United States · founded 1901

Pierce-Arrow Model History

Buffalo, New York luxury automaker (1901–1938) — one of the 'Three P's' of American prestige cars, famed for fender-mounted headlamps, the giant Model 66, and the streamlined Silver Arrow.

8 models

The complete catalog

Models

Motorette
Pierce's first automobile (1901–1903) — a single-cylinder runabout using a licensed de Dion engine.
Runabout · 1901–1903
Great Arrow
The four-cylinder Great Arrow (1904 on) — the car that made Pierce's name, winning the first Glidden Tours.
Touring car · 1904–1908
Model 66
The colossal Model 66 (1910–1918) — its T-head six was for a time the largest engine ever fitted to a production car.
Touring car · 1910–1918
Big Six (6-36 / 6-48 / 6-66)
Pierce-Arrow's six-cylinder luxury line of the 1910s–20s — the dual-valve sixes that carried the marque through its golden age.
Touring car · 1910–1924
Series 80
The lower-priced Series 80 (1924–1927) — a more affordable six that broadened Pierce-Arrow's market.
Luxury car · 1924–1927
Series 81
A one-year refinement of the Series 80 for 1928, just before Studebaker took control and the straight-eight arrived.
Luxury car · 1928–1928
Twelve
Pierce-Arrow's V-12 flagship (1932–1938) — a magnificent, smooth twelve that powered the marque through its final years.
Luxury car · 1932–1938
Silver Arrow
The streamlined Silver Arrow — a radical 1933 show car ('Suddenly it's 1940!') and the toned-down 1934–1935 production cars that wore the name.
Coupe · 1933–1935

Other makes

Models

Motorette

Great Arrow

Model 66

Big Six (6-36 / 6-48 / 6-66)

Series 80

Series 81

Twelve

Silver Arrow