1936 Cord Casting Reference | Loose Hot Wheels
1936 Cord
The Cord 810 and 812 is a series of luxury automobiles manufactured by the Cord Automobile division of the Auburn Automobile Company from 1936 to 1937. Designed by Gordon Buehrig, Vince Gardner and Alex Tremulis among others, the 810 was the American-designed and built front wheel drive car with independent front suspension; it is also notable as the first car with pop-up headlights, actuated by a hand crank on the dashboard. The 810 was powered 289 ci (4.7L) Lycoming V8 mated to a 4-speed semi-automatic and was a…
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1936 Cord first appears in 1999 First Editions. The current catalog tracks it across 1999 – 2005. Designer credit is listed as Greg Padginton. Check Description, Versions, Gallery before trusting a vague seller title.
- 1999 First Editions
- Auburn Cars
- Cord Automobiles
- Greg Padginton Designs
- Virtual Collection
- American Cars
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- Match the title to 1936 Cord before reading price claims.
- Use 1999 – 2005 as the production-window check.
- Cross-check Description, Versions before calling the variation exact.
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