Pierce-Arrow Coupe (1934)
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| Condition: | Used | Year: | 1934 |
| Mileage: | 38000 | Make: | Pierce-Arrow |
| Vehicle Title: | Clear | Model: | Coupe |
Lynden, Washington, United States
Vehicle description
Mechanically, Pierce Arrow’s robust 366 cubic inch straight-8 was more than a match for any other 8-cylinder engine on the market, including Packard’s Super 8. With nine main bearings, it’s impossibly smooth and makes a rather substantial 135 horsepower. It was fully rebuilt at the time of restoration and as I mentioned, has aprox about 10,000 miles on it. It starts quickly and easily, although the automatic choke has been disabled and a manual choke added to the original Stromberg carburetor. It’s a bit grumpy when cold, but once it has warmed up to operating temperature, it moves the big coupe with ease. Pierce Arrow was a pioneer in the use of hydraulic valve lifters, so it ticks over quietly and smoothly and doesn’t need adjustment like mechanical lifters would. The exhaust manifold was porcelainized, but as is common with cars that are driven, it has cracked and chipped over the years and it’s all but inevitable if you want to use the car as intended. It makes 50 pounds of pressure at cold idle and about 30 pounds when it’s warmed up, and on the road the generator and regulator system keep the battery topped off without issues. It has been fitted with an electric pump for priming but it runs fine on the original mechanical pump, which also has its own priming mechanism.