<VV> Glenn Pray 810 Cord

[tim mahler]

The length of the Cord 8/10 was 80% of a 1936/37 Cord.  The width was the
same.  The earlier Glen Pray reproductions used the windshield frame and
dash from the ACD inventory. Pray was a big ACD enthusiasts buying the name
as much as the inventory of parts.

The tooling was new -- US Royal worked with Glen Pray and Gordon Buehrig to
create the body using a multi-ply plastic (an ABS plastic) called Royalite
that was formed (heated) to the mold.  "Glenn Pray...the man who brought the
lengends to life" by Josh B Malks is the book that i used as reference for
this information.  Wayne McKinley was also instrumental - he has been
involved with the Illinois SOS auto show for many years. Great guy.

Annual get-together is the Glenn Pray Car Show on May 9th and 10th. 2014.
Next year will be 50 years

Drivability?  On the interstate -- nice cruiser. 180 running (a 95hp without
the turbo hp) powers the Cord 8/10 easily down the interstate at 70mph.
>From a straight line start.....sluggish as one would expect from a 60s 6
cylinder. Cornering - never tried to be aggressive here.  Tall skinny tires
with minimal (1 inch maybe) clearance to the non replaceable fenders meant i
stuck to high way and city cruising.  Engine does not catch on fire unless
one uses ill-placed rubber fuel lines.

tim mahler
past owner of #61 (which is now out west in California)




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clark Hartzel" <chartzel at comcast.net>
To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2013 6:47 AM
Subject: <VV> Glenn Pray 810 Cord


> Since the Glenn Pray Cord was 80% the size of the real one, why would he
> buy
> any parts or tooling from ACD?  They wouldn't fit.  I guess he just bought
> the "name" so he could call the car a Cord.
> Clark Hartzel
>
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