1929 Cord L-29
approx 5,010 built
Authorship
The car
Power125 bhp
Engine4.9L L-head straight-eight
Production runapprox 5,010
America's first front-wheel-drive production car, its low-slung lines a decade ahead of the pack.
Finding one
Typical
£130,000
for a good example
Range
£70,000 to £350,000
body style, open cars and custom coachwork command premiums over sedans, condition and originality
For sale now
usually only a small number offered, mostly in the US
public listings
occasionala few public sales a year at US classic auctions · Last notable sale: L-29 cabriolets and sedans have made roughly 80000 to 250000 GBP at RM and Bonhams US sales across the 2010s to 2020s
Market figures are indicative, drawn from public auction and listing data; they guide, they do not appraise.
Parts and support
thin, front drive driveline parts are the main challenge and often bespoke
SpecialistsAuburn Cord Duesenberg Club networkCord specialist restorers in the US Midwest
In the network
Concoursio is a living public record. It references formal provenance (chassis, registries, sale history); it does not certify it. This is a seed record and its details are being verified.