Sold $286,000
1930 · Rich dark blue with gray accents and red striping
Oct 10, 2024 · RM Sotheby's
Cord L-29 Cabriolet
1929 to 1932 · Convertible · Limited edition · 1,000 built
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Shifty Estimate
$286,000
Low confidence · $215K to $358K
- Median · all time
- $195,000
- Sales · all time
- 16
- Market cap
- $286M · 1,000 built
Collectible
Sold$401,000 · Gooding & Company · Mar 2025
The market
Every recorded 1929 Cord L-29 Cabriolet sale, by date and price
Community
Latest results
The newest 1929 Cord L-29 Cabriolet sales with photographs
Specifications
- Engine
- I8, 5.3L
- Power
- 125 hp
- Top speed
- 80 mph
- Transmission
- Manual
- Drivetrain
- FWD
- Curb weight
- 3,900 lb
- Production
- 1,000 built
Common questions
How much does a Cord L-29 Cabriolet cost?
Across every sale we have on file, 16 have sold publicly at a median of $195,000. The Shifty Estimate for a well-kept example is $286,000. Cars have changed hands anywhere from $214,500 to $357,500, depending on mileage, color, and history.
What is a 1929 Cord L-29 Cabriolet worth today?
The Shifty Estimate is $286,000. That sits above the $195,000 median of actual sales because the median counts every car that sold, including high-mileage examples, while the estimate describes a clean, low-mileage one bought today. We rate confidence low: 16 public sales in a year is not enough to be firm, and the honest range is wide. Treat it as a starting point, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive Cord L-29 Cabriolet sold?
The highest public sale on file is $401,000, on Mar 6, 2025.
What has a Cord L-29 Cabriolet sold for at auction?
The 3 most recent public sales we have on file:
- $401,000Mar 6, 2025
- $286,000Oct 10, 2024Rich dark blue with gray accents and red striping
- $88,000Oct 5, 2023Pewter gray
About the 1929 Cord L-29 Cabriolet
The Cord L-29 Cabriolet stands as one of automotive history's most daring experiments. Errett Lobban Cord's vision of front-wheel drive in 1929 was revolutionary, decades ahead of its time. With only 1,000 cabriolets produced versus 4,429 sedans, this is the rarest L-29 variant. The 5.3-liter Lycoming straight-eight delivered 125 horsepower through a complex transmission-differential unit that proved problematic but ingenious. Its low-slung profile, made possible by eliminating the driveshaft tunnel, created stunning proportions that influenced design for decades. Today, surviving examples are blue-chip collectibles, representing American innovation during the Depression. The cabriolet's rarity and drop-top appeal make it the most coveted L-29, with pristine examples commanding serious money at auction.
More Cord in the market
Sales and listings
Showing 15 of 15 on file
1929
Gooding & Company
$401,000
Mar 6, 2025
1930 · Rich dark blue with gray accents and red striping
RM Sotheby's
$286,000
Oct 10, 2024
1930 · Pewter gray
RM Sotheby's
$88,000
Oct 5, 2023
1931 · Limousine Maroon with Dark Gray accents
RM Sotheby's
$280,000
Aug 19, 2023
1931 · Red · 30,000 mi
Bring a Trailer
$171,931
Dec 4, 2022
1930 · Red · 69,000 mi
Bring a Trailer
$180,000
Nov 18, 2021
1930
Bonhams
$173,600
May 20, 2021
1930 · Navahoe Red and Black (two-tone)
RM Sotheby's
$275,000
Oct 11, 2019
1930
RM Sotheby's
$157,300
Jun 1, 2019
1930
Bonhams
$95,200
Apr 27, 2019
1929
Bonhams
$113,120
Apr 27, 2019
1930 · Two-tone caramel
RM Sotheby's
$165,000
Sep 2, 2018
1931
RM Sotheby's
$224,000
Aug 25, 2018
1931
RM Sotheby's
$210,000
May 12, 2018
1931
Broad Arrow
$229,600
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