Auburn

[Guest DunnDalton38]

I am interested in finding out more about Auburn cars, such as speed, different models and just all around information. Please and Thank you

-Bettendorf High School

Edited November 21, 2013 by DunnDalton38 (see edit history)

[Guest lordairgtar]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auburn_Automobile

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1935-1936-auburn-supercharged-851-852.htm

Hope these sights help you.

[Rusty_OToole]

You picked a very interesting car company. It really got exciting when E L Cord bought the company in the mid 20s. He had some great ideas about building a fancy car to sell at a low price. They made some pretty sensational cars like a boat tail speedster in 1927 that had a ding dong battle with Stutz for the stock car championship. Stutz won by less than 2 miles per hour but Auburn put up a great performance, especially when you consider the Stutz was a $5000 car and the Auburn was a $1000 car.

In 1931 and 32 Auburn made a V12 luxury car that sold for under $1000, a fantastic bargain but not the kind of bargain a lot of people were looking for in those depression years. They replaced it with a supercharged straight eight, which was available as a boat tail speedster. This speedster was so sensational looking and made such an impression on the public that you can buy copies of it to this day. It was also one of the hottest performing cars of its day.

Try a web search for more information

[alsancle]

This is the thing about Auburn, they tended to pack the coolest stuff into the least expensive price. They sold a V12 in 1931 for 1750 dollars, which was 1/2 to 1/3 the cost of equivalently powered cars. All the cars from 31 to the final ones in 36 could be ordered with a 2 speed rear end. The 35/36 could be ordered with a supercharger and outside pipes. Auburn styling was always flashy, if not necessarily in the body style then in the paint schemes. Having driven a 36 Supercharged speester I can attest to to their speed and power. With the 2 speed rear end in the "high" range the car cruises very comfortably at 60mph. It was capable of 100 which was a very big number prior to WWII. The blower makes a pleasent whirling sound to remind you it is there. These cars all came with Tachs which were usually only found in racing/performance cars.

[CHAD THOMAS]

They produced the V12 thru 1934 and later the engine was licensed to American LaFrance. The cars with the V12 will cruise all day 75 with no worries. I have to admit it is fun looking at expressions when you pass people on the interstate. Most cars of the era were putting out 12.5 HP per cylinder which put that 12 running 50% more than most upper end cars with straight eights and you can do the math to figure out what the smaller 4's & 6's were doing.

[Rusty_OToole]

I'm sure I saw an ad from the 30s offering a new Auburn V12 for $995, or is my memory playing tricks?