The third generation of Auburn Speedster, the model 851, included 150 horsepower supercharged straight 8 Lycoming motor with a dual ratio rear axle. While these cars were guaranteed to go over 100 mph and, indeed, set 70 new stock car speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats, the real sensation was the swoopy body styling. The design is actually a reworking of leftover 1931 to 1933 Speedster bodies performed by master designer Gordon Buehrig. Priced at $2,245, approximately 180 of these sensational cars were built in 1935 and 1936. | |
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