This Auburn was recently re-commissioned by world-class restorer Alan Taylor.

This car has been owned by some of the most well-known collectors, including Bob Bahre (1974-78), Ray Bowersox (1978-98), Bruce Earlin ( 1998-2011 ), Rupert Lindley and Paul Emple.

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Cord was one to look the Great Depression in the face and smile.

For 1932, his team at Auburn Automobile Company launched a bombshell in the luxury car market: a V12 that would compete head-on with the offerings from Lincoln, Pierce-Arrow and Cadillac.

It was designed by chief engineer George Kublin, and it utilized a narrow 45-degree "vee" and an unusual combustion chamber, which was set on an angle to the cylinders.

The valves were in the heads, but they were horizontal, and they were operated by a single camshaft through the rockers.

This engine could produce 160hp from 391cid.

Auburn's famous Dual-Ratio rear axle, which was standard on custom models, allowed the car to be driven in either high gear ratios, for open...