1933 Pierce-Arrow Model 1247 LeBaron Convertible Sedan
- Engine
- L-head V12, 80-degree configuration, cast iron block with aluminum heads
- Colour
- Black with cream pinstripes
A 1933 Pierce-Arrow Model 1247 convertible sedan on the 147-inch wheelbase chassis, bodied by LeBaron as a factory semi-custom design. One of only four surviving examples from an estimated production run of seven, this car carries the smooth 80-degree L-head V-12 engine believed original to the chassis. Its documented history spans ownership by notable California collectors Irving Davis and Leonard Urlik, the latter exhibiting the car at the 1993 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. The car retains its original chassis tag, free-wheeling transmission feature, and period accessories.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$335,000
- → 2015Acquisition unknownDon Connollypartial documentation
California-based seller from whom the current owner acquired the vehicle in 2015.
- 2015 →Private saleCurrent ownerfull documentation
Purchased from Don Connolly and maintained in a private collection; the older restoration has been carefully preserved.
- Date unknownCharles M. Schwabpartial documentation
Rumored original owner, a prominent steel industry figure; this attribution is noted but not definitively confirmed in the text.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownThomas C. Berardpartial documentation
Earliest documented custodian, based in Etters, Pennsylvania.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownAtlanta-area ownersnone documentation
The vehicle passed through multiple hands in the Atlanta, Georgia area during the 1970s.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownIrving Davispartial documentation
Part of this noted California collector's holdings; exact dates of ownership not specified.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownLeonard Urlikpartial documentation
California-based collector who entered the car at Pebble Beach in 1993 for public display.
Competition
- 19931993 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Car was shown by Leonard Urlik as a display exhibit at the prestigious California concours.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
A complete restoration was carried out at an undetermined earlier date, resulting in the current black finish with cream coachline striping, brown leather interior, and tan canvas hood. The work is described as older but well preserved, with the car remaining in crisp overall condition.
The restoration predates the current owner's acquisition in 2015; precise date and restorer are unrecorded.
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