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1936 Cord

19991999 First Editions1999 - 2005Greg Padginton
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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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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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