Auburn 8-120

Auburn is from the era of wooden wheels and carriages with real horsepower. Charles Eckhart had been producing luxury horse-drawn carriages since 1875. His two sons found the horses clumsy and decided to equip daddy's carriages with gasoline engines. Those engines had to follow the typical American trend; Big, bigger, biggest! In nine years time the one-pitter developed into a big 8-in-line; the Big Eight.

Thus was born the Auburn 8 120 Speedster. The "8" stood for the number of cylinders and the "120" for the number of whooshing horses under the -hand-beaten- hood. As soon as you sit down in the driver's seat, it is immediately clear; this is still real driving. With the left slide on the steering wheel you advance or retard the ignition, with the right handlebar lever you accelerate, the fuel pump is operated separately from the ignition and when changing gear, just double-clutch! Believe us, once you have mastered this, you will understand why people still do this - for fun. Because that is the essence of enthusiasm; the thud and the penetrating oil smell, the real driving. This is pure passion!

Ours was converted to a boattail in the late 1930s, which makes it stand out even more. The lines run in a flowing shape along the entire coach and come together behind to form "a pointed ass". Need to feel like a welcome guest at the Great Gatsby parties? This is the one, every time. We'll see you soon.