Enjoy an Auburn

"JR1" (type35bugatti) 12/03/2015 at 14:00 • Filed to: Auburn

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Certified 100.1mph in grace, luxury, and style. Ladies and gentlemen the Auburn 852 Supercharged Boattail Speedster

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > JR1 12/03/2015 at 14:04

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I often times wonder what would happen if you took someone from the 30s forward to now and game them something that’s awful by modern standards like the Altima. Would they be blown away, or would they know we can do better by now?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > JR1 12/03/2015 at 14:05

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Pretty car. Keep it to the right, and enjoy your drive.

JR1 > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 12/03/2015 at 14:09

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They would be disappointed by the styling and cheap plastic. But they would love the amenities I bet

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > JR1 12/03/2015 at 14:11

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Was there even cheap plastic back then? They might view it as an exotic material.

JR1 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/03/2015 at 14:13

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I will say this about the Auburn that the Duesenberg is probably better at. The Speedster is very small to sit in for how large the car is

Chariotoflove > JR1 12/03/2015 at 14:13

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Oooo!, that’s just gorgeous. Want!

JR1 > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 12/03/2015 at 14:15

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Not in the Auburn. But good point it might be exotic

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > JR1 12/03/2015 at 14:18

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The Auburn is probably easier to drive as a result.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 12/03/2015 at 14:33

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I don’t think plastic was really a thing in the 1930s.

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 12/03/2015 at 14:44

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Vinyl was exotic when it first came out - it used to be the premium option above leather

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > JR1 12/03/2015 at 14:57

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Don’t mind if I do.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > JR1 12/03/2015 at 15:20

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One of the most beautiful American cars ever built, up there with the Cord 810 and the C2 Corvette.

ranwhenparked > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 12/03/2015 at 20:23

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That’s actually quite true. When they installed plastic handrails in the First Class hallways on the Queen Mary in ‘36/’37, Cunard-White Star made a big deal of that in their press release. It was an unusually large scale use of such a new material, something to celebrate.

When it came to radios and other small appliances, brightly colored Bakelite and tortoise shell patterned plastics started to become trendier than wood veneers.