1932 Auburn 8-100A Boattail Speedster

Well known among the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club-faithful, this 'Big 8' 1932 Auburn 8-100A Boattail Speedster is pinned with known and documented ownership history that traces back to the 1960s. ACD Club certified A-017, it is one of the earliest known Auburns to be certified by the Club, being number 17. Retaining all of its major original components, body, engine, chassis, and transmission, this example is also noted to still have its original number stampings present in the passenger side wood seals, seldom seen indeed.

Owned by well-known and noted Chicago collector Joe Bortz in the '60s, he would sell this Speedster to its long-term caretaker and known ACD Club member, the late Raymond L. Cloud of Pennsylvania in 1966. A frequent and familiar participant at ACD Club events, regularly driving this example from Pennsylvania to Auburn, Indiana, for the annual club reunion over Labor Day weekend, this Speedster became a stable at gatherings. Owned by Mr. Cloud for an astonishing 44 years, this Speedster was his pride and joy and was often mentioned in the ACD Club Newsletters. A member of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club for 47 years, Mr. Cloud would pass away in 2010, and ownership of his beloved Speedster would go to his family. The family would then sell this Auburn to Wayne Carini, who would then pass it on to the current noted collector that has owned an array of impressive Boattail Speedsters and Duesenberg Model Js.

As noted on the ACD Club Certification, this example retains an original speedster body that is cloaked in a mellowed white paint with green accents over a green leather interior. The body panels are solid with good fitment and are complemented by green wire wheels wrapped in new Firestone whitewall tires that match the body and interior. Features are plentiful and entail dual enclosed side-mounted spares integrated into the front fenders, dual cowl lights, dual Pilot Ray driving lights, a passenger side golf club bag door, and a streamlined rakish windshield. The Lycoming straight-eight engine and three-speed manual transmission are mechanically sorted and will allow its next fortunate owner to continue touring it and attending ACD Club events.

There are very few authentic Auburn Speedsters in existence and fewer still with their original wood stamp. Never before offered at public auction, this 1932 Auburn 8-100A Boattail Speedster is an extraordinary opportunity to acquire a highly original, well-documented, limited ownership, certified example that is widely regarded as one of the most desirable pre-war automobiles ever crafted in America.