1933 Auburn Model 12-161

Sold for $268,800 at 2022 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island.
This 1933 Twelve Salon Phaeton was one of the first AUburns to receive a body built by the Limousine Body Company, supplier of the company's convertible coachwork after the firm was relocated to Connersville, Indiana.

The ownership history of this vehicle is known from the late 1940s, when it was owned by Arthur Patterson of Daly City in Northern California. The car later passed to Marshall Hughes of Kansas City and then to Richard Carrington of Nebraska. It was then traded, through Mort Kresteller, to the late Dr. Elwood 'Bud' Greist of Livermore, California. While in his care, the car received a restoration that began in the late 1970s and continued through the late 1980s. At its completion, the car was an award-winner at Pebble Beach in 1987, and subsequently judged Best Auburn at the West Coast Meet in 1990 and Best of Show at the annual Silverado Concours.

In 1991, Dr. Greist sold the Auburn to Andy Granatelli, of STP and Indianapolis racing fame. Later it passed to Richard Scott of Ohio and finally to the present owner in 2000.

By Daniel Vaughan | Apr 2022