1933 Pierce-Arrow Silver Arrow Walkaround

For around 30 years Pierce-Arrow was an important American builder of luxury automobiles.  That was due to excellent engineering and high quality materials and assembly.  Not design.  One major exception was the then-sensational 1933 Silver Arrow show car displayed at the 1933 New York Auto Show.  At the time, Studebaker owned Pierce-Arrow, and management was receptive to stylist Philip O. Wright's futuristic concept.  I wrote about the Silver Arrow here.

Five Silver Arrows were made, and it seems that three survive.  They are considered very important in car design history and are valuable.  For instance, in 2017 a Silver Arrow was auctioned by RM Sotheby's for $2,310,000.

For my analysis, refer to the above link.  Gallery images are without captions and are for your viewing enjoyment.

My search for photos on the Internet did not turn up a complete eight-image walkaround set.  Therefore, those shown below are uneven in background and lighting condition.  Image sources are: Blackhawk Museum, RM Sotheby's, Dreihaus Collection and Barrett-Jackson.

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