Charles Porter, my 86-year-old father, is a retired attorney and judge who has always loved cars—particularly Cords. When I ...

For most automotive enthusiasts, the 812 nameplate is synonymous with the Ferrari 812 Superfast coupe, GTS hardtop convertible, and Targa top Competizione A. But over in America, before the Second ...

Extraordinary lives are often marked by artifacts of accomplishment. Whether it’s a culture-shifting image, an inspired body of work, or a Nobel prize, revered objects can come to represent ...

The history of the auto industry is riddled with defunct brands, but if you look carefully enough, you immediately notice most of them went out the door during our generation, our the one before us at ...

Dublin resident Keith Olszewski and his supercharged 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton have been together nearly all his life. The four-seat convertible built by the now defunct Indiana-based Auburn Automobile Co ...

Amelia Earhart’s Cord 812 Phaeton convertible was an unusual vehicle, and like the aviator herself, it had once vanished. But starting on Thursday it will be on display on the National Mall between ...

One of just 14 Samco-built Cord 812s receives no-expense-spared rebuild, blending classic styling with modernized performance. A seldom-seen 1967 Cord 812 built during the marque’s brief Samco era is ...