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The Auburn 8-98 in 1931 featured an engine by Lycoming that produced 98 horsepower. There were only 945 Broughams produced in 1931, the first 'Center-X' bracing ever offered in a rear-drive car. The car came equipped with Lovejoy hydraulic shock absorbers, and a Bijur chassis lubrication system which lubricates all major chassis points. The suspension was semi-elliptic front and rear, and had the L.G.S. free-wheeling unit. It carried a base price of $1,195, and top-end price of $1,395 - in the Great Depression. Fortune magazine reported the Auburn to be 'the biggest package in the world for the price.' And also described by Business Week as more car for the money than the public has ever seen.
This Auburn has twice been certified by the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club as a Certified Original Car. Formerly owned twice by the late Edward F. Murphy of Lexington.
This Auburn has twice been certified by the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club as a Certified Original Car. Formerly owned twice by the late Edward F. Murphy of Lexington.
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1931 Auburn Model 8-98 Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Auburn Model 8-98
(Data based on Model Year 1931 sales)
1931 Auburn Model 8-98 Cabriolet Chassis#: GU100CB Sold for USD$38,080 2020 Bonhams : Scottsdale Arizona | |
1931 Auburn Phaeton Sold for USD$70,400 2019 RM Auctions : Auburn Fall | |
1931 Auburn 8-98 Sedan Chassis#: 898A26250A Sold for USD$37,400 2018 Worldwide Auctioneers : Auburn Auction | |
1931 AUBURN 8-98 SEDAN Sold for USD$32,025 2017 McCormick's - # 62 | |
1931 Auburn 8-98 Phaeton Sedan Sold for USD$89,100 2016 Auctions America : Auburn Spring | |
1931 Auburn 8-98 Convertible Coupe Sold for USD$78,000 2015 Mecum : Indianapolis | |
1931 Auburn Model 8-98 Speedster Sold for USD$123,750 2014 Auctions America - Auburn Fall | |
1931 Auburn Speedster Sold for USD$137,500 2013 Motostalgia Auction - Austin Grandprix 2013 | |
1931 Auburn 8-98 Boattail Speedster Sold for USD$159,500 2013 Auctions America - Auburn Spring | |
1931 AUBURN 8 98 BOATTAIL SPEEDSTER Chassis#: GU63191 Sold for USD$121,000 2013 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale | |
1931 Auburn Model 8-98 Brougham Chassis#: 8-98-24760B Sold for USD$27,600 2012 Bonhams - Preserving the Automobile: An Auction at the Simeone Foundation | |
1931 Auburn Bottail Speedster 898 Convertible Sold for USD$77,000 2012 Auctions America - Auburn Fall | |
1931 Auburn 898 Boattail Speedster Straight Eight, 3-Speed Chassis#: GU63191 Sold for USD$122,500 2012 Mecum - Monterey, CA | |
1931 Auburn 8-98 Boattail Speedster Sold for USD$153,500 2012 Bonhams - Quail Lodge Sale | |
1931 Auburn 898 Cabriolet Sold for USD$97,500 2012 Mecum Auctions - 2012 The Salmon Brothers Collection | |
1931 AUBURN 8-98 BOATTAIL SPEEDSTER Sold for USD$171,600 2011 Auctions America - Auburn Fall Auction | |
1931 Auburn Custom 'Fooserati' Boattail Speedster Sold for USD$50,050 2010 Auctions America : Auburn Collector Car Auction | |
1931 Auburn Model 8-98 Sold for USD$176,000 2008 Vintage Motor Cars of Meadow Brook | |
1931 Auburn 8-98 Cabriolet Chassis#: 13118F Sold for USD$203,500 2008 RM Auctions - Automobiles of Arizona | |
1931 Auburn 8-98 Speedster Chassis#: GU154317 Sold for USD$313,500 2008 RM Auctions - Automobiles of Arizona |
Auburn Model 8-98s That Failed To Sell At Auction
1931 Auburn Model 8-98's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1931 Auburn 8-98 Aero Sports | 11068 | 2022 Bonhams : Goodwood Revival | $150,000 | $160,000 | |
1931 AUBURN 8-98 BOATTAIL SPEEDSTER | GU72931 | 2019 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Auburn Auction | |||
1931 Auburn Cabriolet | 2015 Auctions America Auburn Fall | $107,500 | |||
1931 Auburn Sedan | 898A19926A | 2014 Russo & Steele Scottsdale | |||
1931 AUBURN 898 | 2013 Atlantic City Classic Car Auction | ||||
1931 AUBURN 898 | 2013 GPK Auction Atlantic City | ||||
1931 Auburn Boattail Speedster | 2010 Auctions America : Auburn Collector Car Auction | $140,000 | |||
1931 Auburn Model 8-98 Speedster | 2006 RM Auctions at Meadow Brook | $135,000 | $140,000 | $180,000 | |
1931 Auburn 8-98 Boat-Tail Speedster | GU64894 | 2003 Bonhams Lord's Cricket Ground 'Summer Vintage' | $60,000 | $70,000 |
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