1936 Other Makes

Convertible

8 - Cyl.

Manual

5464

Gasoline

R E S T O R E D FULL CLASSIC – Classic Cars of America 1936 852 Cabriolet (non supercharged) Convertible Coupe. Dual Ratio Rear End, Rumble Seat 1936 – 852 Cabriolet – ACD Club Roster 20 Non Supercharged - In existence 10 Super Charged - In existence Model 852 Serial 5464 Frame # 4464 Engine # on tag GG5132 Engine Casting # on Block G1000C (below starter) Head Casting # G1100 (Rear of head) Water-Pump G9300D Auto-lite Starter MAB 4063 Auto-lite Generator GAR 4603-5 Auto-lite Distributor GP4002 2P Carb EE1 Intake Manifold G3600G Manifold G2400CA Axel E63356 could be Eo335o Rear end Dual ratio S1398 Coil on Car 29730 Coil Auto Lite CE 4001G Spark Plugs – Champion J-6 Front Windshield folds down Overall I would say she is a strong #3 and an excellent driver. Someone wanted to take her to a #2 she would not need much. She had a full restoration sometime in the 90’s with her paint today as brilliant as it was back then. No cracks. She originally came out of an estate in Kentucky. Spent several years in a museum and from the museum is who I bought her. I hope below I will answered some of your questions. Please let me know what else you may need. My email address is executivehouse@msn.com. I prefer email in that I can respond to your questions in a timely manner considering my schedule. DRIVING – Fun to drive and has lots of Pep for her age. Handles highway speeds well and shifts smooth through all gears. BODY – Great condition over all- a magnet will stick anywhere on the exterior. Paint would be considered above average. Some minor garage scrapes particularly where you open and close the hood. There is no rust on the body anywhere. UNDERCARRIAGE - Clean and neet. Minor road grime, since I did drive her and enjoyed her. CHROME - Bumpers and all other chrome are all in very good condition. UPHOLSTERY & TOP - Black vinyl interior and door panels. Small ½ inch tear in the passenger side door vinyl. Easy to repair. Cloth top is tan and cloth boot cover is black with red piping. Convertible top mechanism is in good working order and the canvas is in great shape with no holes. Carpet is in good condition. FRONT WINDSHIELD - The front windshield moves and can be folded down on the cowl to give that wind in the face feeling when driving. ENGINE - Correct LYCOMING Straight 8 - 115HP has good power and does not smoke. Good oil pressure. GLASS - Excellent TIRES - Restored “Original” wire wheels with "Auburn 8" caps. Tires are in Great shape with wide white walls TRANSMISSION - The transmission is a 3-speed manual type with a dual ratio differential. Smooth and quiet in all gears. STEERING - Turns easily and has very little play. Fun to drive and handles extremely well considering her age. BRAKES - Brakes in good working order. Emergency brake works well also. GAUGES - Tachometer, Odometer and Temperature gage all in good working order. Gages all restored but the fuel gauge is not working. Needs to have the red King Seeley fluid replenished. The Oil gage is disconnected and hooked to a second gage with great oil pressure. Glove compartment clock is working but does not keep time. RADIO - I purchased a restored tuning head and installed it on the dash, but no radio box under the dash. Still looking for one. Reproductions are available. SHOCKS – Delco Lever Action Auburn Background [ Motor Car ] 1936 Auburn 852 Cabriolet 115bhp 280 cu. in. inline side valve eight-cylinder engine, three-speed manual gearbox, leaf spring solid axle front suspension and leaf spring live axle rear and four-wheel hydraulic brakes. Wheelbase: 127" With a history that dated back to the opening days of the twentieth century, the Auburn Motor Car Company had seen both good times and bad. In the late 1920s the company was riding on the crest with impressive sales, thanks in large part to the leadership and business savvy of Erret Lobban Cord. Errett Lobban Cord knew humdrum cars would not survive without appeal. When he stepped in to save the Auburn Motor Car Company in 1924, production and sales had fallen to a critical level and the company teetered on the verge of bankruptcy. Cord took a number of unsold Auburns being stored at the manufacturing facility, gave them stylish paint schemes and extra nickel-plating, and with that simple dash of marketing, sales took off. Even as the American economy slipped into a depression in the early 1930s, Auburn sales remained strong, thanks in large part to an offering of smartly styled, well-engineered and well-built products. Unfortunately, Auburn proved fallible when the company finally succumbed to the effects of the depression and began losing sales in 1933. Far from giving up, Cord saw the answer in a revitalized product, and of course, a new marketing push. The example offered here, the 1936 version of that new chassis, the 852.