£239.6k
1933 Auburn Twelve
RM Sotheby's • US • 31 Aug 2013
Market Position:
Mid-Market
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£239,624
1933 Auburn Twelve
US • 31 Aug 2013
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a recreation of a 1933 Auburn Twelve Speedster, assembled by an enthusiast using original Auburn V-12 components. It features a desirable Auburn V-12 engine, a two-speed Columbia rear end, and has been restored to high standards, with attention to accurate presentation and rare trim pieces.
Condition
9
This is a recreation of a classic car using original parts. The listing states that it was restored to extremely high-point standards of fit, finish, and trim throughout. It also states that much attention was given to making the presentation of the car as accurate as humanly possible, with even the rarest, most specialized trim pieces and equipment sought out and installed. The car has been seldom driven but well-kept and maintained since its completion.
/ 10
Manual
LHD
United States
BB2338
1933
Auction
£239.6k
1933 Auburn Twelve
RM Sotheby's • US • 31 Aug 2013
Market Position:
Mid-Market
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Description
391.6-cid, 160-hp, horizontal valve V-12 engine with three-speed manual transmission and Columbia electric overdrive, solid front axle and live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs and four-wheel vacuum-assisted hydraulic brakes.
Wheelbase: 133-inches Auburn’s Salon Twelve model of 1933 combined the Indiana automaker’s top-of-the-line 160 horsepower Lycoming V-12 with a host of new engineering, comfort, and stylistic improvements.
Mounted on live rubber air cushions atop a frame strengthened with a new front A-member, it powered a car with such advanced features as adjustable vacuum-boosted brakes, a dual-ratio rear axle, Bijur chassis lubrication, Houdaille double-acting shock absorbers, and a tubular cowl frame structure, similar to that found on the fuselage of an airplane.
Special body trim included a painted radiator shell that vee’d out at the bottom, a radiator cap concealed by the hood, headlamps with unique convex lenses, and stylized “ribbon” bumpers.
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Price Analysis vs Other 12s
£200,577
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£306,360
Median Price (Since 2020)
£374,678
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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