Auburn Fall 2012
1918 Pierce-Arrow 48
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Not Sold
| Auburn, Indiana
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Powered by a T-head inline six-cylinder engine of 525 cubic inches with a four-speed transmission on a 142-inch wheelbase chassis. Every one of the Pierce-Arrow's finely cast-aluminum body panels has been meticulously prepared and plated in 23-karat gold, the fenders and hood in bright nickel. The engine and chassis received the same treatment. The wood spoke wheels are gold-leafed. The interior trim is silver-plated, set off by black leather upholstery. Its creator described it as "the Hope Diamond of antique cars" and it is nothing less -- although it might better be described as touched by King Midas.
No Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Benz or Isotta-Fraschini ever was more lavishly presented than this all-American Pierce-Arrow, a once-in-a-lifetime embodiment of the intrigue of the automobile in America.
