1935 Auburn SC Speedster Fresh Award Winning Restoration by Marque Experts

The Auburn Automobile Company grew out of the Eckhart Carriage Company, founded in Auburn, Indiana, in 1875 by Charles Eckhart (1841–1915). Eckhart's sons, Frank and Morris, began making automobiles on an experimental basis before entering the business in earnest, absorbing two other local carmakers and moving into a larger plant in 1909. The enterprise was modestly successful until materials shortages during World War I forced the plant to close. In 1919, the Eckhart brothers sold out to a group of Chicago investors headed by Ralph Austin Bard, who later served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and as Under Secretary of the Navy for President Roosevelt and for President Harry S. Truman. The new owners revived the business but failed to realize the profits that they hoped for. In 1924, they approached Errett Lobban Cord (1894–1974), a highly successful automobile salesman, with an offer to run the company. Cord countered with an offer to take over completely in what amounted to a leveraged buyout. The Chicago group accepted.

Cord aggressively marketed the company's unsold inventory and completed his buyout before the end of 1925. In 1926, he partnered with Duesenberg Corporation, famous for its racing cars, and used it as the launching platform for a line of high-priced luxury vehicles. He also put his own name on a front-wheel-drive car, the Cord, later referred to as "L-29"..

Employing imaginative designers such as Alan Leamy and Gordon Buehrig, Cord built cars that became famous for their advanced engineering as well as their striking appearance, e.g., the 1928 Auburn Boattail Speedster, the Model J Duesenbergs, the 1935–1937 Auburn Speedsters and the 810/812 Cords.

We are very pleased to offer this exceptional freshly restored Auburn Boattail Speedster-the most legendary and stunning sports car of the 30's. Finished in a seldom seen and very elegant color combination the car was restored with an eye towards the color combination of the 1935 Speedster presented at the New York Auto Salon. The car was treated to a no expense spared ground up restoration by the experts at the legendary Auburn Cord Duesenberg Company in Broken Arrow OK. Completed in September 2023, it received a First Junior at the AACA Fall Hershey Meet, and a First Senior at the AACA Saratoga Springs Spring National in 2024 and a Grand National Frist at Tuscon in May '25. The car is now eligible for Senior Grand National Competition in the AACA, not to mention the numerous Concours appearances still yet to occur. The car runs and drives perfectly, and needs absolutely nothing. This is a rare opportunity to acquire a car so soon after the long effort of restoration has been undertaken.

Of course the real special thing here is the supercharged motor with the sporting outside exhaust- only the most exciting cars from the classic era had outside exhausts- the Mercedes-the Bentley-and of course the Duesenberg. The 35-36 Supercharged Auburns are definitely the "Baby Duesenberg". The Supercharged Speedster is a rare and exciting car that really has few peers. Featuring 150 HP, light steering, a fully synchronized and rather sweet gearbox, and a dual ratio rear end, these cars are quite capable of 100 MPH, and will travel comfortably at highway speeds all day long.

The Gordon Buehrig designed 35-36 Auburn is one of the most beautiful cars of the Classic Era, a car that made history, a car that rewards the driver in so many ways, a car you can drive and enjoy.