The 810's hidden headlights were modified Stinson aircraft landing lights, cranked up from the dashboard by hand.
Lead trim: 810/812 4.7 L Lycoming V8 (125 hp) · up to 170 hp
Cord 810/812810 · 1936–1937
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FactThe 810's hidden headlights were modified Stinson aircraft landing lights, cranked up from the dashboard by hand.
The Cord 810, and later 812, was a luxury automobile produced by the Cord Automobile division of the Auburn Automobile Company in 1936 and 1937 (designers Gordon Buehrig, Vince Gardner and Alex Tremulis): the first American-designed and built front-wheel-drive car with independent front suspension, and with the first production pop-up hidden headlights (modified Stinson landing lights raised by dashboard cranks), its horizontally louvered wraparound "coffin nose" replacing the grille. It had a front-mounted, front-wheel-drive layout with a 4,739 cc (289 cu in) Lycoming V8 of 125 hp (the same as the L-29) and a semi-automatic Bendix four-speed (three plus overdrive) with the transmission ahead of the engine, so no driveshaft or transmission tunnel, and no running boards; a mechanically driven Schwitzer-Cummins supercharger (810S and 812S, with chrome external exhaust pipes) raised power to 170. It debuted at the New York show in November 1935 (crowds stood on bumpers) but the transmission was troublesome: only 1,174 of the 810 sold in its first year, with four models in 1936 (sedan $1,995, Beverly $2,095, Sportsman $2,145, Phaeton $2,195) and, for 1937 812s, two more on a 132 in wheelbase (Custom Beverly $2,960 and Custom Berline "Westchester" $3,060). Length 195.5 in, wheelbase 125 in, width 71.0 in, height 60.0 in, weight 4,110 lb.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 810/812 4.7 L Lycoming V8 (125 hp) | 1936–1937 | 4.7 L V8 | 125 hp | — | — | FWD | — | — |
| 810S/812S supercharged 4.7 L Lycoming V8 (170 hp) | 1936–1937 | 4.7 L V8 | 170 hp | — | — | FWD | — | — |
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