Original Cord Looks/Crate 350ci V8/TH350 Auto/Heat And AC/Mustang II Front End

1937 Cord 810 Westchester Additional Info:

1937 Cord 810 Westchester For consignment, mix of street rod with a healthy dose of class in the form of a 1937 Cord 810 Westchester. The body is a homologation of Cord and Graham Hollywood parts and has many modern-day features within this car's design, and more so now with the street rodded touch. Built in our consignor's garage with all new or rebuilt mechanicals and such niceties as heat and air conditioning, this classy rodder is a stunner to say the least. Complete records and receipts for the parts involved in this build are included with the purchase, as are some photos of the build. Very stylish, very low to the ground and just a beautiful line throughout, this car is barely broken in with only 200 miles on the new crate engine. Isn't it time you set the street rod world on its roof with this Cord? You're sure not to lose it in the field of Fords and Chevrolets....lesser marquis...how pedestrian! Exterior The car is well known for its flat front nose with a horizontal louvered grille design instead of the common radiator-style grille, that made its nose resemble a coffin, earning it the nickname of "Coffin Nose". This combined with the hidden headlights within the pontoon like fenders and long flat area beneath the nose and fenders, it is a very unusual design but nonetheless striking. A split windscreen which is swept rearward, meets up with the rounded roofline that melts into the back of the car via a split rear half oval back glass. The rear fenders, also pontoon inspired, meet up with the downward sloping trunk deck and end up on top of the rear bumper. 15-inch chromed and polished steel wheels are rolled and wrapped with wide whitewall tires. The condition of the exterior surfaces is nearly flawless in regards to the laser straight gaps and depth of the Mitsubishi Tampa Blue Metallic paint as well as the mirror-like chrome plating. Our consignor notes that the body is a mix of Cord and Graham parts, and in all honesty the only Graham parts my trained eye can see are the front doors, as Cord doors did not come equipped with vent windows. Interior Inside, clean tan leather covers most all surfaces including the lovely door panels. The doors are suicide doors with the latch in the front of the door, and these doors have hidden hinges something else not seen in other cars of this era. Shiny window cranks and an actuator along with painted Tampa Blue frames and chocolate brown carpeting and piping gives an expensive look. Inside a front bench, also in tan leather sits in a leather upholstered curved arm tub. Chocolate brown piping and a smooth bolster separates the seat from the fronts. In the back, accessible by another set of doors, the sprawling rear bench matches the front seat and is surrounded by more tan that rises to the ceiling panels and surrounds the window of the rear glass. More piping in chocolate brown and some clean brown carpeting is noted in the back. The headliner is tan with stitched ribs where the panels come together. The dash is in body matching Tampa blue with a large machined swirl pattern panel to house the round Autometer instruments and Vintage AC and heat controls. Everything inside presents as nearly new and the shifter is now on the banjo wheel topped adjustable column. Drivetrain Lurking under the "Coffin Hood" is by far not the original 288ci Lycoming V8 named after the company out of Williamsport, Pennsylvania that also manufactured aircraft and automobile engines. The beginning of the rod end of this build lurks front and center and presents in the form of a 350ci Chevrolet V8 with less than 200 miles logged. It has been fitted with ribbed and polished valve covers and a Holley 4-barrel carburetor atop the Dart Sportsman aluminum intake manifold. A brushed stainless cereal bowl type air cleaner lid sits overtop the carburetor and we note supple hoses and cleanly run wiring. A rebuilt TH350 3-speed automatic transmission is bolted to the back and long gone is the front wheel drive as we are in 10 bolt axle rear wheel drive territory now. Undercarriage Clean, black, structurally solid and like new for the flooring, suspension and unibody with only very minor road dirt and very little surface rust. A new fuel tank and lines are installed and handling the exhale are headers and dual exhaust with Flow FX mufflers by Flowmaster. A Mustang II front suspension with 2" drop spindles, power rack and pinion steering and power disc brakes are up front and in the back we see leaf springs and power drums. Drive-Ability She started right and off to the test track I went. This car is interesting to drive as it combines the look and feel of the original 810 Westchester with the modern amenities of a street rod. With a twist of the key the mighty V8 roared to life and I moved the shifter to drive and we were off like a prom dress. The car shifted smoothly, had bias free firm braking and rode beautifully. All functions were operating just fab during my drive, although backing up takes a bit of talent due to the small rear window and even smaller mirrors. A very interesting car of which not too many were sold due to the depression. Plenty of stars of the era had a Cord, mostly the ones that had the side pipes emanating from the side hood cowl. This one is a very clean design, with hidden headlights that need cranked but do rise to the occasion and embodies all the Cord styling that the upper crust was so in love with. Our consignor did a wonderful job of blending new and old to create a reliable rolling piece of art with just about every modern convenience one could want, now residing in our South mallway and awaiting your star studded arrival...be sure to call ahead so we can roll out the red carpet for you!

