Normally, I don’t need a special reason to write a Pick of the Day piece on a 1930s Cord 810/812 because I love their relative obscurity, curvy bodies, and attractive interiors. But today, I have even more motivation to profile one, particularly this 1936 Cord 810 Westchester. What exactly is that motivation? I saw one at the 2026 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The 810 shown here is listed for sale on ClassicCars.com by a dealership in Beverly Hills.

This year marked my first time at the 2026 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Even though the car guide for the event didn’t come out until the morning of, I already had an idea of what to expect. Prewar cars always do well, especially those made by Duesenberg (which won Best of Show this year and seven other years), Mercedes-Benz (10 Best of Show trophies), Bugatti (also 10), Rolls-Royce (five), Packard (four), and Hispano-Suiza (three). This year’s show field had plenty of cars from those heavy hitters as well as two Ferrari 250 GTOs, three of the original cars from the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, the Phantom Corsair, the Rolls-Royce “Round Door,” and several more rarities. As I was walking through this automotive dreamscape, I was pleased to see a blue-over-blue 1936 Cord 810 Westchester. Its presence at Pebble Beach made sense: It’s a prewar car with graceful curves, hideaway headlights, “coffin nose” with horizontal louvers, front-wheel-drive layout, lack of running boards, and four-speed preselector gearbox that set it apart from many of its contemporaries.

Cord offered two 810 sedans with front coach-style doors: the Beverly and the Westchester you see here. While the Beverly had center armrests that cut its seating down to four, the Westchester had bench seating for five passengers.

This particular Westchester comes finished in a beautiful cranberry red accented with wide-whitewall tires. The interior is furnished with more of a wine-red upholstery with white piping. One obvious change is the fascia around the instrumentation being changed from an engine-turned to a woodgrain finish.

According to the selling dealer, “This particular example is offered with a strong running [Lycoming 289ci V-8] engine, indicating that it retains the performance capabilities that made it famous. However, it will require recommissioning to bring it back to its former glory.”

So this 1936 Cord 810 Westchester may not be in concours-level condition, but it’s a great start. After you buy it for $44,500, it’ll still turn heads wherever you decide to show it.

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