1930 Pierce-Arrow

edited by David Barth, 14 February 2009.
Courtesy The Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Photos were taken in January 2009.

Pierce-Arrow offered luxury, style, and sophistication to those who insisted on the finer things in life. But while luxury built the company, luxury also killed the company. The Great Depression decreased the demand for cars like this one, and countless car manufacturers could not survive the economic downturn.

This automobile was once one of the most photographed. It was used in the Hiram Walker liquor advertisements.

Model: B
Body Style: Roadster
Original Factory Price: $2,975
Brake Horsepower: 125 at 3,000 rpm
Displacement: 366 cubic inches
Bore: 3 1/2 inches
Stroke: 4 3/4 inches
Cylinders: 8, in-line
Wheelbase: 139 inches
Manufacturer: The Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company
Location: Buffalo, New York, USA

Donor: Eugene and Joseph Gazza