Main, Pierce Great Arrow Model 28-32NN Tonneau, Unrestored, 1906
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Pierce Great Arrow Model 28-32NN Tonneau, Unrestored, 1906

Location:
Radnor Hunt Concours d'Elegance, 2007

Owner: Bill Alley | Greensboro, Vermont

Prologue:

Image Source: Nikon D200 (10.2 MP)

Special thanks to Mr. David Donald, whose correspondence brought to life colorful anecdotes from his family history.

Only one old photograph... I have published features on classic cars for quite a long time. Very early in the endeavor, a photograph of Mr. Alley's Pierce Great Arrow sparked the first correspondence from a former owner. Now pursuing an in-depth Pierce-Arrow portfolio, I very much wanted to pull Mr. Donald's contribution and share his stories; they alone are worth featuring the car, to say nothing of its place in history. David grew up in New England, where his father owned this Pierce until selling the car onward to family friend, Dick Teague, known to the motoring world as industrial designer for General Motors, Packard, Chrysler, and of course American Motors Corporation. David wrote from Thailand, where he still lives. He is a jazz musician and director at Samui Sight & Sound Studios.

References:

Marc Ralston's exceptional Pierce-Arrow book includes a photograph of this car on page 224, attending a Pierce-Arrow Society meet. At the time, the car was owned by Dick Teague and appeared with a windscreen but without a top.

  • Mr. David Donald, former owner, written correspondence.
  • "The Automobile in America" by Stephen W. Sears, American Heritage Publishing Co, Inc. New York, NY, c. 1977, pages 32-33, 73, 81
  • "Pierce-Arrow" by Marc Ralston, A.S. Barnes & Co., Inc., San Diego, CA, c. 1980, pages 33, 224, 230
  • "Pierce-Arrow, The Golden Age" by Marc Ralston, Jostens Publications, Clarksville, TE, c. 1984, page 11

 

Last Updated: Oct 11, 2024