Served as both the inspiration for the original Batmobile in the 1930s; and as a convertible coupe version appeared in the 1972 film The Godfather.
According to the plaque on the side of the vehicle — which includes a color panel from a comic strip which was to become known as Batman:
As Americans began to recover from the Great Depression, Gordon Buehrig was finishing the design for the Cord 810/812. With front-wheel-drive, a 4-speed pre-selector gearbox, and a V-8 engine, it was very advanced for its day. The coffin-nose shape of the hood made the Cord 810/812 one of the most recognizable American cars in the world.
Only 1,146 ‘37 Cord 812’s were made, and of these, only 688 of these were ever produced with supercharged engines (denoted by the FC engine code). This one is non-supercharged (FB) making it rarer, as only 458 of these were like this.
Despite low production numbers, the car became immortalized in popular culture. The Cord Phantom Corsair by Rust Heinz served as the blueprint for the notorious Batmobile, a Cord convertible coupe also appeared in the classic crime film, “The Godfather” (1972).
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