1937 Cord 810 Westchester
For consignment, mix of street rod with a healthy dose of class in the form of a 1937 Cord 810 Westchester. The body is a homologation of Cord and Graham Hollywood parts and has many modern-day features within this car's design, and more so now with the street rodded touch. Built in our consignor's garage with all new or rebuilt mechanicals and such niceties as heat and air conditioning, this classy rodder is a stunner to say the least. Complete records and receipts for the parts involved in this build are included with the purchase, as are some photos of the build. Very stylish, very low to the ground and just a beautiful line throughout, this car is barely broken in with only 200 miles on the new crate engine. Isn't it time you set the street rod world on its roof with this Cord? You're sure not to lose it in the field of Fords and Chevrolets....lesser marquis...how pedestrian!
Exterior
The car is well known for its flat front nose with a horizontal louvered grille design instead of the common radiator-style grille, that made its nose resemble a coffin, earning it the nickname of "Coffin Nose". This combined with the hidden headlights within the pontoon like fenders and long flat area beneath the nose and fenders, it is a very unusual design but nonetheless striking. A split windscreen which is swept rearward, meets up with the rounded roofline that melts into the back of the car via a split rear half oval back glass. The rear fenders, also pontoon inspired, meet up with the downward sloping trunk deck and end up on top of the rear bumper. 15-inch chromed and polished steel wheels are rolled and wrapped with wide whitewall tires. The condition of the exterior surfaces is nearly flawless in regards to the laser straight gaps and depth of the Mitsubishi Tampa Blue Metallic paint as well as the mirror-like chrome plating. Our consignor notes that the body is a mix of Cord and Graham parts, and in all honesty the only Graham parts my trained eye can see are the front doors, as Cord doors did not come equipped with vent windows.
Interior
Inside, clean tan leather covers most all surfaces including the lovely door panels. The doors are suicide doors with the latch in the front of the door, and these doors have hidden hinges something else not seen in other cars of this era. Shiny window cranks and an actuator along with painted Tampa Blue frames and chocolate brown carpeting and piping gives an expensive look. Inside a front bench, also in tan leather sits in a leather upholstered curved arm tub. Chocolate brown piping and a smooth bolster separates the seat from the fronts. In the back, accessible by another set of doors, the sprawling rear bench matches the front seat and is surrounded by more tan that rises to the ceiling panels and surrounds the window of the rear glass. More piping in chocolate brown and some clean brown carpeting is noted in the back. The headliner is tan with stitched ribs where the panels come together. The dash is in body matching Tampa blue with a large machined swirl pattern panel to house the round Autometer instruments and Vintage AC and heat controls. Everything inside presents as nearly new and the shifter is now on the banjo wheel topped adjustable column.
Drivetrain
Lurking under the "Coffin Hood" is by far not the original 288ci Lycoming V8 named after the company out of Williamsport, Pennsylvania that also manufactured aircraft and automobile engines. The beginning of the rod end of this build lurks front and center and presents in the form of a 350ci Chevrolet V8 with less than 200 miles logged. It has been fitted with ribbed and polished valve covers and a Holley 4-barrel carburetor atop the Dart Sportsman aluminum intake manifold. A brushed stainless cereal bowl type air cleaner lid sits overtop the carburetor and we note supple hoses and cleanly run wiring. A rebuilt TH350 3-speed automatic transmission is bolted to the back and long gone is the front wheel drive as we are in 10 bolt axle rear wheel drive territory now.
Undercarriage
Clean, black, structurally solid and like new for the flooring, suspension and unibody with only very minor road dirt and very little surface rust. A new fuel tank and lines are installed and handling the exhale are headers and dual exhaust with Flow FX mufflers by Flowmaster. A Mustang II front suspension with 2" drop spindles, power rack and pinion steering and power disc brakes are up front and in the back we see leaf springs and power drums. 
Drive-Ability
She started right and off to the test track I went. This car is interesting to drive as it combines the look and feel of the original 810 Westchester with the modern amenities of a street rod. With a twist of the key the mighty V8 roared to life and I moved the shifter to drive and we were off like a prom dress. The car shifted smoothly, had bias free firm braking and rode beautifully. All functions were operating just fab during my drive, although backing up takes a bit of talent due to the small rear window and even smaller mirrors.
A very interesting car of which not too many were sold due to the depression. Plenty of stars of the era had a Cord, mostly the ones that had the side pipes emanating from the side hood cowl. This one is a very clean design, with hidden headlights that need cranked but do rise to the occasion and embodies all the Cord styling that the upper crust was so in love with. Our consignor did a wonderful job of blending new and old to create a reliable rolling piece of art with just about every modern convenience one could want, now residing in our South mallway and awaiting your star studded arrival...be sure to call ahead so we can roll out the red carpet for you!