1936 Auburn 852 Supercharged Boattail Speedster — Gordon Buehrig’s art‑deco icon with a supercharged Lycoming straight‑eight, factory‑claimed 100 mph, and the signature chromed side exhausts. This cherry‑red example anchors the Grand Showroom as a hero car.
The 852 continued Auburn’s short‑lived bid to sell genuine 100‑mph performance in the depths of the Depression. With its boattail tail, long hood louvers, and side pipes, the 852 became a design touchstone even as Auburn faded by 1937.
