The dashboard is an example of art over fuctionality. Beautiful car, Thanks Donald.

I can’t help but love automobile from the 20s . The look and feel of those cars is like nothing else, which made a simple drive to the store an event in itself.

Donald you are very diplomatic in relating the handling of this beauty when you might have said it handles like a wet bar of soap. This Cord does have a lot of curb appeal and historic value. Cheers 🇨🇦

You are working that steering wheel Mr. Osborne. All cords are wonderful pieces of art, but I prefer the Auburn style. The 812 style grill looks clumsy to me, the L-29 is gorgeous and expertly built with copious power. Here in New Mexico, it would be much less taxing to drive. You have the encyclopedic knowledge of some devoted owners but for every car - that is amazing. Another delightful show - thank you sir -

Steered like a hay wagon! The Cord 812 Sportsman is one of my all-time favorites from ACD.

Dear Mr Osborne another Sensational episode I can equate driving a vehicle like that as a unlimited tonnage vessel captain to anticipating the waves,curves, Hills And The Valleys in a Road. Go with the flow so to speak.

Donald . I haven't seen that much steering imput since the last time l drove a Land Rover ! Thanks Donald.

I drove a Ford 550 4wd truck for several thousand miles last year and the first thing I noticed was it steered like an old car. A little right until it drifted that way then a little left to correct. After a day or so it's second nature but its not at all like modern cars.

Captivating Good Looks!!! The L 29 has it all. Imagine the time period and frenetic pace that went into these projects! I'd say they nailed it. Thanks Again Donald.

Absolutely beautiful cars.

More horse carriages please! Especially the Cinderella era in Paris. I want to see the pumpkin designs they had in those days.

Fascinating video and commentary Donald, thank you! I have long admired the L29 Cord, have to think not many still exist today. The car certainly does appear to wander quite a bit with constant steering course corrections required. And that driving position looks rather tight, legs bent, steering wheel so far from the dashboard, almost right up against your chest! That is perhaps not unique to the L29, but a characteristic of most cars in that day. In any case, such an elegant, classic automobile!

One of your best Donald. A refreshing candid assessment of a beautiful failure 👍

Thank you for showing this Donald

Not quite a failure. They made 5000 of them! That car does seem to need a little attention, possibly some adjustments and fresh tires, that tread design hasn’t been available for a long long time.

I always thought that Cords were beautiful.

More shots of the vehicle in motion from other than the front would have been appreciated. What would a bystander see as the vehicle passed by at a leisurely pace?

I would love to drive that. It almost reminds me of the 1935 Duesenberg ll Model SJ Torpedo Phaeton.

Thank you for another great car and great presentation. For some reason I couldn't help wondering when rack and pinion and power steering were introduced.

Mr Osbourne do you receive a paycheck?? I imagine you pay them 😉..... Your a lucky man Sir!!!! Another great episode please continue ☺️.. Take Care 👋

Driving gloves? Stepping up your game Donald! Why the worst road in Newport?

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We were in Virginia!

It's a gorgeous machine for sure. One of the fatal flaws in producing an automobile was/is rushing out something totally new. People like what they're familiar with. Then word gets around that it's complex and expensive to maintain. People end-up just passing on it. Look how long it took for automatic transmissions to become the norm. You find many family sedans with manual transmissions well into the early '60's.

Love watching these

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@@AudrainMuseumNetwork I am already subscribed :-)

This is very nice. The only Cord that you are familiar with is the other one. The 810/812. Beautiful vehicle. Roomy. First front wheel drive. Now most cars are predominantly FWD. 1920s and hard to handle.Cool Mr. Osborne.😎🔥🔥😍♥😉😃

Excellent video, I can see that it's front bumper bar is mounted to the springs or axle.

Lovely car! And there is one thing that Donald Osbourne and I have in common- we both sing the intros to our KZread channels.

So gorgeous. Damn them CV joints though lol

You've mentioned previously, that you're a spectical frame aficionado. Don't know what those are, but love them! The Cord is pretty cool too, but don't want it, especially. Beautiful vehicle though.

Excellent review. Living in the North Central Midwest, I've had the opportunity to visit the Auburn-Cord-Duesengberg museum in Auburn, IN many times.

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Thanks for the support!

Great intro ✨😉👍

Love Cord’s.

I have read, and I'll defer to Mr Osborne and others who have first knowledge, that the L29 was a difficult car to drive in wet/icy weather. The reason was, although fwd, the engine set back and was not directly over the front wheels. This meant that although nose heavy, the weight of the engine was not directly over the front wheels for traction, just the transmission. In wet or icy weather, the front wheels would spin and lose traction. This is what ive read and ill defer to those who have first hand knowledge

I want this car