A 1929 Cord L-29 Phaeton on display at the 2005 United States Grand Prix

Cord L-29.

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Cord was the brand name of a United States automobile, manufactured by the Auburn Automobile Company from 1929 through 1932 and again from 1936 to 1937. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 2007 KB) 1929 Cord L-29 Phaeton on display at the 2005 United States Grand Prix. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 2007 KB) 1929 Cord L-29 Phaeton on display at the 2005 United States Grand Prix. ... Jordan driver Narain Karthikeyan locking his brakes during qualifying The 2005 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 19, 2005 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Cord. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Cord. ... This article is about brands in marketing. ... A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... -1... 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on Friday. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The Cord Corporation was founded and run by Errett Lobban Cord as a holding company for his many transportation interests, including the Auburn Automobile Company. Cord was noted for its innovative technology and streamlined design. Cord innovations that later became common include front wheel drive on the L-29 and hidden headlights on the 810. Errett Lobban Cord on the cover of Time Magazine, January 18, 1932. ... Auburn was a brand name of United States automobiles from 1900 through 1937. ... In fluid dynamics, a streamline is a line which is everywhere tangent to the velocity of the flow. ... Front wheel drive is the most common form of engine/transmission layout used in modern passenger cars, where the engine drives the front wheels. ...

The body design of the Cord 810 was the work of now-legendary designer Gordon M. Buehrig and his team of stylists which included the brilliant young Vince Gardner. The new car caused a sensation at the 1936 New York Auto Show in November. (Showgoers stood on the bumpers of competing cars to get a look at the new Cord, so dense were the crowds around it.) Many orders were taken but cars were not ready to deliver until February. Early teething pains, including slipping out of gear and vapor lock, cooled initial enthusiasm. While most new owners loved their sleek fast cars, the dealer base shrunk rapidly. In 1937, after producing about 3000 of these classic cars, Auburn ceased production. The Cord empire was sold to the Aviation Corporation, and E.L. Cord moved to Nevada to earn even more millions in real estate and other enterprises. Today the Cord 810/812 design remains perhaps the most distinctive of the entire century. In 1996 American Heritage magazine proclaimed the Cord 810 sedan "The Single Most Beautiful American Car". Categories: Stub | 1904 births | 1990 deaths ...

Cord Front Drive Model 812, 1937 USA

Cord 812

Cord 812

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Revival

So powerful was the legacy of Buehrig's design that, from 1964 to 1970, 2 attempts were made to replicate the original 810 for limited production. Both Oklahoma-based companies soon halted production amid financial difficulties.

External links

• Auburn/Cord/Duesenberg Museum
• CordNet, a site for Cord enthusiasts

See also

• List of automobile manufacturers

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References

• Malks, J. Cord 810/812: The Timeless Classic