into the cowl by means of a hand crank mounted under the dashboard. The car received a complete restoration in 1983. Owner: Petersen Museum, Los Angeles, CA. At the 2012 Kirkland Concours d'Elegance, LeMayCarMuseum, Tacoma, Washington.

1939 Bugatti Type 57C by Vanvooren. Original owner Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the Prince of Persia and future Shah of Iran, received this striking supercharged Bugatti as a gift from the French government on the occasion of his first wedding. The dramatic body was constructed by Vanvooren of Paris in the style of Figoni & Falaschi, one of the most progressive coachbuilders of the day. Advanced features include fully skirted fenders, a top that conceals beneath a metal panel when down, and a windshield that can be lowered into the cowl by means of a hand crank mounted under the dashboard. The car received a complete restoration in 1983. Owner: Petersen Museum, Los Angeles, CA. At the 2012 Kirkland Concours d'Elegance, LeMayCarMuseum, Tacoma, Washington.

1939 Bugatti Type 57C by Vanvooren. Original owner Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the Prince of Persia and future Shah of Iran, received this striking supercharged Bugatti as a gift from the French government on the occasion of his first wedding. The dramatic body was constructed by Vanvooren of Paris in the style of Figoni & Falaschi, one of the most progressive coachbuilders of the day. Advanced features include fully skirted fenders, a top that conceals beneath a metal panel when down, and a windshield that can be lowered into the cowl by means of a hand crank mounted under the dashboard. The car received a complete restoration in 1983. Owner: Petersen Museum, Los Angeles, CA. At the 2012 Kirkland Concours d'Elegance, LeMayCarMuseum, Tacoma, Washington.

1939 Bugatti Type 57C by Vanvooren. Original owner Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the Prince of Persia and future Shah of Iran, received this striking supercharged Bugatti as a gift from the French government on the occasion of his first wedding. The dramatic body was constructed by Vanvooren of Paris in the style of Figoni & Falaschi, one of the most progressive coachbuilders of the day. Advanced features include fully skirted fenders, a top that conceals beneath a metal panel when down, and a windshield that can be lowered into the cowl by means of a hand crank mounted under the dashboard. The car received a complete restoration in 1983. Owner: Petersen Museum, Los Angeles, CA. At the 2012 Kirkland Concours d'Elegance, LeMayCarMuseum, Tacoma, Washington.

1936 Hudson 65 Custom Eight Convertible One of only six known survivors, this Series 65 Hudson Custom Eight has al 13 hp, 254 cu.in. L-head inline eight-cylinder engine and a Carter 330S carburetor. It features radial safety control front suspension and semi-floating rear axle, four-wheel Duo-Serve hydraulic brakes and a wheel base of 120 inches. The standard equipment found only on the Custom Eight series includes the large wheel covers, a banjo style steering wheel, a radio with under-the-running-board antenna and a cigar lighter. This convertible coupe also sports various optional equipment including fender-mounted parking lights, an electric clock and the "Electric Hand" vacuum-electric transmission control system. Owner: Nicola Bulgari - Allentown, PA. At the 2012 Kirkland Concours d'Elegance, LeMayCarMuseum, Tacoma, Washington.

1936 Hudson 65 Custom Eight Convertible One of only six known survivors, this Series 65 Hudson Custom Eight has al 13 hp, 254 cu.in. L-head inline eight-cylinder engine and a Carter 330S carburetor. It features radial safety control front suspension and semi-floating rear axle, four-wheel Duo-Serve hydraulic brakes and a wheel base of 120 inches. The standard equipment found only on the Custom Eight series includes the large wheel covers, a banjo style steering wheel, a radio with under-the-running-board antenna and a cigar lighter. This convertible coupe also sports various optional equipment including fender-mounted parking lights, an electric clock and the "Electric Hand" vacuum-electric transmission control system. Owner: Nicola Bulgari - Allentown, PA. At the 2012 Kirkland Concours d'Elegance, LeMayCarMuseum, Tacoma, Washington.

1936 Hudson 65 Custom Eight Convertible One of only six known survivors, this Series 65 Hudson Custom Eight has al 13 hp, 254 cu.in. L-head inline eight-cylinder engine and a Carter 330S carburetor. It features radial safety control front suspension and semi-floating rear axle, four-wheel Duo-Serve hydraulic brakes and a wheel base of 120 inches. The standard equipment found only on the Custom Eight series includes the large wheel covers, a banjo style steering wheel, a radio with under-the-running-board antenna and a cigar lighter. This convertible coupe also sports various optional equipment including fender-mounted parking lights, an electric clock and the "Electric Hand" vacuum-electric transmission control system. Owner: Nicola Bulgari - Allentown, PA. At the 2012 Kirkland Concours d'Elegance, LeMayCarMuseum, Tacoma, Washington.

