Things have been very busy here in Broken Arrow for the past 8 months. We had the Auburn Cord car show in June, and have been selling Glenn’s books. We’ve sold over 420 of the 500 Numbered books. Any books after the 500 will be signed by Glenn but will not be numbered.

NEW TAIL LIGHTS LENS for the original Cord and the 8/10 Glenn Pray Cords have been shipped to us. At 82 Glenn didn’t want to make a big run of lens, so we had a small run made. With Glenn at 82 and the man who makes them at 80, they both want to live long enough to sell this batch, but may not run any more. The Glass lens, made from the original Cord Dies, are $75 each and $7.50 a pair for shipping. If you don’t have a spare you might think about it.

As most of you know, the Glenn Pray Cord parts have been sold to Clarks Corvair. Calvin Clark has Cord number 19. He is getting a pretty good inventory of parts for the Cords. You can contact Clarks Corvair in Mass at clarks@corvair.com or call 413 625 9092.

The AACA is now accepting the Second Generation Auburn and Cord in a class of their own. This display class is for factory- Assembled manufactured vehicles that replicate the look and style of a previous make and model. Vehicles must be 25 years old or older to qualify. Vehicle acceptance is on a case-by-case basis and at the sole discretion of the AACA Vice President of Class Judging with the approval from the class judging committee. Factory-built vehicles in this class may include, but not necessarily limited to, Glenn Pray-manufactured Auburns, Cords, and Samco Cords. Others included in this class will be Avanti II, Clenet, Shay-built Model A’s and Zimmer. For more information contact Hulon C. McCraw, 101 Dausuel Trail, Hendersonville, NC 28791

We have sent a list of the current owners of the Glenn Pray Auburns, Cords, and Samcos to the Class Judging committee. So you may hear from them directly.

A few more cars were found. In the past few months, we located Speedster number 13, 46 and SP106. We also have a name to go with #56. I think we have about 70 Speedsters on the list and the Glenn Pray Cords are at 70 of the 97. The Samco Cords are 70 to 80 cars located. We have located 8 of the 17, Auburn Dual Cowl Phaetons. So our group just keeps growing.

One of the owners of a Samco called last week, and said that the power window motors and regulators are from a 64-65 Thunderbird. Maybe that will help anyone working on the windows. If you know what some of the parts used on the Samco are, let us know. I’ve been in contact with Dale Williams. Dale’s Dad, Howard Williams, ran the Samco operation. They are looking for a parts list among all of Howard’s stuff, and any information that may help you find parts for your cars.

We still have a few of the engine turned dashes for the 8/10 Cords, Auburn Speedsters, Early and Late Samcos. Cord dashes are $275 and the Auburn Dashes are $300 for the pair. Shipping is $12.50 in USA.


If you don’t have one the Glenn Pray’s Book “The Man Who Bought Legends to Life” they are $60 plus $5 S&H. We’ve had nothing but good press on the book. The book has 8 Pages of colored pictures, 158 pages, and around 80 black and white Pictures. It is a hard cover coffee table type of book. It’s like the Automobile Quarterly Books.

Now for the News on the Glenn Pray Auburn Cord Car Show. It will be held June 6th and 7th 2008. The Host Hotel is the Cherokee Casino Resort, 777 W. Cherokee St, Catoosa, Ok 74015 We have 25 rooms held at the Cherokee Casino Inn. The rate is $45 on Thursday and $55 on Friday and Saturday plus tax. You can call to make reservations, 1 800 760 6700 or via the internet at www.cherokeecasino.com and using the group code THEG0608. They will hold the rooms until May 5, 2008. If you want the stay in the Cherokee Resort, the rooms are $99 on Thursday and $119 on Friday and Saturday, plus Tax.

Below is what we have planned so far:

Friday 2 PM to 7 PM

Display the cars at the Leake Auction at the fair grounds

on 21st street between Yale and Harvard, Tulsa. This

will be at the Main Entrance, under the Driller.

Friday Evening, we will attend the reception of the Leake Auction. Normally around 5:30 PM.

Saturday 10 AM to 2 PM Meet at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Company, 122 S Elm Place, Broken Arrow, Ok 918 251 3161. This will be a time to visit with Glenn, and see the factory. We will give Tours of the factory.

Saturday 2 PM Tour the New Broken Arrow Museum. It will Open for the first time April 26th, but the Grand opening Will be sometime in Sept 08. They want Glenn to display one of his cars.

Saturday 3PM to 9 PM The Cherokee will close off the parking Area in front (Which I call the back, West side) of the Resort for parking our cars, This way people can see them, and the security can watch them.

Saturday 5 PM to 6 PM Reception in the C-Note Piano Bar at the Cherokee Casino Resort.

Saturday 6 PM Banquet with Glenn and Family at the Private Dining room in the Wild Potato. We will have a guest Speaker. This is were some good stories will be told, and the auction will be held.

Please let me know if you are coming, so we can plan our activities. E-mail me at felixdegeyter@yahoo.com or call me At home 918 251 3500, or my cell number is 918 812 4070.

Steve Anderson has made some T-shirts for the Car Show. One has Auburns on it, and the other has the Cords. They are priced at $15 each or two of $25. His also has made up some 11 X 17 posters. They are $5 each, but if you order 2 shirts, you get a poster for $2.50. Steve has put a lot of work into this project.

We also have the “CORD” emblem that goes on the sill plate. These are priced at $100 a pair. We also are working on a Small Belt Bucket, made of Brass, with the “Cord” on it. Same as the sill Plate. If you are interested in one of these, let us know. Price will be around $60, depends on how many orders we receive.

There are 2 Glenn Pray Cords that are For Sale, one is ready to Show and Go, and the other needs some work. For more info Please e-mail or call.

I will send another Newsletter before the Show in June. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Home 918 251 3500 Cell 918 812 4070 E-mail felixdegeyter@yahoo.com

Felix De Geyter 2011 S. Cedar, Broken Arrow, Okla 74012