Elegant Black with Silver accents, 1932 Auburn 898-A Boattail Speedster with 7 miles since a comprehensive restoration.   This impressive automotive masterpiece, underwent a meticulous multi-year ground up restoration with attention to the smallest details.  The concours level paint job was completed by, ten time World of Wheels Winner, Blair Smith.  The all steel body was shaped to perfection before being exquisitely dressed in black with silver trim to accentuate the gorgeous Boattail body lines and and then jeweled with new chrome and stainless. Presented period correct features as running boards, correct Auburn depressed beam sealed headlights flanking a 1932 Auburn honeycomb waterfall-style radiator grille, dual side-mount spares with Auburn mirrors and dual Auburn Pilot Ray tail lights. Dual cowl lights, articulated driving lights, trumpet horns and new chromed bows and latches are also fitted. The bench seat interior features contrasting red leather, a dash-mounted mirror, a clock and an engine-turned instrument panel. A period-correct Auburn, chrome-plated Mercury Man mascot serves as the crowning touch to this classic Boattail Speedster.

One of the first genuine American sporting automobiles, the Auburn Boattail Speedster was produced sporadically from 1929 through 1935, its elegant two-seat roadster coachwork and jaunty 4.4L Lycoming Straight Eight engine were the defining elements of style and speed in the late '20s and early '30s. This unique 1932 Auburn 898-A Boattail Speedster was one of 39 built and was the subject of a comprehensive frame-off nut and bolt restoration, completed by Jerry Richman, professional Auburn and Lincoln Restoration specialist. Jerry has undertaken several 100-point Auburn restoration projects and this was the car he built he built to show and go and to actually be a pleasure to drive.  The restoration costs were well over $300,000 alone. This 1932 Auburn 898-A started by incorporating an all-steel Auburn Boattail body placed on a nut and bolt restored original Auburn frame, with all parts machined to fit seamlessly into the chassis for an authentic presentation.  Under the hood appears factory correct with a Auburn Lycoming Straight 8 engine, but is actually a better built, more dependable, with a little higher horsepower Buick block that was topped off with components to recreate the famous Lycoming straight 8, but runs much better and is mated to a period correct, better shifting, Packard 1935 manual transmission and a 1935 Packard air-operated, 2-speed rear end that is great for city driving in first gear and will actually do the speed limit on the freeway in second gear. The brakes were upgraded from mechanical to Bendix hydraulic at a cost of over 10k alone and machined to fit the Auburn chrome spoke wheels. The engine, transmission, rear end and brakes were precisely machined to correctly fit the Auburn chassis as well.  This exquisite Auburn American Dream Machine is rolling in correct, rebuilt and re-chromed, Auburn Prop Center, knock off spoke wheels and a new set of dual side wide white tires for that investment grade Auburn look. 

 

EXTERIOR:

• Meticulous frame-off restoration on a 1932 Auburn  898-A Boattail Speedster with 7 miles on the odometer
• An extensive, world class, restoration was competed for a cost in excess of $300,000 
• Concours level body work completed by 10-time, World of Wheels winner Blair Smith. 
• All steel body shaped to perfection before being professionally painted  
• Originally intended as a 1931 model but given the 898-A designation for the 1932 model year
• Black exterior with silver accents
• Restored trumpet horns
• Restored running boards
• Dual Auburn side-mount mirrors
• Correct Auburn depressed beam sealed headlights
• Dual Auburn Pilot Ray tail lights
• Auburn Mercury Man bronze mascot chrome-plated 
• Re-chromed  bumpers and trim
• Amazing re-chromed Auburn drop center spoke wheels
• Dual side-mounted re-chromed spare spoke wheels and tires and Auburn steel covers
• All six dual-sided wide whites are new

INTERIOR:

• Impeccably restored burgundy leather interior
• Restored dash with newer period gauges 
• Bench seat in burgundy leather hides 
• Chrome, restored soft top frame concealed under deck lid
• No soft top material yet or ugly side curtains 
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MECHANICS:

• Mechanical and electrical restoration completed by Jerry Richman
• Auburn and Lincoln Restoration Specialist with multiple 100 point cars completed
• This Boattail speedster was built to drive
• Auburn block and transmission upgraded for reliability and drive-ability   
• Rebuilt, more dependable, higher horsepower Buick straight eight block was used for better driving pleasure 
• Rebuilt to recreate the Lycoming "Cyclone" 4.4L engine appearance 
• Beautifully restored to period correct Auburn standards
• Upgraded, better shifting, 1935 Packard manual transmission
• Upgraded and rebuilt 1935 Packard air-operated 2-speed rear end for city or overdrive freeway driving
• Correct 1932 Auburn honeycomb radiator
• Full set of up graded Auburn hydraulic, Bendix  "juice" brakes, originally mechanical brakes

UNDERCARRIAGE:

• Comprehensive frame off nut and bolt restoration 
• Incredible undercarriage that looks better than new
• Axle machined to fit a 1932 Auburn
• New rebuilt suspension 
• New exhaust 
• New brakes and brake lines
• New fuel tank and fuel lines