1936 Hudson 65 Custom Eight Convertible One of only six known survivors, this Series 65 Hudson Custom Eight has al 13 hp, 254 cu.in. L-head inline eight-cylinder engine and a Carter 330S carburetor. It features radial safety control front suspension and semi-floating rear axle, four-wheel Duo-Serve hydraulic brakes and a wheel base of 120 inches. The standard equipment found only on the Custom Eight series includes the large wheel covers, a banjo style steering wheel, a radio with under-the-running-board antenna and a cigar lighter. This convertible coupe also sports various optional equipment including fender-mounted parking lights, an electric clock and the "Electric Hand" vacuum-electric transmission control system. Owner: Nicola Bulgari - Allentown, PA. At the 2012 Kirkland Concours d'Elegance, LeMayCarMuseum, Tacoma, Washington.

1923 Mercedes 28/95 Targa Florio. Commissioned by the American Mercedes Company of New York in June 1923. This 28/95 Short 'Targa Florio' chassis example is fitted with the three-seater style sports body. It was sold to its first owner, Reginald L. Brooks of New York City, in September 1924 and subsequently to a Franklin le Varre, also of New York, in November 1928. The Mercedes 'Targa Florio' took its name as a result of the successes of the class winning chassis in the famed race event in 1921 and 1922. Powered by a six-cylinder, 7.2-litre aircraft-type engine, that was the most potent engine of its day, the 28/95 Mercedes was the evolutionary forerunner to the famed Mercedes of the late 1920's. Fitted with the preferred Zenith carburetor option, Rudge-Whitworth wheels, four wheel brakes, and instruments and controls in english, the car was the subject of an extensive and historically accurate restoration in the late 1960's. A prized member of just three private collections for most of the past fifty years, the car has received awards at AACA Grand National events and two first place honors at Pebble Beach. Most recently it was in collection of NBC Radio Orchestra band-leader and Mercedes collector, Don Ricardo. Photographed at the Kirkland Concours d'Elegance at LeMay, America's Car Museum. September 8, 2013.

1932 Auburn Speedster The 1932 Auburn Boattail Speedster is legendary. Automobile Quarterly called it "The flashiest, the sexiest, the most flamboyant and the most outlandishly impractical motor car imaginable." Only 35 were built making this one of the rarest Auburns. A highlight is its V-12 Lycoming engine producing 160bhp. Equipped with an overdrive 'Dual-Ratio’ axle for high top speeds, it broke every stock car speed record in 1932 from one to 500 miles, including the flying mile at 100.77mph (Muroc Dry Lake) continuing on to 500 miles averaging 88.95mph. This Best of Show winner was body-off restored and is a joy to drive. Owner: Bruce Wanta. Pacific Northwest Concours d'Elegance. September 13, 2015.

1930 Duesenberg Murphy Convertible Coupe. This Murphy-bodied Duesenberg features an eight cylinder, 420 cubic inch, 265 horsepower Lycoming engine designed by Fred Duesenberg. With twin overhead cams and four valves per cylinder, the engine was linked to the drive train by a three speed manual gearbox. Production cars were capable of doing 116 mph without much difficulty and zero-to-100 in 21 seconds. Approximately 20 coach builders, including six in Europe, were responsible for the bodies of all 480 model J chassis that were produced. With a wheel base of 142.5 inches, the use of aluminum alloy kept the weight of this huge vehicle to about 5,200 pounds. This Model J features a "Clear Vision" windshield, free of a center pillar and was built by the Walter J. Murphy Company of Pasadena, California. Murphy was Duesenberg’s largest provider of car bodies.

1930 Duesenberg Murphy Convertible Coupe. This Murphy-bodied Duesenberg features an eight cylinder, 420 cubic inch, 265 horsepower Lycoming engine designed by Fred Duesenberg. With twin overhead cams and four valves per cylinder, the engine was linked to the drive train by a three speed manual gearbox. Production cars were capable of doing 116 mph without much difficulty and zero-to-100 in 21 seconds. Approximately 20 coach builders, including six in Europe, were responsible for the bodies of all 480 model J chassis that were produced. With a wheel base of 142.5 inches, the use of aluminum alloy kept the weight of this huge vehicle to about 5,200 pounds. This Model J features a "Clear Vision" windshield, free of a center pillar and was built by the Walter J. Murphy Company of Pasadena, California. Murphy was Duesenberg’s largest provider of car bodies.

