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149 1935 Auburn 851 SC Phaeton • Super Charged Lycoming Eight Cylinder Power
• Rare Factory Hardtop • Excellent Restoration
Chassis Number: 0R32585H Estimate: $125,000 - $140,000
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The Auburn Company was certainly one of America’s best. Although long gone, it is fondly remembered for its great cars and interesting history. Born from the roots of the Eckhart Carriage Company, the first Auburn appeared in 1904. The company maintained its position in the early days of the motorcar, but by 1924 had fallen on hard times. It was then that the flamboyant Errett Lobban Cord entered the picture and took Auburn to the very pinnacle of its Golden Years. Indeed, the Cord Empire consisting of Auburn, Cord, and the mighty Duesenberg were some of the best to
ever grace the road. Indeed, the cars of Errett Cord came to be recognized as the very best in American automotive design. Offered here is a car that shocked the world in 1935, for no other motorcar was faster or better than the Auburn. Although, Auburn was in its final years, it was going out in a blaze of glory. The gorgeous Model 851 was sleek, fast, and it was beautiful. The striking Auburn 851 Supercharged Phaeton presented here wears a high quality older restoration that has been meticulously preserved