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Auburn
Twelve Salon Speedster (12-165 / 1250)
Top-trim Salon version of the V12 boattail speedster; about nine built
Still being researched: full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- 9 Built
- Years
- 1933–1934
- Engine
- Lycoming V12
- Power
- Not yet verified
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Alan Leamy
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Salon Speedster was the top-trim version of Auburn's V12 boattail speedster, the sportiest Auburn of 1933-1934. RM Sotheby's believes only nine were produced by the factory, making it one of the rarest Full Classic Auburns.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
| What is counted | Figure | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factory package productionbelieved originally produced by the factory | 91 | Factory production | Independently researched |
Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.
History
Auburn built the Twelve speedster in 1933 and 1934 with a Lycoming V12 and styling credited to Alan Leamy. The Salon trim level added exclusive 'ribbon' bumpers, extra chrome, unique headlamps and a unique dashboard. Surviving cars can be composites: the example RM Sotheby's sold in 2020 combines an original Twelve chassis, a speedster body from another chassis and original Salon trim, and runs on an American-LaFrance block derived from the Auburn Twelve after its original engine cracked.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Twelve Salon Speedster (12-165 / 1250).
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Lycoming V122 Independently researched |
| Displacement | Not yet verified |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | Not yet verified |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Salon Speedsters are distinguished by ribbon bumpers exclusive to the Salon line, additional chrome trim, unique headlamps and dashboard, the correct grille shell and glass headlamp lenses. Check whether chassis, body and engine are original to each other, as composite cars exist.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
RM Sotheby's Auburn Fall 2020 – 1933 Auburn 12-165 Salon Speedster Level B
- 9 believed originally produced by the factory
- 2
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