I bought a thing!

"Jagvar" (Jagvar) 10/06/2017 at 10:33 • Filed to: None

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I’ve always desperately wanted a ’37 Cord 810 Westchester.

Thankfully, I bought a plane ticket to Massachusetts, where I recently saw this lovely example. I am betting it was expensive.

Noah - Now with more boost. > Jagvar 10/06/2017 at 10:35

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Nice! Epic!!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Jagvar 10/06/2017 at 10:39

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Just to be clear, the thing you bought was the plane ticket, you bait and switcher, you?

EL_ULY > Jagvar 10/06/2017 at 10:42

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Rallycross it NAOW!

vondon302 > Jagvar 10/06/2017 at 10:42

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Damn those are pretty.

Jagvar > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/06/2017 at 10:44

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I didn’t just buy a plane ticket, I rented a Camry too!

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Jagvar 10/06/2017 at 10:48

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10/10 would click again

Takuro Spirit > Jagvar 10/06/2017 at 10:49

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I thought rental cars had a “no shirt no shoes no rent” policy?

Jagvar > Takuro Spirit 10/06/2017 at 10:52

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No, it’s more “no shirt, no shoes, you’re getting a freaking Camry.”

diplodicus > Jagvar 10/06/2017 at 10:53

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I want to know how they made that bad ass grill. Must have been quite a process in 1937.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Jagvar 10/06/2017 at 10:56

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Damn you! I was getting ready to read about that road trip home in a 80 year old car story

Jagvar > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 10/06/2017 at 10:57

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Humble apologies. If I had Cord money, I wouldn’t be living in a one-bedroom apartment. Or I’d at least be living in a nicer one-bedroom apartment.

19JRC99 > vondon302 10/06/2017 at 11:00

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Gilmore <3

I really need to get back out there.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Jagvar 10/06/2017 at 11:04

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You can’t fool me, Shoeless Jag Jackvar... Beautiful car.

vondon302 > 19JRC99 10/06/2017 at 11:09

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Me too

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > diplodicus 10/06/2017 at 11:09

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Some pictures show it more than others, but there appears in some to be a little bit of disconnect/break in the middle of the ribs under the chroming or paint. Possibly a seam done with solder.

Not really visible in this picture, though this shows some other detail.

If I had to guess, it might have been hand die-rolled into a curved-sided “vee” and then final formed into the bend with a static die, each half. Then, seamed at the back edge, rolled on the ends, and stitched in the middle with solder from left and right before coating. That’s if the top and bottom aren’t separate stampings, with an edge rolled onto the top one.

Whatever it was, if it’s anything other than a zinc cast (don’t think it’s a zinc cast), it’s got to be hollow to have that profile. That means lots of hand work..

OPPOsaurus WRX > Jagvar 10/06/2017 at 11:21

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what were you doing in Ma?

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Jagvar 10/06/2017 at 11:25

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Just checked the prices... yes.

haveacarortwoorthree2 > Jagvar 10/06/2017 at 11:31

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And could afford shoes! :)

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Jagvar 10/06/2017 at 11:36

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Holy shit, congratulations dude!

MonkeePuzzle > Jagvar 10/06/2017 at 12:02

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lvigin in 1 bedroom apartments is HOW one gets to afford Cord money

Jagvar > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 10/06/2017 at 12:15

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Hopefully you picked up on the joke and recognized that I did not, in fact, buy a Cord. ;)

Jagvar > OPPOsaurus WRX 10/06/2017 at 12:17

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Spent a week vacationing on Cape Cod.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Jagvar 10/06/2017 at 12:17

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nice. I love the cape. I’m about 1/2 hour.

Jagvar > OPPOsaurus WRX 10/06/2017 at 12:19

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Cool! I typically go to Chatham once a year.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Jagvar 10/06/2017 at 12:41

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goddammit, it’s been one of those days...

Jagvar > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 10/06/2017 at 12:42

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Thank you for thinking I could be that wealthy, though!

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Jagvar 10/06/2017 at 13:17

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I mean with the Phaeton it was 50/50, either you were broke or fuckoff rich. 

SpeedSix > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/06/2017 at 14:46

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Regarding hand work, I’ve seen a few places stating that the Cord’s roof was welded together from several small pressings (3/4 down the article), because they didn’t have the capability for one large pressing, among other production inefficiencies.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > SpeedSix 10/06/2017 at 14:53

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That lines up with the kind of thing I was betting on for the grill. Also of note: the Ruxton which paralleled the Cord in a lot of ways for a few years was made using body dies originally developed for IIRC Riley. So, the body was similar to a Riley of several years prior, but sectioned lengthwise and widened.

C62030 > Jagvar 10/20/2017 at 19:47

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I am mystified by the decision to only have front suicide doors.