1935 Auburn 851 SC Boattail Speedster

Make Auburn
Year 1935
Chassis Number 33029E
Auctioneer Gooding Company
Event Scottsdale 2017
Auction Date 21/01/2017
Lot Number 152
Result sold
Sold For $693,000
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Chassis: 33029E
One of Just 143 Speedsters Built to Gordon Buehrig’s Landmark Design
Single Family Ownership for 60 Years
Engine Number Matches Firewall Tag
Never Comprehensively Restored
One of the Most Iconic American Automobiles of the Art Deco Era
280 CID Lycoming L-Head Inline 8-Cylinder Engine
Single Stromberg Downdraft Carburetor
Schwitzer-Cummins Centrifugal Supercharger
150 BHP at 4,400 RPM
3-Speed Manual Gearbox with Columbia 2-Speed Rear End
4-Wheel Hydraulic Drum Brakes
Front Beam Axle with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs
Live Rear Axle with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs
1935 Auburn 851 SC Boattail Speedster