John_Mereness

Correct - it has 4 bolts to the deck - the underside of the trunk has a latice structure on it that raises it about 5/16 inch (it is medium brown stained wood). I also believe there were 4 nickle buttons nailed in each corner of the latice. This is all on the factory drawing. Best advice I ever had was taking the drawing to a print shop and enlarging it (i did actual size).

Impressive work ! Scary the owner was driving this around prior to your work. Also, I have seen plenty of 41 and 42 Packards that had frames without a single rust pit yet had spots in the body - and it does not take as much abuse as you think - they definitely do not have the quality of steel in them as in prior years - do not know if it was gearing up for the War or they just were doing such for cost efficiency, volume, or...... And, the same goes for a GM, Ford, and …..

Great restoration project !

Try Stan Gilliland

Most of us running ACD cars will likely say to renew your membership. An 810 is a difficult car to restore - you may want to try "running" first. As with 1931 definition of a "nice" car is all relative. If the Cord really is "nice" then focus on it. And, take it out of the garage - a 31 or 32 will follow you home in no time thereafter. Not sure all those 65K 31's were really "nice" - most in this price range have their faults whether cosmetic, mechanical, base product prior to whatever work was done, and/or ...... When a colleague and I bought and restored a 1931 Phaeton in the late 1980's the base car was about 25K and well over 100K additional in restoration - and that car today has been continually worked on is always very nice to see as a regular at ACD Festival. It took and still takes a lot of dedicated people to make it a really great car.

Yes, the wheels on that V-12 are correct - and they are fairly rare as well.

You may want to join the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club and consider putting a want add in the newsletter - there are a many many very nice ACD members who are willing to help others find a car. And, the phaeton you are looking at may just well be worth 45K and perhaps even more (even looking like it does) - thus all the commotion with multiple people, TV shows, and .....

Drive whatever it is about 20 miles - then say yes or no.

It is a dark blue oilcloth with an embossed pattern. I was very fortunate to find a near perfect original trunk in which I used as a pattern for my 1930 - the original trunk went on Art Kennif's 1929 Speedster (I traded trunk for a set of NOS front fenders). Do not know who owns Art's car now - it was black.

Most of the parts appear 33 Cadillac. Heater is aftermarket, though a nice 1930's look for both American or European.

Also, steers better with a little higher tire pressure than 35lbs.

The good news is that the exhaust never rusts out. Spent years and years touring in the rumble seat of a 1929 Stearns Knight (starting about 1968 at age 3)

I had Curt's upholster make me up a top well - a complicated part and really paid to have an original in hand when making.

Correct - only leather is seat cushions, rear door pockets, and front door and rear quarter panel armrests.

Just because you see a car pictured on the internet, do no assume it is done properly. I have seen about 5-7 really well done Phaeton interiors (well done in quality matched to well done in authentically assembled).

Yes, I did our interior in the 1935 Auburn Phaeton in Vinyl and Leather just like it should have been. My vinyl and leather combination were made by the same manufacturer (it was done as a favor by the manufacturer to our upholsterer) - I borrowed an original 1936 Cord paint chip / upholstery book and took it to the hardware store to find a maroon paint chip to match and then gave that paint chip to the manufactuer - they matched grain and color. There is also a second reason why I did it properly - we drive our cars and anyone who drives an Auburn Phaeton will tell you that in rain storm you do not necessarily stay dry inside the car - Leather on door panels is just not the same after it has been waterlogged a few times.

Also, in Phaeton and Cabriolet restoration - no room for creativity as to upholstery parttern as Central did all the interiors uniformly

And, a Auburn supplied a host of exterior paint colors and interior trim colors - I have seen what was left of original interiors in lighter to medium grey - that turned greenish, red, oxblood, what was probably dark brown - also turned greenish, and black.

An authentically restored 1935 or 1936 Auburn Phaeton (in a 6 and also an 8) will have an interior that is a combination of Leather and Vinyl. The leather is for the seating surfaces, rear door packets, and front and rear armrests. And, all the rest of the interior is Vinyl.

Optima - Amazon has the best prices. I ran one in my 1941 Cadillac for 14 years (amazing servie froma battery) and I am running them in another 41 Cadilac, a 35 Auburn, and a 36 Auburn, and have bought about 30 plus of them over the past 10 years or so. They are a little tricky to charge if you wear one down, but other than that they are a delight and so easy to pick-up and carry. You can also get a case for them that looks like an old batter - a little expensive but worth it if one shows for CCCA judging.

Gary, It will be a bent brass metal stem and yes you can still get them brand new on tubes for 19" tires.. I suggest you call Lucas Tire / Universal Tire and ask them for the proper part.

I take our 1935 Auburn 851 Phaeton out on the highway all the time - it does just fine at 65 mph and does well above those speeds, but I do not push it. My 41 Cadillacs also do well out on the highway and 72 mph is the magic speed on the 60 Special with Automatic Transmission. I am a believe that per WWII cars were not really designed to go highways speeds for hours and hours on end (and there really were not those kind of roads anyway). And, most restored cars really are not restored all that well, so be careful in your ventures with things you do not know like the back of your hand.

I did a 1941 110 and the sides of the trunk were flocked (also what is in a Clipper). I recall about the same time seeing a bag of NOS flock on ebay. As a sidenote: I was probably asbestos or something you really would not want new or ... The 41 110 had a hogshair mat on the floor - a really nice replacement is brown ribbed indoor/outdoor industrial carpet from such as Lowes or Home Depo.

Because I do not know one single person who is successfully driving with a BB-1 in their Franklin that I would even be remotely pleased with its performance (even though they "love" them).

Dennis, I assume the vapor lock is in the carb or in the fuel lines - I agree that the vacuum tank is probably not a source of the problem (if I recall the chamber in the tank even has an air space separating it from the outer housing). Keep in mind that this car has an updraft carb and the carb also sits in the valley of the Vee engine. Car does just fine in 85 degree and cooler weather - problem is all the car events are on 85 degree and warmer days.