1966 Glenn Pray Cord 8/10 Sportsman

Vehicle Description

1966 Cord Glenn Pray 8/10 Sportsman

Not a kit car but a factory built sports car

Turbocharged Corvair front wheel drive with 4 speed standard transmission

functioning outside dual exhaust

New under car exhaust

electric hide away headlights

Original cord bumpers and bumper guards

Original cord license light

bottom clean no rust

custom clock (no production cars had a correct style clock)

electric opening headlights

fog lights

Lucas wipers and washers

Blaupunkt am radio

Original gas heater (currently removed from car for safety reasons)

one of the early cars has mostly original prey production parts

original cord bumpers and bumper guards

avanti steering wheel

original cord upper door moldings

correct chrome windshield frame

Original cord tail lights

Correct modified econoline wheels

Correct falcon style hubcaps

Correct trunk latches (berline)

Correct original front wheel mudflaps

Correct outside exhaust trim

Zipper back convertible window

Decanter holders in trunk

Map pocket in front kick panel

Original tinted see through sun visors

One repaint paint a 7 out of 10

Interior a 7.5 out of ten

Two long time owners including myself. I have all the original paperwork on the purchase of the car and ensuing history. All original literature is included

13000 miles (from history this appears to be correct but cannot certify). The speedometer stopped working about 200 miles ago while in my stewardship.

The original 97 Glenn Pray Cords were made out of a material developed by US Rubber Company called Royalite which is made up of a foam core sandwiched between two vinyl layers. The material had a tendency to delaminate in high heat conditions which this car has some delamination showing on the hood over the turbo unit, and side fender. There is a product that was developed to repair the problem.(see pix)

Information found mentions "Expanded Royalite" being used as the body material for the 1964 Cord Sportsman by Glenn Pray. It was a thermoplastic material produced by the United States Rubber Company. This material, a sandwich of two sheets of solid ABS plastic and an ABS foam core, was designed to compete with fiberglass.

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/return-of-the-sportsman-cord/

https://www.undiscoveredclassics.com/forgotten-fiberglass/plastic-fantastic-the-cord-sportsman-by-glenn-pray-debuts-1964/

Cons:

Left valve cover leaking

speedo inoperative (replacement cable included)

cylinder head temp gauge inop

one broken soft top bolt (new one included)

new windshield pillar weatherstrips included

turn signal repair parts included

all manuals

Some Royalite delamination on the hood and fender

Feel free to message with any questions