Employing imaginative designers such as Alan Leamy — chief designer of the 1933 Auburn Speedster, and Gordon Buehrig, who modified leftover bodies to produce the 1935 851 Speedster and modified the four-door, Cord built cars such as the Duesenberg Model J (1928-37), the Auburn Speedster (1935-7), and the Cord 810/812 (1936-7) that became famous for their advanced engineering as well as their striking appearance.
Под руководством Корда, инженеры Алан Лими ("Alan Leamy", разработавший Speedster 1933 года) и Гордон Бёриг ("Gordon Buehrig", ответственный за Speedster 851 1935 года и четырёхдверную модификацию) создали самые известные и популярные модели этой марки: Duesenberg Model J, Auburn Speedster 1935—1937 и Cord 810/812.