1933 Pierce-Arrow Model 836 Club Sedan

This was filmed Saturday June 6, 2009 at the Fleetwood Country Cruize in London, Ontario

Pierce-Arrow was once known as one of theThree P's of Motordom, the other two where Peerless and Packard, and Pierce Arrow was a status symbol of the era, and was often owned by Hollywood stars and Corporate tycoons, and many Foreign royalty had to have at least one Pierce-Arrow in there collection

not exactly sure about this one, i do know its a Pierce-Arrow, but the exact year and model is difficult for me to tell, as is the coach builder, as these cars where from a different era, when these elite luxury auto brands like Cadillac, Lincoln, Pierce-Arrow, Duesenberg and others, would have coach builders build the actual body and interior tailored to the customers taste and fashion, where the car manufacture would often supply the nose (front end) and of course the rolling chassis and drive train, then the coach builders would fabricate the body and interior, and it would often be designed by and for the owner, thus at times no two cars where ever the same, this doesn't really exist anymore, except of course the car customizing companies out there, or in the more exact sense coach building is mainly for Hearses and Limousines today, where the coach builder gets a simplified vehicle (often back half of body not even built at the car factory) from say Lincoln or Cadillac, then they can simply add the hearse roof and interior, or simply stretch the body out to make a Limousine, thus Limos or Hearses are rarely ever cut up cars, there made to order simple from Cadillac or Lincoln, thus no wasteful cutting and wasted time modifying a conventional 4 door sedan with roof in the case of Hearses,

if anyone has a exact details or a link to a website on this exact car, or similar, please send me this info in a Personal message, many thanks!

for more info, (i used this to try and figure out the year and model)

http://automotivehistoryonline.com/Pierce-Arrow5.htm

http://www.pierce-arrow.org/index.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce-Arrow

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• Pierce-Arrow
• Luxury
• Luxury brand
• 1933
• 1933 Pierce-Arrow
• Club Sedan
• 1933 Pierce-Arrow Club Sedan
• coach builder
• sedan
• the three P's of Motordom
• three Ps
• Packard
• Peerless
• BRENTHENRY1989
• London Ontario
• Fleetwood Country Cruize

[VintageSkiDooRacer1]

that is one sweet lookin automobile

5*'z

[BRENTHENRY1989]

thanks it is sweet looking, and a very rare one also! and it was only for elites back then, and still is today! and thanks for the comment!

[mayonpi]

In those days, luxury brand dealers had catalogues for color, fabric and body styles (produced for the marque) by specialty coachbuilders. This went beyond the usual factory options. The Great Depression took it's toll on the luxury brands, and about this time (1933) most buyers of these brands were opting for the more subdued standard, factory options and colors. It wasn't "cool" anymore to look rich, unless you worked in Hollywood or in the Hamptons . . . .

[BRENTHENRY1989]

thanks for the comment and information, and your correct on your info, also i guess maybe some flamboyant rich elite owned this one, as it appears to have a very bright and flamboyant green paint color, and it had to really stick out in 1933, and i actually really like it considering i am not to hot on some shades of green

[RebelStangII]

cool!

[BRENTHENRY1989]

thanks Rebel, it sure is cool! and super expensive, this is the kind of car that costs as much as two brand new houses!

[HeadTater]

I'm not sure what I wouldn't do do have a Pierce Arrow. I've always considered myself a Studebaker guy, but those Pierce Arrows are just amazing. And a Silver Arrow! I cannot even fathom seeing one in person, let along ever driving one.

[RebelStangII]

@BRENTHENRY1989 ) Sure Enough!

Before The Bubble Busted!

[monarch1957]

Thats one thing you don't see on new cars anymore; you don't even get much colorchoice in interiors anymore they all seem to be blah colors grey tan or black.

[BRENTHENRY1989]

rare indeed no matter the local, its color really caught my eye first, then the plate caught my eye (P ARROW), then i went, "oh that's a Pierce-Arrow" so i just had to film this rarity, and these cars where built in a different era of Luxury, where coach builders did all the tailoring for the owner, the body and interiors where built specific to the owner,sometimes even custom bodies would be made for super elites,thus none of these cars are ever really the same,and thanks for the comment Barry

[BRENTHENRY1989]

the color is unique, defiantly doesn't look like a 1930s paint color, but these where elite Luxury of the day, thus i bet you could have one pink! or even bright yellow! but i would guess not many where ever pink, if any! but there was no standard colors for these cars, as the owners had the final say on that via the coach builders of the time, and thanks for the comment!