We know that its been a while since we lasted posted our Car of the Month.
To make it up to you, we bring you something that’s extremely rare in our collection.
The World Famous 1933 Pierce Arrow Silver Arrow.
“This Car Was Part Of The Harrah’s Auto Collection From The 1960’s To 1987 And Was Restored In Their Restoration Facility”
Not many are not well acquainted with the Piece Arrow brand, let alone know that there are a few brooding about here in the UAE as well. For those of you who want to become more familiar, please do visit our Encyclopedia section.
RAE has been up close and personal with a few V8 Cabriolets here in the UAE, but for reasons pertaining to privacy, are not able to post them.
Nevertheless, we bring you what has been touted on several occasions for the past 6 decades as one of the most important and simultaneously delectable collaborations of Metal, Rubber and Human Effort in car history.
This car is currently not for sale anywhere in the World except the Middle East via the Rolling Art Emporium.
It is only 1 of 5 cars produced in 1933, out of which only 3 remain in the World today.
Born out of a meeting between PA Vice President Roy Faulkner and his designer friend Phillip Wright who had conceived an automobile with a totally new appearance – based on wind tunnel experiments and developments.
Twin spare wheels are concealed in the front wings, while the rear wheels were hidden bheind skirts.
Their rear compartments were fitted with a duplicate set of instruments.
The asking price for the production cars at the time – a staggering USD 10,000
It took three months and thirty skilled men to build the five cars, mostly by hand.
Here is what another source has to say about the car at the time:
“In 1933, Pierce-Arrow unveiled the radically streamlined Silver Arrow in a final attempt to appeal to the wealthy at the New York Auto Show. The car was well received by the public and the motoring press, being announced with the slogan “Suddenly it’s 1940!” Pierce sold five examples but, since it was priced at $10,000 during the worst of the depression, the rich were hesitant to spend so much. The bodies were built at Studebaker, which subsequently assisted in rolling out a lower-priced production model. This, however, lacked many luxury features of the show car and still failed to generate enough sales.”
Engine: v12, L Head
Transmission: 3 speed manual
Brakes: drums all round, servo assisted
Top Speed: 115 MPH (approx.)
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