Cord 812 with an Auburn Boat-Tail

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Automobile museums are seemingly everywhere.  One that I encountered in March 2020 was in the Riverside resort-casino in Laughlin, Nevada.  Since I don't gamble, I decided to view the main part of Don Laughlin's car museum at the facility.  Some cars were Laughlin's, others on view had different owners.

Perhaps the most interesting car on view was a 1937 Cord 812 with a boat-tail body that was labeled as being a Cord Speedster.

There was never such a production Cord, as best I can tell, so this was a custom job.  But when and were was it made?  I have no idea.  And the sign by it at the museum did not say.  Let us know in a comment if you have solid information regarding this fascinating car.

Let's take a look.

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My iPhone photo showing a front quarter view.  The blending of frontal Cord styling with the boat-tail cockpit and rear is very nicely done -- an interesting design.

Here is the information plaque that says nothing about the car on display aside from an estimate of its value.

both; text-align: center;">Rear quarter view.  Very interesting.  Definitely something Cord might have marketed had the company the financial resources to do so.  Question: Where did the boat-tail bodywork come from?

Mecum auction photo of a 1936 Auburn Speedster.  The boat-tails of 1935-36 Speedsters are not like that on the Cord shown above.

Instead, its boat-tail design appears to be from an earlier Auburn Speedster such as this 1933 model (Mecum photo).

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