Mercury Auburn Speedster replica spotted

Posted on 29-12-2013 at 11:25 by maru – 6 Comments”

Auburn is one of the many (American) car with a silent on – and demise long before our time. All this beauty is often lost because there is to start with very little instances of existence. Replicas can in these situations, provide a solution.

The original Auburn Speedster dating back to 1927, but the best-known variant – 851 – had yet to 1934. The water-cooled 4.5-litre, eight-in-line supercharged and also without the blazer. There is little special about the car to report it, were it not that the design of the hand of Gordon Buehrig. This name should be familiar as the brains behind the 1956 Continental Mark II and the T-top.

Beautiful rounded lines come together at a point on the ass, causing the Speedster was quickly nicknamed the ‘Boattail’. This is a classic as a classic is meant to be. A feast for the eyes, stroll around with the roof open and a huge hood where a thick, gurgling, growling, simmering engine is hidden.

The spotted car is a very good replica. Only minor detail differences with the original. For example, the funnel is moved up and is its chrome cap is lost and the taillights seem to be slightly rounder. A connoisseur will undoubtedly still see more differences, but to the untrained eye it is a picture. The biggest adjustment is done for the scales. With 1650 pounds curb he is 350 pounds.

According to the spotter, the car is now painted to anthracite and grey. A pity, as he goes in terms of colour, however, very much in the Dutch fleet. The two shades of blue that he is on the sensitive plate is fixed to stand him, just like most other classics, very well.

View the spot HERE on Autojunk. Proof that he is driving THERE to find.