Top Ten reasons to love your Cord

You're having too much fun, Shawn! <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Wayne

Reason 3 may be eliminated (or at least greatly reduced) by replacing the Schebler duplex carburetor by a 15-year old kid riding the running board, and pouring gas into the engine out of a boot!

Jon.

That would be great if Cords had Running boards! HA!

Actually there are fixes for every one of these little irritants. Interest in Cords by new collectors is rising greatly, so I thought this might be a good place to discuss these problems and fixes.

Even with these irritating problems it is well worth it to own a Cord. They are among the best driving Pre War cars, not to mention pretty fast.

They are definitely all the things Shawn says and more. Just sitting in my garage, it is really cool to look at. Cords really grow on you.

Someday I hope to be plagued by some of the problems that you mention. Right now I have to satisfy myself with going to the ACD Festival each year and trying no to let my drool land on the beautiful cars. They are so gorgeous they bring tears to my eyes.

the fix for problem # 9 is the "Richardson conversion". An ACD member came up with a way to install modern FWD componetry inside of original units which eliminates the need to grease the hubs. It also makes the unit much more rugged and reliable for long distance touring.

The fix for Problem # 8 is to have your original wheels magafluxed to detect any cracks before they become dangerous and welded if cracks are found. If you have heavy duty wheels which were used in 37 cars there is less likelyhood they will crack in the first place, 36 cars are the most likely to have this problem. There is a guy in the club that has produced some new wheels which of course will solve this problem once and for all. Metal Fatigue is a real issue in any car of this age and care should always be taken when driving any car of this era.

Shawn