Cord Roadster Wall Art – Classic Car Photo in Monochrome | Limited Edition of 10
Streamlined Form Meets Early Automotive Innovation
This Cord roadster stopped me cold. It wasn’t moving, but it had a presence—like it was still in motion even while standing still. The clean curves, the layered louvres, the way the windshield cut forward like a blade—everything about this 1936 design felt deliberate.
Cord wasn’t just making cars. They were pushing boundaries. The 810 and 812 series brought front-wheel drive, hidden headlights, and that unmistakable “coffin nose” to the road—all in the middle of the Great Depression. This car didn’t follow trends. It redefined them.
I shot this in black and white to draw out the geometry—the symmetry of the hood, the chrome reflections, the way light slides off the surface. You don’t need colour when the shape speaks for itself. There’s no filter here, no fake drama. What you see is what I saw.
Real photography matters. Especially now. When everything can be stitched together in software or dreamt up with a prompt, I still believe in standing in front of something real. I was waiting for the light to hit just right in honouring the subjects that have their own story and don’t need one invented for them.
Every print I offer is signed and hand-printed in my studio. I don’t outsource. I don’t automate. Each piece is made with care and meant to last.
If you appreciate classic motoring icons captured with purpose and honesty, browse my Classic Car Photography Collection for more.
© Dan Kosmayer, 2015
Limited Edition of 10
This photograph is released as a signed and numbered limited edition of only 10 prints in total across all available sizes combined—not 10 prints in each size.
Every size is drawn from the same edition. Whether the photograph is purchased as a small print or at the largest available size, it uses one of the 10 edition numbers.
I personally sign and number each print on the reverse, and every print is accompanied by a signed Certificate of Authenticity recording its title, dimensions, medium, edition number, and date of issue.
Once all 10 prints have been sold, the edition will be permanently closed. No additional numbered editions of the photograph will be produced in another size or format.
Premium Archival Fine Art Prints
I personally produce every photograph using archival pigment inks on premium archival paper with a subtle luster finish.
The paper provides rich tonal depth, excellent fine-detail reproduction, and a refined surface that reduces distracting glare under normal indoor lighting. It is especially well suited to both color and black-and-white photography.
Each photograph is sold as an unframed fine art print, allowing it to be framed according to the collector’s space and personal style.
Before a print leaves my studio, I carefully inspect it for color, tonal accuracy, surface quality, and overall presentation. Nothing is outsourced, and every finished print passes through my hands.
Worldwide Delivery Included
Every print is personally produced, inspected, signed, numbered, and carefully packaged by me at my studio in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
Worldwide delivery is included in the listed price, so there is no additional shipping charge added during checkout. I select an appropriate tracked delivery service based on the destination, print size, and current shipping requirements.
Delivery times vary by destination and may be affected by customs processing or circumstances beyond my control.
Because I also travel extensively to create new photographic work, studio dispatch may occasionally be delayed while I am away. When that happens, the print will be produced and shipped as soon as I return to the studio.
