1935 Auburn Speedster - Car Show video

 

Check out this video with the 1935 Auburn Speedster at the Children's Charity Car Show in Las Vegas Nevada. 

Lots of great cars at a great children's charity.

http://givemelasvegas.com/videos/video/las-vegas-speedway-childrens-charity/

My Auburn Dream Car 19 years ago, today

It was 19 years ago today that I trailered my 1935 Auburn 851 Supercharged Boattail Speedster home to Seattle, Washington from Murdo, South Dakota, and crashed my niece's birthday party.  I have two very important reasons for remembering today's date.

Auburn and Duesenbergs

The Auburn snuggled in with 2 Duesenbergs under the Fremont Street canopy.
We are getting ready to host the Auburn Cord Duesenberg West Coast Meet.

1935 Auburn Boattail Speedster, touring Las Vegas, NV and surrounding areas

I took my girl out for a drive on Feb 7th, 2015, and I came across these man-made falls at Lake Las Vegas, Nevada.

 

Looked like a nice place to park for some photos,

and the weather here was just perfect!!

 Then I drove my girl up to the Valley of Fire,

through the Lake Mead National Park.

I drove the Auburn all around the Lake Mead National Park, then up through the Valley of Fire State Park.  When I got home that afternoon, I had drove my girl over 200 miles!!!

Auburn getting New Tubes and Tires

My Auburn has been sporting the same tires for over 40 years!!!

 Time to replace long over-due.

 When the Auburn was in Minnesota, and South Dakota

she sat in the same position,

causing serious damage to the wheels.

 So off the car, and into the shop for much needed

"body work", and "High-Fill Primer".

 After several hours of 3 people sanding the hell

out of the wheels and spokes.

I have New Tubes and Tires, with Fresh Paint on my wheels.

 

Car Show in Laughlin, Nevada September 2014.

We took both our cars to this show, it was raining the night before.

But this morning was a great day have the cars on display. 

This is our 1954 all original Chevrolet Corvette.

 

 Our 1935 Auburn Boattail Speedster.

 

 

Our Friends, Dan & Mary Dowdy's 1937 Terraplane Street Rod.



Car Show at Mount Charleston, Nevada

 We took the cars to the Mt. Charleston Car Show in August 2014

Our cars were received very well that day on the Mountain. 



And to my surprise we won
BEST OF SHOW!!!!

1935 Auburn Boattail Speedster completion 2014

 The day I brought "My Girl " home to Seattle, WA 

on June 9th, 1996.  Total restoration ahead.

 Everything on "My Girl" was wrong.  

The person whom had the car before me did everything badly. 

 Most of the correct parts were missing.

 Total strip down, and the Straight 8 Lycoming engine to the shop for 4 years of rebuilding.  

Everything needed to be replaced, or rebuilt.

 July 2000, the engine was just installed on the chassis.  

Everything on the chassis was rebuilt or replaced.

The chassis went on display at the 

Forest Grove Con Course de Elegance.

To my knowledge, this is the only chassis 

to be displayed at such a show.

 My Girl looked like this from 2001 - 2013 

with the black strip down the "accent line".

After much discussion, I made the decision to remove the black line, and go with a more subtle "almond pin strip" 

to make the car look more elegant.  

This was what the Auburn deserved.

A total new paint job was required, 

and more work done to the hood.

 Back to the paint booth

 Hood now install back on "My Girl" after 17 1/2 years.

Correct headlamps installed.

 Now the hood needed the "Almond pin strip" 

that the back-end received.

The Auburn is ready to be shipped to the 800+ car show, 

and to have the hood pin stripped.

And here she is, after all these years, on display at a car show!!!!

After seeing the "almond pin strip" on the car, I knew I made the right decision.  This was the "Look" I wanted for "My Girl".

Not too bad for being almost 80 years old!!!

Much Thanks to all the people, husband, friends, family, shops whom have helped me accomplished my dream.  Without their knowledge, time, and hard work, this car would still be a pile of junk.  I am so glad I found/rescued my dream car, that was

 in the back barn, rotting in South Dakota.

Trial hood fitting for 1935 Auburn Boattail Speedster.

First time the hood has been on the Auburn in over 17 years. 

Lots of body work to do.

1935 Auburn Boattail Speedster on Display, Dolan Springs, AZ

 

1935 Auburn Boattail Speedster wiring project

What ever works, when you are working.  Dash wiring at its best!!

I now have lights on the Auburn.

1935 Auburn Boattail Speedster Restoration 2013