1928 Auburn Model 115 Speedster

Frank and Morris Eckhart of the Eckhart Carriage Company were responsible for founding the Auburn Automobile Company in 1900. By 1903 they produced their first car. The company was hit hard by the postwar depression and was facing insolvency by 1924. Enter Errett Loban Cord. Cord arrived in Chicago in 1919 with just $45 to his name. He got a job with the Quinlan Motor Company selling Moon automobiles; quickly rising through the ranks becoming general manager and ultimately buying stock. By 1926 he became president of Auburn. He hired a designer, Alan Leamy, who penned the Speedster.

The Auburn Speedster is one of the iconic automobiles of the 1920s, featuring a raked windshield, doors and hood louvers, all to give the impression of speed, complemented by the 'boat tail' rear end. While designed to be dashing, they were built to perform and were extremely fast for their time, setting land speed records both in the United States and in Europe.

This is one of 253 produced for 1928. It was found by the owner's father in 1992 and pulled from the weeds in New Paris, Ohio. He spent many years working on it and searching for parts. After his death, the owner began a frame-off restoration, completing all the work himself, with the exception of paint and upholstery.