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£329.5k

1936 Auburn Eight Supercharged Speedster

RM Sotheby's • US • 16 Aug 2014

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£329,536

1936 Auburn Eight Supercharged Speedster

US • 16 Aug 2014

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Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1936 Auburn Eight Supercharged Speedster, Chassis No. 35209 E, is an iconic art deco performance car of the Classic Era. It's an original, authentic example that has been beautifully restored, retaining its original frame, body, and firewall tag, confirming matching numbers.

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Condition 

9

The car is described as being in stunning condition, with near superb paint, chrome, and upholstery, and exemplary chassis detailing and engine bay. It has also been certified Category One by the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club, which verifies its status as an original, authentic Speedster.

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Manual

50100

1936

Auction

35209 E

LHD

United States

£329.5k

1936 Auburn Eight Supercharged Speedster

RM Sotheby's • US • 16 Aug 2014

Market Position:

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Description

Model 852.

150 bhp, 280 cu. in. inline eight-cylinder engine, single two-barrel carburetor, Schwitzer-Cummins centrifugal supercharger, three-speed manual transmission with a Columbia dual-ratio rear axle, solid front and rear axles with semi-elliptic leaf springs, and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes.

Wheelbase: 127 in.

Please note that the 2.5% duty is not applicable to the hammer price of this lot contrary to what is stated in the catalog.

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In the days when Bugattis crossed France and 4½-liter Bentleys tore through the British countryside, the American equivalent was the Auburn Speedster.

Auburn, Indiana’s Auburn Automobile Company revealed its first version of this dashing body style, which was inspired by a Duesenberg show car, for the 1928 model year, and it would offer variations on the theme through to the end of production in 1936.

The 1935–1936 Speedsters were designed by the legendary Gordon Buehrig, and they were audacious even by the standar...

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