Terrific thumbnail of one of the most influential and under rated automobile manufacturers of the first half of the 20th century. While they were long gone by the 50s, their style continued to influence that era of cars.
Pierce Arrow was maybe the most luxurious marque in the Brass era of cars (1900 - 1915) in the USA, also amid the 3 Ps (Packard, Peerless and Pierce Arrow) Pierce makes the greatest and luxurious cars of the times
Stopped by the museum in Buffalo. Very interesting simply because it was different. Plenty of the early Pierce bicycles as well. An excellent museum by any standard.
Thanks! Didn't know all this history of Pierce Arrow. Appreciate the photo of the Galloping Goose at the Colorado Railroad Museum in my old hometown of Golden.
John. Very excellent video. Just wanted you to know , my grandfather was the Pierce Arrow plant maintenance mechanic. He took care of the mechanicals and machinery for the plant. My father used to have a Pierce Arrow hood ornament that disappeared when he passed.
My father as given a Pierce Arrow in 1940 in exchange for work done. Then WWII came along and he enlisted in the army. When he came home four years later, the car was gone, probably stolen for the aluminum body.
The video mentioned it only quickly, but said Pierce Arrows had cast aluminum body panels. Just let that sink in. Cast aluminum. The cast aluminum doors were hollow cast with an inner and outer wall. And very thin castings. To see one in person is truly amazing. They feel so light but so sturdy. Such casting technology at such an early date. If you ever see a Pierce in person, check out the cast body panels. I was blown away. You will never see this again in the history of the world. ------Doozer
I've never seen one up close but my father in law has the hood ornament of of one that he inherited from his dad and it's beautiful. His dad never owned the actual car, just had the ornament sitting in his workshop since at least the 50s
Thank you Jon for another informative video. I too wondered if they had held on until WW2 would the contracts from the government have saved them or just prolonged their demise a few years later. Hope its going as well as can be expected with family. Take care of them and take all the time you need. Your friends on RUclips will still be here when you return.
Appreciate that! And personally, I think it would have only prolonged things. What I've seen from Packard and others is if the government contracts would have kept them moving forward, by 1949 when GM restyled their Caddys, P-A would have been hammered, and an economic downturn later would have dried up their business just like it did for so many others.
When I started working for a GM Dealer Parts Department (c. 1978), I could not find any Spare Tyre listings. Then it hit me, in the Original days the Spare tyre was in the Front, So I looked up Front End Sheet metal and found the Spare Tyre.
My uncle had an open touring car a 1918 Pierce arrow with red leather seats he used to drive it on nice days and I as a youngster was allowed to ride in it on occasion
We found what we believe to be a 1928 Pierce Arrow Sedan basket case at our storage yard that will be headed to our auction. Can you advise where to find the engine number/VIN ?
@@AllCarswithJon I don’t know for sure, but more than likely a distant relative. I own a 1929 Century Six Hupmobile. If you Google Hupmobile you will find photos of this exact vehicle. It is dark blue with black fenders.
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The Pierce Arrow factory in Buffalo still stands and it's just as beautiful now as it was then. Imagine that, a beautiful factory!
Terrific thumbnail of one of the most influential and under rated automobile manufacturers of the first half of the 20th century. While they were long gone by the 50s, their style continued to influence that era of cars.
Pierce Arrow was maybe the most luxurious marque in the Brass era of cars (1900 - 1915) in the USA, also amid the 3 Ps (Packard, Peerless and Pierce Arrow) Pierce makes the greatest and luxurious cars of the times
Excellent program. You did a great job of fitting a lot into a little space. 😁
Stopped by the museum in Buffalo. Very interesting simply because it was different. Plenty of the early Pierce bicycles as well. An excellent museum by any standard.
Thanks! Didn't know all this history of Pierce Arrow. Appreciate the photo of the Galloping Goose at the Colorado Railroad Museum in my old hometown of Golden.
Glad you enjoyed it!
John. Very excellent video. Just wanted you to know , my grandfather was the Pierce Arrow plant maintenance mechanic. He took care of the mechanicals and machinery for the plant. My father used to have a Pierce Arrow hood ornament that disappeared when he passed.
Thanks for the kind words, and that's really cool your grandpa worked for P-A!
I have worked on R G S goose 7 and it still runs today at the Colorado Railroad Museum !
Thank you for your videos. They are always informative and entertaining.
So nice of you!
My father as given a Pierce Arrow in 1940 in exchange for work done. Then WWII came along and he enlisted in the army. When he came home four years later, the car was gone, probably stolen for the aluminum body.
The video mentioned it only quickly, but said Pierce Arrows had cast aluminum body panels. Just let that sink in. Cast aluminum. The cast aluminum doors were hollow cast with an inner and outer wall. And very thin castings. To see one in person is truly amazing. They feel so light but so sturdy. Such casting technology at such an early date. If you ever see a Pierce in person, check out the cast body panels. I was blown away. You will never see this again in the history of the world. ------Doozer
I've never seen one up close but my father in law has the hood ornament of of one that he inherited from his dad and it's beautiful. His dad never owned the actual car, just had the ornament sitting in his workshop since at least the 50s
Pierce Arrow was unfortunate. Sadly, Packard was even more unfortunate buying that damned Studebaker. Great video!👍 I enjoyed it.
Hi Jon
Very good video. My understanding is the the Pierce straight 8 was a Pierce design… although it was manufactured at the Studebaker foundry.
Thank you Jon for another informative video. I too wondered if they had held on until WW2 would the contracts from the government have saved them or just prolonged their demise a few years later. Hope its going as well as can be expected with family. Take care of them and take all the time you need. Your friends on RUclips will still be here when you return.
Appreciate that!
And personally, I think it would have only prolonged things. What I've seen from Packard and others is if the government contracts would have kept them moving forward, by 1949 when GM restyled their Caddys, P-A would have been hammered, and an economic downturn later would have dried up their business just like it did for so many others.
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When I started working for a GM Dealer Parts Department (c. 1978), I could not find any Spare Tyre listings. Then it hit me, in the Original days the Spare tyre was in the Front, So I looked up Front End Sheet metal and found the Spare Tyre.
Great episode as always.
Thanks!
The Silver❤ Arrow, what a gem!
Great content....period
thank you!
Very nice presentation
Thanks a lot
Great video as always
Thank you so much!
My father in law owned a 1911 Pierce Race about, which allegedly raced at Indianapolis.
Cool!
You can find a working Galloping Goose at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park California
Beautiful cars.
Excellent video ‼️
📻🚗😁👍
My uncle had an open touring car a 1918 Pierce arrow with red leather seats he used to drive it on nice days and I as a youngster was allowed to ride in it on occasion
Nice!
We found what we believe to be a 1928 Pierce Arrow Sedan basket case at our storage yard that will be headed to our auction. Can you advise where to find the engine number/VIN ?
A suggestion for a video is the history of Hupmobile.
Thanks! I can't help but notice your name - any relation to Mr. Hupp the founder?
@@AllCarswithJon I don’t know for sure, but more than likely a distant relative. I own a 1929 Century Six Hupmobile. If you Google Hupmobile you will find photos of this exact vehicle. It is dark blue with black fenders.
7000.00 in 1910 for a car. That's roughly a quarter million dollars in todays money. Wow.
I believe the futuristic Pierce-Arrow Silver Arrow was designed and built at Studebaker.
1:07 "1988" lol 😂😂
They built a shaft drive bicycle around 1890.
1:07 "tricycles in NINETEEN eighty eight" ??????
Big American 😊
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