Equipment
Wheel covers, Goodyear wide whitewalls, suicide front doors, Bendix pre-selector gearbox.
Condition
#4 Fair
Has visible flaws to the naked eye. Runs fine, but could use mechanical or cosmetic attention.
From the Monical collection. Repainted beige decades ago on top of the original maroon. Paint is coming up all over the place. Cracks around the windshield wipers, which are a bit rusty. Dry, cracked weather stripping. Tires are relatively new. Oxidized chassis but no major rot. Sound interior. Acquired from the estate of Glenn Pray. In essentially barn find condition, although it reportedly runs and drives.
Market commentary
A good, sound, presentable Cord 810/812 Beverly is a $60,000 car and this one is a long way from meeting that description, a gap too far to bridge with the intervening value. It'll have to be a labor of love, but for these cars with their distinctive Gordon Buehrig design that's not a lot to ask: they are seductive visions. A troublesome project or a dream come true at an affordable price? Let's call it a dream come true and hope for the best.