1933 Pierce-Arrow Silver Arrow Sedan, borrowed from Graham the fish scales in the paint innovation, to create the iridescent Pearl Essence paint finish

Pierce merged with Studebaker in 1926.  In 1932, Phillip O. Wright moved to Studebaker headquarters in South Bend, Indiana and designed a streamlined fastback coupe on the Pierce-Arrow V-12 chassis. 

His rakish design evolved into a sporty sedan with a low roofline, envelope front and skirted rear fenders, and faired-in headlamp nacelles. 

With its 175-brake horsepower V-12, a Silver Arrow could top 115 mph. In a sea of boxy sedans, the sleek Pierce-Arrow show car was the height of modernity. Five hand-built Silver Arrows toured 1933 auto shows, where they caused a sensation.

 At the Chicago Century of Progress, the Silver Arrow upstaged Cadillac’s Aero-Dynamic coupe, Duesenberg’s “Twenty Grand,” and Packard’s “Car of the Dome,” with its audacious, aircraft-like shape.

Priced at a then-expensive $10,000, the Silver Arrow was one of thirty-eight different 1933 Pierce-Arrow models. 

 After succumbing in mid-1938, Pierce-Arrow is best remembered for its magnificent Silver Arrow. This is one of three survivors.

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I photographed it in person in 2014 at the Phoenix Concours, the gallery is at https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-1933-pierce-arrow-silver-arrow-it.html the spare tire is hidden in the passenger side front fender... you can barely see the break in the body work

I recommend looking at the details in the design, like the door handles.