1930 Duesenberg Murphy Convertible Coupe. This Murphy-bodied Duesenberg features an eight cylinder, 420 cubic inch, 265 horsepower Lycoming engine designed by Fred Duesenberg. With twin overhead cams and four valves per cylinder, the engine was linked to the drive train by a three speed manual gearbox. Production cars were capable of doing 116 mph without much difficulty and zero-to-100 in 21 seconds. Approximately 20 coach builders, including six in Europe, were responsible for the bodies of all 480 model J chassis that were produced. With a wheel base of 142.5 inches, the use of aluminum alloy kept the weight of this huge vehicle to about 5,200 pounds. This Model J features a "Clear Vision" windshield, free of a center pillar and was built by the Walter J. Murphy Company of Pasadena, California. Murphy was Duesenberg’s largest provider of car bodies.

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1930 Duesenberg Murphy Convertible Coupe. This Murphy-bodied Duesenberg features an eight cylinder, 420 cubic inch, 265 horsepower Lycoming engine designed by Fred Duesenberg. With twin overhead cams and four valves per cylinder, the engine was linked to the drive train by a three speed manual gearbox. Production cars were capable of doing 116 mph without much difficulty and zero-to-100 in 21 seconds. Approximately 20 coach builders, including six in Europe, were responsible for the bodies of all 480 model J chassis that were produced. With a wheel base of 142.5 inches, the use of aluminum alloy kept the weight of this huge vehicle to about 5,200 pounds. This Model J features a "Clear Vision" windshield, free of a center pillar and was built by the Walter J. Murphy Company of Pasadena, California. Murphy was Duesenberg’s largest provider of car bodies.

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1930 Duesenberg Murphy Convertible Coupe. This Murphy-bodied Duesenberg features an eight cylinder, 420 cubic inch, 265 horsepower Lycoming engine designed by Fred Duesenberg. With twin overhead cams and four valves per cylinder, the engine was linked to the drive train by a three speed manual gearbox. Production cars were capable of doing 116 mph without much difficulty and zero-to-100 in 21 seconds. Approximately 20 coach builders, including six in Europe, were responsible for the bodies of all 480 model J chassis that were produced. With a wheel base of 142.5 inches, the use of aluminum alloy kept the weight of this huge vehicle to about 5,200 pounds. This Model J features a "Clear Vision" windshield, free of a center pillar and was built by the Walter J. Murphy Company of Pasadena, California. Murphy was Duesenberg’s largest provider of car bodies.

1930 Duesenberg Murphy Convertible Coupe. This Murphy-bodied Duesenberg features an eight cylinder, 420 cubic inch, 265 horsepower Lycoming engine designed by Fred Duesenberg. With twin overhead cams and four valves per cylinder, the engine was linked to the drive train by a three speed manual gearbox. Production cars were capable of doing 116 mph without much difficulty and zero-to-100 in 21 seconds. Approximately 20 coach builders, including six in Europe, were responsible for the bodies of all 480 model J chassis that were produced. With a wheel base of 142.5 inches, the use of aluminum alloy kept the weight of this huge vehicle to about 5,200 pounds. This Model J features a "Clear Vision" windshield, free of a center pillar and was built by the Walter J. Murphy Company of Pasadena, California. Murphy was Duesenberg’s largest provider of car bodies.

1934 Auburn 850Y Convertble Coupe

1931 Packard Phaeton

1935 Packard Victoria Convertible

1935 Packard Victoria Convertible

1926 Bentley 6.5 liter at the Puget Sound Automotive Association's All British Field Meet. July 28, 2012.

1926 Bentley 6.5 liter at the Puget Sound Automotive Association's All British Field Meet. July 28, 2012.

1926 Bentley 6.5 liter at the Puget Sound Automotive Association's All British Field Meet. July 28, 2012.

1926 Bentley 6.5 liter with racing fuel tank at the Puget Sound Automotive Association's All British Field Meet. July 28, 2012.

1926 Bentley 6.5 liter with racing fuel tank at the Puget Sound Automotive Association's All British Field Meet. July 28, 2012.

1926 Bentley 6.5 liter at the Puget Sound Automotive Association's All British Field Meet. July 28, 2012.

1926 Bentley 6.5 liter at the Puget Sound Automotive Association's All British Field Meet. July 28, 2012.

1926 Bentley 6.5 liter at the Puget Sound Automotive Association's All British Field Meet. July 28, 2012.

1926 Bentley 6.5 liter at the Puget Sound Automotive Association's All British Field Meet. July 28, 2012.

1926 Bentley 6.5 liter at the Puget Sound Automotive Association's All British Field Meet. July 28, 2012.

1926 Bentley 6.5 liter at the Puget Sound Automotive Association's All British Field Meet. July 28, 2012.

1926 Bentley 6.5 liter at the Puget Sound Automotive Association's All British Field Meet. July 28, 2012.