1913 Pierce-Arrow Model 66

Purchased from Minneapolis after retirement there and continued operational service until the late 1950s.

Department acquired the car in the early 1920s as part of a broader effort to motorize operations, converting it to fire-fighting use including service as a chief's limousine. After a 1927 accident it was rebuilt with non-original components; retired in 1948.

Station owner Ben Saunders purchased the car and deployed it as a promotional vehicle before eventually donating it to a local Shriners chapter.

Received the car as a donation but found it non-operational; arranged for local collector Irving Jensen to purchase it in exchange for restoration work and a ten-year agreement allowing Shriners use as a parade vehicle.

Undertook a comprehensive restoration including recreation of original cast aluminum coachwork, new fenders, hood, and interior trim, with work carried out by several specialist craftsmen across multiple states.

Acquired from Jensen roughly fifteen years before the auction date; has prioritized mechanical reliability over show use, undertaking ignition modernization and fitting an electric starter while preserving all original removed components.

Tour covered over 1,200 miles through hilly terrain; the car reportedly outpaced all other participants throughout the event.

Car appeared at the event during Jensen's ownership period, noted as a rare instance of a Shriners parade vehicle reaching this prestigious concours.

Attended during Jensen's ownership; no result detail provided.

Participated while under Jensen's care; no result detail provided.

Following a collision with another fire appliance, the car was rebuilt with a non-original radiator and standardised front fenders replacing the correct components.

Work carried out while the vehicle was in Minneapolis Fire Department service.

Comprehensive restoration to original configuration undertaken by Irving Jensen; included recreation of the period cast aluminium coachwork from the cowl rearward by Ray Graber, fabrication of new front and rear fenders and hood, and full interior retrimming including upholstery, hood, side curtains, hood boot, and carpets.

Ray Graber was a former body specialist at Harrah's Automobile Collection; Lief Drexler was based in Quakertown, Pennsylvania.

The ignition system was updated and a conventional electric starter fitted by the current owner, while the original compressed-air starting system was retained and remains functional.

All removed original components, including the correct engine belly pans, are to be supplied to the purchaser.