With a sensational debut at the 1935 New York Auto Show, the uniquely shaped 1936 Cord Model 810 featured a Gordon Buehrig design which in time became known as the "coffin nose" Cord.

Strikingly modernistic, the front-wheel-drive car was originally intended to be a small model of the Duesenberg, and among its features was a 125-horsepower Lycoming V8 engine, retractable headlights and external exhaust pipes exiting the sides of the hood. Side running boards were eliminated.

Pictured is the Westchester Sedan version, also available was a shorter wheelbase 2-passenger Sportsman along with a Phaeton Convertible. The overall body design was sited for its beauty by the Museum of Art of New York City.