The Pierce Arrow Silver (A piece of history)
There were a lot of unique vehicles built over the years, but one forgotten silver beast was the 1933 Pierce Silver Arrow. Only 5 were built in 3 months. This concept car was designed by Philip O. Wright and was introduced at the New York Auto Show in 1933.
This Pierce had a futuristic design and a V-12 with a top speed of 115 mph. It was truly ahead of it’s time. The Silver Arrow’s body was an all-steel construction that was completely built in-house. It was mounted on the top-of-the-range ‘1236’ model chassis. A wholly conventional design, it used a steel ladder frame, supported by solid axles with semi-elliptic leaf springs on both ends. The Silver came in at 5102 pounds.
There are only 3 of the 5 left. Recently, one sold at RM Auctions for $3,740,000.00.
Unfortunately, Studebaker, Pierce Arrow’s parent company filed for bankruptcy in the spring of 1933 and Pierce Arrow was acquired by some Buffalo bankers. Unfortunately, Pierce Arrow closed it facilities in 1938.
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